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  "id": 2806313,
  "title": "AT&T's Dividend Costs the Company a Fixed Amount Every Quarter Regardless of Competitive Pressure From Starlink or Cable Rivals. Here's the Coverage Ratio That Actually Determines Whether It's Safe.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/at-ts-dividend-costs-the-company-a-fixed-amount-every-quarter-2806313",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T13:35:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/atts-dividend-costs-company-fixed-amount-every-quarter-regardless-competitive-pressure"
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  "summary": "Key PointsAT&T is facing competitive pressures from multiple corners, and the competition set might soon include space.",
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        "title": "AT&T's Dividend Costs the Company a Fixed Amount Every Quarter Regardless of Competitive Pressure From Starlink or Cable Rivals. Here's the Coverage Ratio That Actually Determines Whether It's Safe.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/at-ts-dividend-costs-the-company-a-fixed-amount-every-quarter",
        "published": "2026-08-23T13:15:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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