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AT&T to Sell Mexico Unit for $2 Billion
The sale includes 24.7 million subscribers and is expected to close in early 2027 after Mexican regulatory approvals.
On Tuesday, AT&T Inc. agreed to sell AT&T Mexico to Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings for $2 billion in cash, subject to adjustments and additional contractual benefits.
The divestiture sharpens AT&T's capital allocation toward building the strongest fiber and 5G network in the United States through continued investments aligned with advanced connectivity strategy.
According to Televisa, AT&T Mexico reported 85.4 billion pesos in revenues and 1.4 billion pesos in operating income for 2025. The country's second-largest mobile operator held approximately 24.7 million subscribers as of December 2025.
The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, pending customary regulatory approvals in Mexico. AT&T will classify the unit as held-for-sale in its third-quarter 2026 SEC filing.
CEO John Stankey stated, "We have articulated a strong belief that the AI future will run on converged networks with dense fiber assets." He added the move positions the Mexican unit for its next growth phase.
Mexico City, Oct 13 (EFE).- The American AT&T agreed to sell for $2 billion its mobile phone business in Mexico to a consortium made up of Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings, in an operation that marks its exit from the Mexican market after more than a decade of investments and the return of the giant [...] Entry Televisa and Fintech agree to buy AT&T Mexico for $2 billion was first published in HolaNews.