# Who does AT&T Inc. pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/at-t · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-24T04:08:56.564896+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: AT&T Inc.'s confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include EchoStar Corporation, Corning plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 3 cost edges, backed by 7 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-24).

### 에코스타 (high)  → /echostar.md
- metric: Amount $23B · acquisition completed 2026-07-28 · Purchase price for EchoStar's 600 MHz and 3.45 GHz spectrum licenses
- note: AT&T acquired approximately 50 MHz of nationwide low-band 600 MHz and mid-band 3.45 GHz spectrum from EchoStar for about $23 billion. The transaction closed on July 28, 2026.
- [confirms] AT&T Newsroom (EN, news, published 2026-07-28) https://about.att.com/story/2026/echostar-spectrum.html: "has closed its previously announced transaction to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar"
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-02-09) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000073271726000120/t-20251231.htm: "we agreed to purchase FCC licenses in the 600 MHz and 3.45 GHz bands from EchoStar for approximately $23,000"
- [confirms] Hana Securities (KO, research, published 2025-09-09) https://www.hanaw.com/main/research/research/download.cmd?attachFileSeq=1&bbsCd=2224&bbsId=&bbsSeq=1284153&dbType=: "AT&T is acquiring 50 MHz of spectrum held by EchoStar for $23 billion."
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2025-08-26) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000119312525188074/d13570d8k.htm: "the Buyer will acquire licenses in the 600 MHz band and in the 3.45 GHz band"

### 에코스타 (high)  → /echostar.md
- metric: Contract value $22.6B · agreement announced 2025 · Unadjusted cash purchase price under the AT&T spectrum license sale agreement
- note: AT&T agreed to acquire EchoStar's 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz spectrum licenses and long-term use of certain Hawaii licenses for $22.65 billion in cash, with the transaction awaiting regulatory approval at year-end 2025.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-03-02) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465926021817/tmb-20251231x10k.htm: "The filing states an aggregate purchase price of $22.650 billion in cash."
- [confirms] Hana Securities (KO, research, published 2025-09-23) https://www.hanaw.com/main/research/research/download.cmd?attachFileSeq=1&bbsCd=2220&bbsId=&bbsSeq=1284288&dbType=: "Hana Securities reports that EchoStar agreed to sell 50 MHz of its spectrum holdings to AT&T."
- [confirms] AT&T (EN, ir, published 2025-08-26) https://about.att.com/story/2025/echostar.html: "AT&T agreed to purchase EchoStar spectrum licenses for approximately $23 billion."

### Corning (high)  → /corning.md
- metric: Contract value $1B · multi year purchase agreement · Value of AT&T's purchase agreement for Corning fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions
- note: Corning supplies next-generation fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions for AT&T's broadband expansion. The multiyear purchase agreement is valued at more than $1 billion.
- [confirms] Corning Investor Relations (EN, ir, published 2024-10-28) https://investor.corning.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2024/ATT-and-Corning-Expand-Collaboration-with-Multi-Year-Purchase-Agreement/default.aspx: "The agreement, valued at more than $1 billion"

### Ericsson (mid)
- metric: Contract value $14B · five year agreement · Expected AT&T spending under the Ericsson Open RAN infrastructure and software agreement
- note: Ericsson supplies multiband radios, baseband equipment, automation platforms, and software for AT&T's Open RAN transition. Spending under the five-year agreement could approach $14 billion, and Ericsson was selected in 2026 for additional radios supporting the acquired 600 MHz spectrum.
- [confirms] AT&T Newsroom (EN, news, published 2026-08-06) https://about.att.com/story/2026/att-ericsson-enhance-wireless-nationwide.html: "Ericsson was selected as a supplier of 600 MHz dual-band radios"
- [confirms] AT&T Newsroom (EN, news, published 2025-09-09) https://about.att.com/story/2025/att-and-ericsson-innovation.html: "This USD 14 billion agreement establishes a comprehensive strategy for infrastructure evolution"
- [confirms] ABI Research (EN, research, published 2025-02-21) https://www.abiresearch.com/market-research/insight/7785661-so-is-open-ran-dead-an-update-on-atts-open: "the US$14 billion multi-year commitment to deploy Open Radio Access Network"

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