AT&T CFO Pascal Desroches reflects on a nearly 40-year finance career before retiring

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What happened

Desroches shares the lessons behind AT&T's $150 billion network bet, a hard dividend call, and why he says he never hesitated.

Key facts

  • Desroches shares the lessons behind AT&T's $150 billion network bet, a hard dividend call, and why he says he never hesitated.
  • Reported by Fortune and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:24:30 UTC.

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