AT&T Completes Acquisition of Divestiture Properties from Verizon Wireless Tweet

Acquisition enhances AT&T's network coverage and connects rural Americans to leading-edge mobile broadband technologies.

AT&T* completed its acquisition of wireless assets from Verizon Wireless. The transaction enhances AT&T’s wireless network coverage in primarily rural areas in 79 service areas across 18 states. To secure regulatory approvals for its purchase of Alltel in 2009, Verizon Wireless agreed to divest the properties.

Once network transition work is completed, the approximately 1.6 million subscribers in these service areas will enjoy the benefits of AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband network — the nation’s fastest. AT&T expects to roll out its 3G service to all of the acquired properties.

“Mobile broadband is changing how we live our lives and transforming every sector of business, and AT&T is leading the way,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “We’re excited that with this acquisition, AT&T will bring the benefits of mobile broadband to new subscribers. We mobilize everything for our customers by delivering the best 3G experience, the fastest 3G speeds nationwide, the most popular smartphones, an array of emerging devices like eReaders and netbooks, the ability to talk and browse the Web at the same time and access to more than 225,000 apps.”**

Integration Plans
The transaction extends AT&T’s wireless network coverage in primarily rural areas of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.

Over a period of approximately 12 months, AT&T will launch service on a market-by-market basis as network integration work is completed. For now, there are no changes to customers’ phone numbers, rate plans, network coverage, customer service contacts or processes for making monthly bill payments. During network integration, customers will have the opportunity to select a device comparable to their existing device at no additional cost. They may also choose an upgraded handset from AT&T’s exciting lineup of industry-leading devices.*** Existing AT&T customer contracts are not affected.

The company will inform subscribers of changes in advance and is committed to making the transition as easy and convenient as possible while working to deliver a high level of service to affected customers. Rebranding to AT&T will also occur on a market-by-market basis as service is launched.

Subscribers joining AT&T will enjoy significant benefits. Today, AT&T offers voice and data coverage reaching 97 percent of Americans, the broadest international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider; more applications running over its network; and access to the nation’s fastest 3G network. Unlike some other wireless networks, AT&T’s 3G network enables subscribers to talk and e-mail or surf the Web at the same time. And thanks to the industry’s leading lineup of devices, more smartphone users have chosen AT&T than any other wireless carrier. Subscribers who choose smartphones and LaptopConnect cards with a current DataConnect Plan will also have access to AT&T’s entire nationwide Wi-Fi hot spot network at no additional charge.****

AT&T is also the undisputed leader in emerging consumer devices and a mobile broadband network of choice for most major consumer categories such as eReaders, netbooks, personal navigation devices and digital photo frames. Subscribers in the acquired service areas will have even more opportunities to take advantage of the connectivity delivered by this new class of mobile broadband devices.

Agreement Terms
Under terms of the agreement, AT&T is purchasing the assets for approximately $2.35 billion in cash. The transaction primarily represents former Alltel assets, but it also includes assets from Verizon Wireless and the former Rural Cellular Corporation.

The transaction adds customers and enhances network coverage and is expected to deliver substantial long-term stockholder value. Wireless is the largest growth driver and value creator in the telecommunications industry, and this acquisition continues AT&T’s strong track record of investing in growth. In 2009 AT&T’s capital investments totaled $17.3 billion, and AT&T plans to invest between $18 and 19 billion in 2010, assuming a favorable regulatory environment, including an increase of approximately $2 billion over 2009 levels in wireless network and supporting wireline backhaul investments.

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AT&T Launches New Short Code and Donates Thousands of Calling Cards to Support Military During 2010 AT&T National Tweet

Customers Can Help by Purchasing Prepaid Calling Cards via Text Message to Support Troops Overseas; Philadelphia-Area Nonprofit Organizations Benefit from Tournament.

As players tee up for the 2010 AT&T National at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa., AT&T* will help honor members of the military by providing prepaid calling cards to the men and women serving abroad. In addition, AT&T, the title sponsor of this exciting summer event for the fourth year, will provide a variety of activities for guests to enjoy while helping to raise funds for local nonprofit organizations.

