How Safe Is AT&T's Dividend?

The telecom industry has been among the most generous sectors of the market in terms of sharing profits with shareholders through dividends, and industry giant AT&T (NYSE: T) is no exception. For a long time, AT&T has been among the top dividend stocks in the market, paying investors solid returns on huge investments in network infrastructure. More recently, though, rising competition in the wireless telecom industry has put pressure on AT&T and its peers, and some investors fear that a hit to the company's dividend might follow in the future. The following analysis looks at AT&T to see whether investors can rely on its quarterly payout going forward.

Current Quarterly Dividend Per Share

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