What the AT&T acquisition means for Quantum Fiber customers

On February 2, 2026, AT&T completed its acquisition of the consumer fiber business previously run by Lumen (formerly CenturyLink), and the service is now branded "Quantum Fiber from AT&T." If you already have Quantum Fiber or you're weighing it against AT&T Fiber, the practical question is simple: what actually changes for you? The short answer is reassuring: the network and the plans are unchanged. This guide walks through what the rebrand means, how availability and install still work, the truth about the 60-day reward wait, and how you and a friend can each earn up to $100 cash through Refer-and-Earn.

On February 2, 2026, AT&T completed its acquisition of the consumer fiber business previously run by Lumen (formerly CenturyLink), and the service is now branded "Quantum Fiber from AT&T." If you already have Quantum Fiber or you're weighing it against AT&T Fiber, the practical question is simple: what actually changes for you? The short answer is reassuring: the network and the plans are unchanged. This guide walks through what the rebrand means, how availability and install still work, the truth about the 60-day reward wait, and how you and a friend can each earn up to $100 cash through Refer-and-Earn.

What actually changed (and what didn't)

The change is ownership and branding, not the product. AT&T acquired Quantum Fiber's consumer fiber-to-the-home business from Lumen, and the service now carries the name "Quantum Fiber from AT&T." Underneath that new label, the fiber network, the speed tiers, and the plans you signed up for are the same as before. If your service was working on February 1, it works the same way on February 3. For existing customers, this means your fiber-to-the-home connection, your 360 WiFi gateway, and your plan terms continue uninterrupted. There's no new contract created by the acquisition, and Quantum Fiber's no-annual-contract, no-data-caps, no-early-termination-fee structure remains in place. The headline takeaway: a rebrand changed the name on the door, not the fiber in the ground.

Quantum Fiber vs. AT&T Fiber: now siblings, still separate

This is the part that confuses people most. Quantum Fiber and AT&T Fiber are now both owned by AT&T, but they remain distinct products with different network footprints. Owning both brands does not merge them into one service or one coverage map. Quantum Fiber's fiber footprint spans roughly 17 states (including AZ, CO, FL, ID, IA, MN, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, and WY), with strong presence in metros like Las Vegas, Phoenix, Denver, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Seattle, Portland, and Omaha. AT&T Fiber covers a largely different set of regions. So when you compare the two, compare them on their own merits at your specific address rather than assuming they're interchangeable now that they share an owner. In a given home, one may be available and the other may not. The fair way to choose is to check actual availability, plan pricing, and speeds for your exact location for each brand, rather than picking based on the parent company.

Availability and install: still address-by-address

Fiber availability is strictly address-specific, and the acquisition didn't change that. Coverage is determined street by street, sometimes even home by home, so the only reliable way to know if you can get Quantum Fiber from AT&T is to enter your exact address on quantumfiber.com. Don't assume a neighborhood is covered just because a nearby home has it. Plans range from roughly 200 Mbps up through 500 Mbps, 1 Gig, 2 Gig, 3 Gig, and up to 8 Gig in select areas, with the 500 Mbps and 1 Gig tiers offering symmetrical upload and download speeds (the 2 Gig and higher tiers are excluded from the symmetrical claim per Quantum Fiber's own footnote). Indicative pricing runs from about $50 for 500 Mbps and roughly $75 for 1 Gig, up to around $165 for 8 Gig, though promotions vary. Install hasn't changed either. In many markets you can self-install in about 10 to 15 minutes using the SmartNID plus the included 360 WiFi gateway, which is a Wi-Fi 7 device that comes with mesh pods where they're needed for full-home coverage. Where self-install isn't offered, a technician handles the visit. Either way, the equipment and process you'd have gotten before the rebrand are the same now.

The 60-day reward wait, explained honestly

A lot of search frustration centers on the referral timeline, so here's the unvarnished version. The Refer-and-Earn program runs on the Aklamio platform, and both the referrer and the new customer can each earn up to $100, paid as actual cash via PayPal or bank (ACH) deposit. It is not a gift card, not a Visa or prepaid card, and not a bill credit. Quantum Fiber also donates $10 to charity for each successful referral. The catch people hit is the qualifying window. Your friend must be a new residential customer at a serviceable (fiber-available) address, order a qualifying internet plan, install and activate it, and then keep the service active for 60 consecutive days. Only after that does Aklamio audit the referral and release payment to both parties, and the full payout can take up to about 90 days from the start. So the 60-day clock isn't a glitch or a stall; it's how the program is built to confirm the new account stuck. Plan for patience: order, activate, wait out the 60 consecutive days, then allow the audit and payout to finish.

How to earn up to $100 each (the practical steps)

If the service is available at your friend's address and the program fits, the path is straightforward. First, register on the Aklamio portal before making your first referral, because referrals don't count retroactively. Then share your referral link. When your friend orders qualifying residential internet at a fiber-available address, installs, activates, and keeps it running for 60 consecutive days, Aklamio audits the referral and pays you both up to $100 each in cash. A few limits to know: business accounts aren't eligible, the referrer cap is $500 per calendar year, and the referee cap is $100 per calendar year. In full transparency, the owner of a referral link (which may include this site) can earn a referral reward too when someone signs up through it, and your friend earns their own up to $100 as well, so it's mutual rather than one-sided. The single most important step before any of this is confirming serviceability: have your friend check their exact address at quantumfiber.com first, since the reward only applies to a successful install at a fiber-available location. Verify the address, share the link, activate, and ride out the 60 days.

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