During the 2010 AT&T National – which runs Tuesday, June 29 through Sunday, July 4 – AT&T will contribute 2,500 prepaid calling cards to help keep military personnel connected to loved ones. At the Military Care Package Tent located at the main entrance, golfers and fans can assemble care packages that will be shipped to military serving our country in all parts of the world.

Additionally, beginning July 2, AT&T customers can support our troops through a new wireless program benefiting Cell Phones for Soldiers – a nonprofit organization that recycles donated cell phones and uses the proceeds to provide free phone cards to troops overseas. By texting** CP4S to 704, customers can donate $5 to the organization, which will go towards purchasing AT&T prepaid calling cards.

AT&T will also distribute 15,000 Cell Phones for Soldiers recycling bags throughout Aronimink Golf Club that tournament guests can take home and use to donate cell phones. Prepaid shipping labels and instructions are also available online at: http://cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

In addition, guests attending this year’s tournament can wind down at the AT&T Digital Clubhouse, where they can enjoy an air-conditioned tent with patios overlooking the 9th fairway in Independence Alley. There, qualifying AT&T customers with Wi-Fi-enabled devices can log on to AT&T Wi-Fi for fast, reliable access to e-mail, tournament information and more. Fans can also participate in the Longest Drive competition – an interactive game where players compete for the chance to win a new golf driver. And, guests can sample the latest AT&T devices and netbooks on display, and enjoy a lounge area with flat-screen televisions broadcasting AT&T | DIRECTV channels.

"We’re pleased to help kick off this celebration honoring the men and women of our Armed Forces – our country’s greatest heroes – and we are looking forward to doing so at the historic Aronimink Golf Club, where some terrific championships have been played,” said Jason Simpson, executive director, AT&T Corporate Sponsorships. “Since 2007, the tournament has raised more than $5.5 million for youth-based organizations, and we’re excited to be here this year to help support some well-deserving education-based charities in Philadelphia.”

The 2010 AT&T National will raise funds and awareness for Philadelphia-area youth-focused organizations – The Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia and The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, as well as the Tiger Woods Foundation.

Throughout the AT&T National, fans with compatible wireless devices can also download*** AT&T Interactive’s free Plusmo Golf Tracker mobile application for access to the latest scores, leaderboards, news, schedules and more from this and other major golf tournaments. With the application, users can

AT&T is a proud sponsor of the fourth annual AT&T National. For more information on the AT&T National, please visit: www.attnational.org.

For more ways on how AT&T is keeping fans connected to the AT&T National and other tournaments throughout the year, please visit http://fanzone.att.net/golf, follow us on Twitter at @ATTGolf and learn more about AT&T’s news on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ATT.

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AT&T Launches New Short Code and Donates Thousands of Calling Cards to Support Military During 2010 AT&T National Tweet

Customers Can Help by Purchasing Prepaid Calling Cards via Text Message to Support Troops Overseas; Philadelphia-Area Nonprofit Organizations Benefit from Tournament.

As players tee up for the 2010 AT&T National at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa., AT&T* will help honor members of the military by providing prepaid calling cards to the men and women serving abroad. In addition, AT&T, the title sponsor of this exciting summer event for the fourth year, will provide a variety of activities for guests to enjoy while helping to raise funds for local nonprofit organizations.

During the 2010 AT&T National – which runs Tuesday, June 29 through Sunday, July 4 – AT&T will contribute 2,500 prepaid calling cards to help keep military personnel connected to loved ones. At the Military Care Package Tent located at the main entrance, golfers and fans can assemble care packages that will be shipped to military serving our country in all parts of the world.

Additionally, beginning July 2, AT&T customers can support our troops through a new wireless program benefiting Cell Phones for Soldiers – a nonprofit organization that recycles donated cell phones and uses the proceeds to provide free phone cards to troops overseas. By texting** CP4S to 704, customers can donate $5 to the organization, which will go towards purchasing AT&T prepaid calling cards.

