“I Take My Hat Off To CNN” – CEO Of WarnerMedia Parent AT&T

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By Jill Goldsmith Randall Stephenson, CEO of WarnerMedia parent AT&T Sunday tipped his hat to the division’s CNN, said AT&T data usage has surged and it’s not charging for overages or cutting off service as the company and the rest of the country face down the global coronavirus pandemic – largely from home.

The telecom and media giant has 90,000 employees working from home and thousands more on  leave – for which it’s paying them for up to 160 hours and possibly more depending on the situation,” he told Brian Stetler, host of CNN’s Reliable Sources.

To help cash-strapped consumers and small businesses, AT&T is waiving data caps, overage fees, late fees and ” won’t cut off your service,”’ Stephenson said mobile traffic and wifi usage is