Telecommunications stocks have a longer history than most people realize. For example, AT&T (T) can trace its roots back to the founding of Bell Telephone Company in 1877.
The sector has obviously changed a lot since 1877, and with new trends such as mobile phones, the Internet, the emergence of cable TV and other developments telecommunications companies are active in many more areas than they were a century ago.
The company is a part of the SK Group, which owns 27% of the company and is one of the largest conglomerates in South Korea.5G is a major growth catalyst for SK Telecom in the years ahead.
Telephone & Data Systems is a telecommunications company that provides customers with cellular and landline services, wireless products, cable, broadband,and voice services across 24 U.S. states.
Comcast is not a telecommunications company in the sense that it is not focused on wireless services. Rather, Comcast generates the majority of its revenues from cable services.