AT&T will also distribute 15,000 Cell Phones for Soldiers recycling bags throughout Aronimink Golf Club that tournament guests can take home and use to donate cell phones. Prepaid shipping labels and instructions are also available online at: http://cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

In addition, guests attending this year’s tournament can wind down at the AT&T Digital Clubhouse, where they can enjoy an air-conditioned tent with patios overlooking the 9th fairway in Independence Alley. There, qualifying AT&T customers with Wi-Fi-enabled devices can log on to AT&T Wi-Fi for fast, reliable access to e-mail, tournament information and more. Fans can also participate in the Longest Drive competition – an interactive game where players compete for the chance to win a new golf driver. And, guests can sample the latest AT&T devices and netbooks on display, and enjoy a lounge area with flat-screen televisions broadcasting AT&T | DIRECTV channels.

"We’re pleased to help kick off this celebration honoring the men and women of our Armed Forces – our country’s greatest heroes – and we are looking forward to doing so at the historic Aronimink Golf Club, where some terrific championships have been played,” said Jason Simpson, executive director, AT&T Corporate Sponsorships. “Since 2007, the tournament has raised more than $5.5 million for youth-based organizations, and we’re excited to be here this year to help support some well-deserving education-based charities in Philadelphia.”

The 2010 AT&T National will raise funds and awareness for Philadelphia-area youth-focused organizations – The Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia and The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, as well as the Tiger Woods Foundation.

Throughout the AT&T National, fans with compatible wireless devices can also download*** AT&T Interactive’s free Plusmo Golf Tracker mobile application for access to the latest scores, leaderboards, news, schedules and more from this and other major golf tournaments. With the application, users can

AT&T is a proud sponsor of the fourth annual AT&T National. For more information on the AT&T National, please visit: www.attnational.org.

For more ways on how AT&T is keeping fans connected to the AT&T National and other tournaments throughout the year, please visit http://fanzone.att.net/golf, follow us on Twitter at @ATTGolf and learn more about AT&T’s news on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ATT.

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AT&T Wins Frost & Sullivan 2010 Product Leadership of the Year Award for Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Services North America Tweet

T&T Business Continuity Services Excel in Functionality, Innovation, Value, Quality, and Acceptance.

With the reality of man-made and natural disasters, businesses and organizations across the U.S. are responding more to the need for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) planning. Communication service providers (CSPs) with the most well-defined BC/DR portfolios are looking to take on a greater role in enterprise BC/DR, especially in cases where they are the primary network provider, according to Frost & Sullivan.

AT&T* has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2010 Product Leadership of the Year Award in Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Services North America, recognized for its business continuity services features and functionality, innovation, acceptance in the marketplace, customer value, and quality. This award is based on Frost & Sullivan’s recent research of CSP BC/DR strategies and portfolios, in which the CSP that best fulfills the role is AT&T.

“Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans are about business survivability. In the case of a disruption, large or small, BC/DR needs to address topics, including technology, organizational decision-making, workflow continuity, and communication,” said Lynda Stadtmueller, Senior Research Analyst, Business Communications, Frost & Sullivan. “In defining its portfolio, AT&T has taken a broad, comprehensive view of BC/DR, offering a wide range of valuable services as well as professional consulting services and guidelines that help a company identify critical business processes that go beyond IT.”

“AT&T excels in educating the enterprise space on the risks and need for BC/DR planning and offering services that match its customers’ needs, risk tolerance, and budget.”

AT&T offers a wide array of business continuity services, encompassing disaster planning, vulnerability management, recovery preparedness, and communications readiness. AT&T Business Continuity Services are comprehensive, providing enterprises with business-impact analysis, risk assessments, enterprise hosting, cloud computing, application management services, a full continuum of storage solutions, high-availability network solutions and network, and IT security services.

AT&T also conducts several Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) exercises a year – the next one planned for July 13 – 14 in San Jose. These exercises simulate major disasters, and involve rolling out dozens of equipment-filled trucks that act as AT&T’s mobile central offices, satellite transponders, and cell towers. They are designed to test, refine, and strengthen AT&T’s business continuity and disaster recovery services in order to minimize network downtime. By simulating large-scale disasters and network service disruptions, AT&T can apply and refine best practices for rapidly restoring communications to government and business customers.

Additionally, AT&T recently released the results of its annual study1 on business continuity and disaster recovery preparedness for U.S. businesses in the private sector, now in its ninth consecutive year. The study found that businesses across the U.S. are responding more to the need for business continuity planning in which 83% of organizations responding to the survey have a business continuity plan in place, up 14% in the past five years.

