AT&T CEO Shrugs Off Starlink After Stock's Worst Week in Years

AT&T's CEO called SpaceX's Starlink "very late" to the wireless market on July 22, 2026. AT&T and Verizon shares had just posted their worst week in years on what MarketWatch called a SpaceX "overhang" — investor worry weighing on the stock. Starlink has roughly 12 million subscribers. Barron's analyst Supino notes building a rival wireless network would take years.