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Here's what to know about the owners of AT&T and other communication companies amid cell phone outages.

During the company’s third-quarter earnings call in late October, Chief Financial Officer Andrew P. Swiger said that “our long-term capital-allocation priorities remain unchanged.” He pointed to projects with good returns along with maintaining a “strong balance sheet” and “paying the reliable and growing dividend.” In a Nov. 30 press release, the company said it remains committed to a “reliable dividend,” among other goals. In the case of Caterpillar, its chairman and CEO, Do...