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AT&T to Release Second-Quarter 2010 Earnings July 22 Tweet

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced that the company’s second-quarter 2010 financial results will be released Thursday, July 22, 2010. The company’s earnings release, Investor Briefing and related materials will be available on AT&T’s Web site at www.att.com/investor.relations by 8 a.m. ET.

At 10 a.m. ET the same day, AT&T will host a conference call to discuss the results. The company will broadcast a live webcast of the call www.att.com/investor.relations, and the webcast will be available for replay at the same address.

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AT&T Announces Illinois Broadband Expansion Plans Following Gov. Quinn's Approval of Groundbreaking Telecommunications Law Tweet

Governor's Action Spurs Immediate Plans for 80 New Cell Sites, Increased Wireless Network Capacity, and Expanded Rural Connectivity; Creates Climate for Added Discretionary Investment in Illinois.

AT&T* unveiled its Illinois wired and wireless network investment plans for 2010, which include plans for more than 80 new cell sites and the upgrade of nearly 300 additional cell sites to 3G throughout the state.

The announcement comes on the heels of Gov. Pat Quinn’s signing of the state’s new modern telecommunications law designed to attract private sector investment in broadband and wireless to meet consumer demands and attract jobs across all sectors of the Illinois economy.

“With the stroke of a pen, Governor Quinn made Illinois an attractive place for AT&T to invest in broadband, wireless and emerging technologies,” said Paul La Schiazza, president, AT&T Illinois. “His leadership in broadband coverage and job creation cannot be understated.”

Public Act 96-0927, which updates Illinois’ 25-year-old telecommunications law, was sponsored by State Rep. Kevin McCarthy (D – Orland Park) and State Sen. Michael Bond (D – Grayslake) and co-sponsored by State Rep. Mike Bost (R – Murphysboro) and State Sen. Randy Hultgren (R – Winfield). It passed the General Assembly unanimously. The law was crafted to attract private sector investment in new technologies by leveling the playing field for all telecommunications providers.

“Illinois has created more new jobs than any other Midwestern state this year, and we'll continue putting more people to work by encouraging new investment in the latest broadband and wireless technologies,” said Governor Quinn, a long-time champion of broadband access. “ Today's announcement ensures that more Illinois consumers and businesses across the state will have access to enhanced broadband technology, which is essential to expanding our 21st century economy.”

The planned wireless network enhancement strategy is part of AT&T’s 2010 wireline and wireless capital investment, which is expected to be in the $18 billion to $19 billion range companywide, assuming the regulatory environment remains favorable, an increase of between 5 and 10 percent over 2009. This planned amount also includes an increase of about $2 billion in capital expenditures for wireless and backhaul related to AT&T’s wireless network.

From 2007 through 2009, AT&T’s total capital investment in its Illinois wireless and wireline networks was nearly $3.6 billion. From 2007 through 2009, AT&T’s wireless network investment in Illinois was nearly $975 million.

AT&T has also been working with policy makers to support a national broadband plan that ensures broadband access to every American by 2014. This significant investment in infrastructure and jobs is possible due to public policy that enables companies to compete and offer the innovative services that consumers are increasingly demanding.

“With his signature, Governor Quinn opened the doors to increased private sector investment in broadband, wireless and other new technologies for Illinois,” said La Schiazza. “Governor Quinn, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the four legislatives leaders — Senate President Cullerton, House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, Senate Republican Leader Sen. Christine Radogno and House Republican leader Rep. Tom Cross – as well as every member of the General Assembly has in this new law created a positive economic environment to attract business and retain and grow jobs.”

Today’s announcement builds on AT&T’s 2009 wireless investment, during which it added 70 new cell sites in Illinois and upgraded more than 220 existing sites to 3G. AT&T also completed a substantial upgrade of its 3G mobile broadband network in the Chicago area with the deployment of additional wireless spectrum in the 850 MHz band. More than 700 cell towers across the Chicagoland area were updated as part of the spectrum deployment. In addition, more than 40 strategically placed distributed antennas and microcell sites were upgraded to the 850 MHz spectrum in the downtown Chicago Loop to provide additional coverage.

