On September 17, AT&T Inc fell 3.39% in regular trading, trading at $25.84/share, with turnover of approximately $550 million. The decline came amid a broad selloff across the integrated telecom sector.

The sector-wide weakness reflects multiple headwinds. A recent macroeconomic report highlighted persistent service inflation — partly driven by wireless carriers' own price adjustments — reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates by 25 basis points at its upcoming meeting. Higher rates weigh on capital-intensive, dividend-heavy telecom stocks by raising borrowing costs and reducing the relative appeal of dividend yields. AT&T itself was cited as having raised monthly fees for certain legacy plan subscribers starting in August, contributing to a 5.9% month-over-month surge in wireless phone service prices.

Additionally, SpaceX's stated ambition to build ground-based infrastructure complementing its Starlink satellite network and compete directly with major US carriers continues to weigh on sentiment. Following those remarks in early August, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile shares had each dropped over 4%.

Within the Integrated Telecommunication Services sector, the overall sector weakened. Among individual stocks, Verizon down 3.51%, Comcast down 2.56%, Telus Corp down 2.20%, Bce Inc down 1.74%, Telefonica Brasil SA down 0.38%.

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