AT&T is planning to move its global headquarters from downtown Dallas to nearby Plano, a move that will deal yet another heavy blow to the city's struggling central business district. The company plans to move into the former headquarters of Electronic Data Systems in Plano, which is located about 23 miles north of its current headquarters. AT&T aims to enter part of the office area in the second half of 2028. AT&T is the sixth-largest employer in Dallas, and its headquarters building employs around 6,000 people. Since the pandemic, due to rising crime rates and the number of homeless people, businesses have been evacuated from the core area of the city. The move by American Telephone and Telegraph to the city center will continue this trend for several years. According to real estate data company CoStar, downtown Dallas has the second-highest vacancy rate in the US, at 27.2%, after Seattle.

AT&T is planning to move its global headquarters from downtown Dallas to nearby Plano, a move that will deal yet another heavy blow to the city's struggling central business district. The company plans to move into the former headquarters of Electronic Data Systems in Plano, which is located about 23 miles north of its current headquarters. AT&T aims to enter part of the office area in the second half of 2028. AT&T is the sixth-largest employer in Dallas, and its headquarters building employs around 6,000 people. Since the pandemic, due to rising crime rates and the number of homeless people, businesses have been evacuated from the core area of the city. The move by American Telephone and Telegraph to the city center will continue this trend for several years. According to real estate data company CoStar, downtown Dallas has the second-highest vacancy rate in the US, at 27.2%, after Seattle.