Wireless data traffic on the AT&T network has grown more than 5,000 percent over the past three years, largely attributed to today’s advanced smartphones that are generating dramatically increasing volumes of network traffic.

“We’re seeing advanced smartphones driving up to 10 times the amount of usage of other devices on average,” said Dave Fine, vice president and general manager for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets in Illinois. “Despite these unprecedented increases in wireless data traffic, AT&T’s network investments and upgrades have enabled us to continue to deliver the nation’s fastest 3G network.”

AT&T recently completed a software upgrade at 3G cell sites nationwide that prepares the nation’s fastest 3G network for even faster speeds. The deployment of High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 technology is the first of multiple initiatives in AT&T’s network enhancement strategy designed to provide customers with an enhanced mobile broadband experience, both today and in the future.

In addition to the HSPA 7.2 software, initial deployment of backhaul is already underway in the six U.S. cities announced in 2009 as initial HSPA 7.2 markets, including Chicago, with capabilities being turned up on a site-by-site basis. Further backhaul deployment will continue in these markets and begin in additional markets throughout the nation.

Faster 3G speeds are scheduled to become available this year and in 2011 as AT&T combines the new technology with our second initiative to dramatically increase the number of high-speed backhaul connections to cell sites, primarily with fiber-optic connections, adding capacity from cell sites to the AT&T backbone network.

The backhaul upgrades are also a key step in the evolution toward next-generation LTE mobile broadband technology. AT&T is designing its new backhaul deployments to accommodate both faster 3G and future LTE deployments. AT&T currently plans to begin trials of LTE technology this year, and to begin LTE deployment in 2011, matching industry time lines for broader availability of compelling devices and supporting network equipment.

AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T offers 3G data roaming in more than 115 countries, as well as voice calling in more than 220 countries. The technology also provides customers the ability to talk and surf the Internet at the same time.

AT&T is also an industry leader in Wi-Fi with the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network, which complements its wired broadband and wireless 3G networks, offering Wi-Fi connectivity in more than 20,000 U.S. hotspots — including retail stores and restaurants from coast-to-coast. A full list of AT&T Wi-Fi locations is available at www.attwifi.com.

AT&T operates nearly 70 AT&T-owned retail locations in Illinois. AT&T’s products and services are also available at a number of other authorized dealers and national retail locations.

For more information about AT&T’s wireless coverage in Illinois, or anywhere in the United States, consumers can go to http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/. The online tool can measure the quality of coverage based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.

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AT&T Drives Results in 2009 as Part of Multi-Year Sustainability Investments to Strengthen Communities Tweet

AT&T 2009 Citizenship and Sustainability Report Highlights Contribution of 8.5 Million Volunteer Hours, Initiatives to Cut Energy Intensity by Nearly 24% and Investment of More Than $66 Million to Address High School Drop-Out Crisis.

AT&T* announced the release of its 2009 Citizenship and Sustainability Report highlighting the company’s progress toward up to $865 million in multi-year commitments for important education, environmental and volunteerism programs that help strengthen communities, stimulate economic growth and ensure America’s global competitiveness. The report also showcases the company’s relentless passion for innovation - a promise to use the power of its networks to drive human progress.

“At AT&T, we constantly challenge ourselves to find better, smarter ways to run our business – and that extends to being an innovative and responsible corporate citizen,” said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO. “Our new Citizenship and Sustainability Report shares our progress and underlines our commitment to drive these initiatives with the same leadership and passion we bring to every part of our business.”

The report highlights a variety of initiatives that help make AT&T’s business stronger, as well as strengthen communities across the country:

