Continuing to respond to a bombshell Wall Street Journal report that the telecom industry has a huge, multibillion-dollar environmental problem to clean up with aging lead-lined cables, AT&T CEO John Stankey said during his company's Q2 earnings call Thursday that a deliberate review of the matter in conjunction with the EPA and other third parties is the most responsible way to evaluate to the situation.
“We’re very proud of our track record in addressing employee safety for those who perform maintenance and repair work on these cables,” Stankey said. “We take the concerns raised very seriously as there is no higher priority than the health and safety of our employees and the communities where we live and work, period.”
