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Business Standard
14 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Here's why Trump slammed AT&T after his conference call with faith leaders
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (IST) berated US telecom giant AT&T after a network disruption affected his conference call with faith leaders. Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump wrote, 'I apologise for the long wait on the Faith Leaders Conference Call. AT&T ought to get its act together... We may have to reschedule the call, but we'll use another carrier the next time.' Trump further demanded the involvement of AT&T' s top leadership. 'Whoever that may be,' he added, referring to Chief Executive Officer John Stankey. He accused the company of failing to operate its equipment properly. AT&T responds, blames platform glitch AT&T responded on social media saying it had contacted the White House and was 'working to quickly understand and assess the situation". In its preliminary findings, the company said the disruption was due to a fault in the conference call platform, not the network itself. Trump, however, claimed this was not the first such incident and signalled that future White House teleconferencing services might be switched to another provider. White House telecom contracts in focus According to a Bloomberg report, AT&T and Lumen Technologies Inc. are the two vendors contracted by the White House for teleconferencing and telecommunications services. Since the contract began in fiscal year 2020, AT&T has earned $1.7 million in obligations under the agreement. Following Trump's remarks, AT&T's share price briefly dipped before recovering. The firm has been under scrutiny for prior service disruptions and, earlier this year, announced plans to credit customers for internet outages and long wait times. Trump mobile brand announcement Earlier this month, Trump announced that his family business has licensed his name to launch a mobile service and a $499 smartphone in a deal that was brokered by his children.
Mint
a day ago
- Business
- Mint
Trump Blasts AT&T for Poor Network Performance During Call
US President Donald Trump blasted AT&T Inc. for poor network performance during a conference call he was holding with faith leaders on Monday. 'I apologize for the long wait on the Faith Leaders Conference Call,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'AT&T ought to get its act together.' He said he may have to reschedule the call but would 'use another carrier the next time.' Trump also called for the head of AT&T, 'whoever that may be' to personally get involved, referring to Chief Executive Officer John Stankey. The president said he had 'tens of thousands of people on the line,' and that AT&T is 'totally unable to make their equipment work properly.' AT&T, one of the biggest telecommunications companies in the US, said in a social media post that it has reached out to the White House and is 'working to quickly understand and assess the situation.' AT&T and Lumen Technologies Inc. are the two vendors that have contracts with the White House to provide teleconferencing and other telecommunications services. Since the start of the contract in fiscal 2020, AT&T has brought in $1.7 million in obligations from the White House, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Government. Earlier this year, AT&T said it would begin crediting customers for internet outages and long wait times in an effort to appease users after a string of disruptions last year. For example, in February 2024 AT&T reported an outage that knocked out coverage for hundreds of thousands of people and prompted an investigation by the FBI. The company later offered a $5 credit to affected customers. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Irish Daily Star
a day ago
- Business
- Irish Daily Star
AT&T breaks silence with three-word comment after Trump hits out at telecomms giant
Popular telecommunications service provider AT&T has officially responded to Donald Trump , who lambasted the company for preventing him from joining the Faith Leaders Conference call. The company posted a status on their X account saying they had to "assess the situation" after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted a photo from Trump's Truth Social platform on her social media profile on X. "We've reached out to the White House and are working to quickly understand and assess the situation," the company said in response to Leavitt's tweet. The post comes minutes after Trump attacked AT&T over the alleged bad service. Read More Related Articles Four urgent signs Donald Trump has a specific type of dementia expert warns Read More Related Articles Ivanka Trump flaunts figure in form-fitting pink gown at Jeff Bezos' wedding The company posted a status on X saying they had to "assess the situation" after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted a photo from Trump's Truth Social platform. (Image: AP) "I apologize for the long wait on the Faith Leaders Conference Call. AT&T ought to get its act together," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "We may have to reschedule the call, but we'll use another carrier the next time." "AT&T obviously doesn't know what they're doing," he concluded. Trump also slammed the head of the telecoms company prior to complaining about not having the equipment work properly. According to the company, they were trying to "assess the situation." (Image: Getty Images) "I'm doing a major Conference Call with Faith Leaders from all over the Country, and AT&T is totally unable to make their equipment work properly," the president said. "This is the second time it's happened." "If the Boss of AT&T, whoever that may be, could get involved — It would be good," he added. "There are tens of thousands of people on the line!" Trump also slammed the head of the telecoms company prior to complaining about not having the equipment work properly. (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Leavitt's passive-aggressive tweet comes after she shared a bizarre memo Trump sent to Fed Chair Jerome Powell during her weekly press briefing. "Jerome, you are, as usual, 'too late'; you have cost the USA a fortune and continue to so," Trump wrote in his sweeping scrawl. "You should lower the rate by a lot!" "Hundreds of Billions of dollars are being lost," he finished. "No inflation." The statement from Trump was part of a post on Truth Social. "Jerome 'Too Late' Powell, and his entire Board, should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen to the United States," he wrote. "They have one of the easiest, yet most prestigious, jobs in America, and they have FAILED — And continue to do so," he added. "If they were doing their job properly, our Country would be saving Trillions of Dollars in Interest Cost." "The Board just sits there and watches, so they are equally to blame," he finished. "We should be paying 1% Interest, or better!" This is the latest of Trump bashing Powell. Previously, Trump urged Powell to lower the interest rate. "ADP NUMBER OUT!!! 'Too Late' Powell must now LOWER THE RATE ," he wrote. " He is unbelievable ," Trump added. The president had also called Powell "stupid." He said, "We have a stupid person, frankly, at the FED. He probably won't cut today. Europe had ten cuts and we had none." "I guess he's a political guy, i don't know, he's a political guy who's not a smart person," Trump added. " But discussing the country of fortune. But what I'm gonna do is, you know, he gets out in nine months, he has to." It comes after First Lady Melania Trump looked like she'd made an embarrassing blunder.