* Reduce Energy Use: In 2009, AT&T built on its ongoing effort to better manage energy use, reduce the amount of energy needed to carry data over its networks and invest in alternative energy. Specific efforts included:
o Appointing a new energy director to oversee companywide energy management efforts and lead AT&T’s Energy Council.
o Achieving a 23.8 percent reduction in energy intensity, exceeding the 15 percent reduction target set in 2008.
o Joining the U.S. Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now LEADER initiative with a pledge to reduce energy intensity by 25 percent by 2019.
o Deploying 970 alternative-fuel vehicles as part of the company’s up-to-$565 million commitment to deploy more than 15,000 fuel efficient vehicles through 2018.
* Maintain a Competitive and Diverse Workforce: Recognizing that the high school drop-out crisis impacts the ability of American businesses to sustain an educated, talented and diverse work force, AT&T remains committed to its $100 million Aspire program. The program seeks to improve high school retention rates and prepare the next generation of U.S. workers. In 2009, AT&T continued to support Aspire with initiatives including:
o Eighty-two local community programs initially funded in 2008 through Aspire completed their first round of the evaluation process in 2009.
o By the end of 2009, AT&T reached 23,000 students in more than 200 cities through our job shadowing initiative with Junior Achievement.
o AT&T funded national research that explored practitioners’ perspectives on the high school drop-out crisis. That research and prior research with dropouts and parents revealed disparities in how these three key audiences view the crisis. In response, we underwrote follow-up face-to-face research that included all three groups. The results of that research effort were released in March 2010.
o As of year-end 2009, 27,000 stakeholders in 44 states participated in 84 drop-out prevention summits in 46 cities sponsored in part by AT&T and organized by America’s Promise Alliance. The summits were designed to bring together community stakeholders to explore the root of the high school drop-out crisis.

“The United States has one of the lowest graduation rates of any industrialized nation in the world, and when thousands of students leave school each day that loss is felt beyond the classroom to impact whole communities,” said Marguerite Kondracke, president and CEO, America’s Promise Alliance. “AT&T understands this, and their Aspire program is helping us not only bring communities together to address the dropout crisis, but engage young people themselves in the development of solutions for it.”

* Community Engagement: In 2009, AT&T employees and retirees volunteered more than 8.5 million hours of time – valued at more than $176 million ¹ – to community activities across the country. To further encourage employee volunteerism AT&T launched:
o A new employee volunteer Web site called AT&T Cares that enables employees to register and join individual, group and companywide volunteer initiatives.
o The AT&T/YourCause.com online community that enables employees to create their own personalized Web pages to raise funds for charities of their choice. In the first three months since the launch, AT&T employees raised more than $98,000 for charities through AT&T/YourCause pages.

“We’ve always understood that our company is inextricably linked to the world around us,” said Charlene Lake, senior vice president of public affairs and chief sustainability officer. “We are committed to continue challenging the status quo so we can address the long-term needs of both our business and the communities where we live and work. We realize there’s more work ahead of us that needs to be done, but we’re proud of the progress we made in 2009.”

Lake said AT&T will strive to further embed sustainability principles into the company’s business strategy, improve reporting and further engage employees in these efforts.

For more information about AT&T’s sustainability efforts, please visit www.att.com/csr.

The complete 2009 Citizenship and Sustainability Report, Connecting for a Sustainable Future, can be downloaded online at www.att.com/csr. An executive summary is also available online.

This report is aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G3 Guidelines and AT&T self-declared the report to application level C. The GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines provide a framework for organizations to report on their social, environmental and economic performance and was used to develop AT&T’s report. AT&T also details in the report a set of goals to help guide and measure its progress. A complete list of AT&T’s citizenship and sustainability goals is available at www.att.com/csr.

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Simple QWERTY- slider Of pantech Of ease for AT&T Tweet

The American operator OF AT&T presented the cell phone Of pantech Of ease. This is the sufficiently simple and inexpensive apparatus, equipped with sensory screen and sliding QWERTY- keyboard. The diagonal of display is 3,2 inches, and permission - 240x400 of pixels. This telephone can prove useful, for example, to those, who prefers not only to ring, but also to be exchanged test communications. Model works in the honeycomb networks GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900 MHz).

The capacity of built-in storage Of pantech Of ease is 50 mb. This a little, but memory can be noticeably enlarged due to the maps of microSD to 32 Gb. For photography in telephone is provided plain on the contemporary measures 2 [Mp] camera. Also it supports with wireless the interface Of bluetooth. The storage battery Of pantech Of ease with capacity 1000 [mAch] is sufficient for 5 hours in the regime of conversation and 15 days in the standby mode. Cost device completely accessible, it composes $69,99 with the two-year-old contract and the reduction.

