AT&T shares sank as a research analyst downgraded the stock following a WSJ investigation that revealed that U.S. phone companies have left behind a network of cables covered in toxic lead
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-other-telecom-stocks-sink-in-wake-of-wsj-investigation-on-toxic-lead-cables-7f0f9293One research analyst downgraded AT&T; another said it could cost $59 billion to remove the lead cables left behind by phone companies
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