AT&T is forming a new FTTH network joint venture with the investors Global Infrastructure Partners (part of Blackrock) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). The company will build and operate FTTH networks outside AT&T's historical footprint, including the networks acquired from Lumen early this year and AT&T's Gigapower joint venture formed with Blackrock in 2023. AT&T will retain a 50 percent in the new operator, which will offer wholesale access to other service providers under an o