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Cellcrypt Awarded AT&T Solution Certification for BlackBerry(R) Smartphones Tweet

Achieves AT&T Certification for Secure Voice Calling.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Cellcrypt (www.cellcrypt.com), the leading provider of secure mobile voice calling, announced that AT&T has approved Cellcrypt Mobile for BlackBerry under the AT&T Solution Certification Program.

AT&T certification validates that Cellcrypt Mobile is fully supported on the AT&T network on BlackBerry® smartphones. This certification ensures customers can enjoy the best possible experience when using Cellcrypt Mobile across AT&T's wireless network on the following devices: BlackBerry® Bold 9000/9700, BlackBerry® Curve 8300/8520/8900, BlackBerry® Pearl 81xx series and BlackBerry® 87xx/88xx series.

This certificate provides additional assurance that Cellcrypt's secure cell phone voice calling is of the highest performance standard, and follows on from two other recent achievements in which Cellcrypt's cryptographic module (Ccore) was validated to Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Cellcrypt Mobile was nominated as a Finalist in the category of "Best Encryption Product' in the SC Magazine Awards competition.

"We are delighted to achieve AT&T solution certification, which gives further assurance to governments and enterprises seeking to protect confidential conversations that key executives and employees make on their cell phones," said Kathleen Peters, General Manager (US) at Cellcrypt, "We are honored that Cellcrypt has been selected in this way for use on the largest GSM network in the United States, offering customers the benefit of an additional layer of voice call security for those all important confidential calls."

Cellcrypt provides encrypted voice calls on mobile phones such as BlackBerry® and Nokia smartphones delivering government-grade security in an easy-to-use application that makes highly secure calling as easy as a normal phone call. Utilizing the IP data channel it supports all major wireless networks including 2G (GPRS/ EDGE), 3G (HSPA, CDMA/EV-DO), Wi-Fi® and satellite. It also enables secure mobile phone calls to office phone systems to call landlines as well as access PBX features such as voicemail, conference calling and calling out to the public phone network. Cellcrypt's products are validated to the FIPS 140-2 standard approved by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

About Cellcrypt

Cellcrypt is the leading provider of technology to secure mobile voice calls on everyday smartphones. Founded in 2005, Cellcrypt's R&D innovation resulted in Encrypted Mobile Content Protocol (EMCP), an Internet Protocol (IP) based technology that optimizes delivery of encrypted data between mobile devices over wireless networks.

Cellcrypt's products are validated to the FIPS 140-2 standard approved by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), operate over data-enabled networks including 2G (GPRS/EDGE), 3G (HSPA, CDMA/EV-DO) and Wi-Fi®, and are optimized to run on Nokia® Symbian and BlackBerry® smartphones. Cellcrypt is a BlackBerry® Alliance Partner and Inmarsat Connect Partner.

Today, Cellcrypt solutions are used routinely by governments, enterprises and senior-level executives worldwide. Cellcrypt is a privately held, venture-backed company with headquarters in London, UK and offices in USA and Middle East.

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AT&T U-verse TV Launches Tennis Channel with Comprehensive Cross-Platform Deal Tweet

In time for Wimbledon, AT&T* and Tennis Channel today announced the addition of Tennis Channel to the U-verse® TV lineup. Tennis Channel is available on channel 660 and channel 1660 (High Definition) in the AT&T U450 package, in addition to The Sports Package, with plans for expanded future distribution across multiple AT&Tscreens, including AT&T mobile and U-verse Online services.

Tennis Channel is the only 24-hour, network dedicated to the professional sport and tennis lifestyle. A hybrid of comprehensive sports, health, fitness, pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle and travel programming, the network houses every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. It also has the most concentrated single-sport coverage in television, with telecast rights to the US Open; The Championships, Wimbledon; Roland Garros (French Open); Australian Open; US Open Series; Davis Cup and more. These events are part of the network’s rights to every one of the top-100 tournaments in tennis, including 3,500 hours of high-definition competition throughout the year.

“We’re proud to bring the Tennis Channel to AT&T customers. It’s a great addition to the U-verse TV channel lineup and our Sports Multiview app,” said Dan York, president of content, AT&T. "This deal helps us with important strategic content initiatives and gives our U-verse TV customers access to even more exciting sports content, and in thrilling HD."

"AT&T's widely distributed launch of Tennis Channel in the development of their forward-thinking business is further affirmation of the unique value of our pro-sports and lifestyle service,” said Patrick Wilson, senior vice president, distribution, Tennis Channel. “This new agreement illustrates the marriage of the top quality, broad U-verse subscriber base with our network’s premium content, as a powerful tool for reaching the most valued audience in television.”

AT&T U-verse offers many features that help fans wanting to catch every exciting tennis moment. The AT&T U-verse DVR with Total Home capability lets you record up to four shows at once and play them back on any connected TV in the house. If you’re not at home for a match, U-verse TV customers can record Tennis Channel coverage with their U-verse DVR and play it back at any time.

U-verse TV also offers an extensive HD channel lineup with more than 130 HD channels. And with fast channel change and picture-in-picture browse, you can channel surf between Tennis Channel and other channels without the delay experienced on other digital TV services. The Tennis Channel is also available in the award-winning Sports Multiview app, which lets you watch up to four channels on your screen at one time.

AT&T U-verse TV is the only 100 percent Internet Protocol-based television (IPTV) service offered by a national service provider, making AT&T U-verse one of the most dynamic and feature-rich services available today. AT&T U-verse TV ranked “Highest in Residential Television Service Satisfaction in the South and West Regions Two Years in a Row,” according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 and 2009 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction StudiesSM. For additional information on AT&T U-verse — or to find out if it’s available in your area — visit www.att.com/u-verse.

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HTC Aria Unboxing Tweet

HTC Aria Unboxing

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Samsung Captivate™ Android™ coming soon Tweet

Your portal to the future of personal entertainment.

Immerse yourself in the realism of the 4” Super AMOLED display. Elevate your gaming experience with the six-axis motion sensor and powerful 3D graphics engine. Listen to the dynamic richness of surround-sound stereo audio. You get high entertainment value plus a complete suite of hardworking fully integrated Google applications. Check email, get directions, download thousands of apps from the Android Market, upload video to YouTube™, and much more. Powered by the 1 GHz Cortex A8 Samsung application processor and the Android™ 2.1 operating system, the Samsung Captivate is packed with exciting features in a sleek and slim design:

* Super AMOLED 4” touchscreen display – improved off-axis viewing and better outdoor visibility
* Entertainment galore with six-axis motion sensor and 3D graphics engine and surround-sound audio
* 5 MP camera with HD video recording
* Choose from thousands of apps on the Android Market™
* Integrated social networking tools – one place for status updates
* 16 GB on-board memory for photos, videos, and music – expandable memory up to 32 GB

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AT&T, Verizon Global Wholesale to Keynote at Light Reading's Backhaul & Core Convergence Conference for Mobile Operators, Plus Featured Speakers From Tweet

Tower Cloud, WCAI, Level 3 & More.

NEW YORK -- UBM TechWeb's Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), the largest research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace, in collaboration with Heavy Reading (www.heavyreading.com), its prestigious market research division, will be hosting their tenth annual Backhaul Strategies for Mobile Operators Conference on June 23, 2010 in New York City. Backhaul Strategies & Core Convergence for Mobile Operators, co-chaired by Heavy Reading Senior Analysts Gabriel Brown and Patrick Donegan along with Senior Consultant Berge Ayvazian, is being expanded to embrace the theme of core convergence, but will again focus primarily on the progress that wireless operators are making in migrating their backhaul networks for dramatically increasing volumes and types of data traffic. Backhaul Strategies for Mobile Operators 2009 in New York was one of the industry's most successful backhaul events in 2009, with nearly 225 registrants and 115 attendees, of whom over 60 percent were from service providers or cable operators. Expected attendance for 2010 is between 200 and 300 attendees.

Backhaul Strategies & Core Convergence for Mobile Operators will feature keynote speaker Yiannis Argyropoulos, Ph.D., Architecture & Planning, AT&T, who will discuss AT&T's strategy for equipping its backhaul network to support GSM, EDGE, HSPA, and LTE traffic using fiber and next-generation microwave equipment. Also keynoting is Larry O'Neill, Manager of Ethernet Services, Verizon Global Wholesale, who will give a brief overview of the wireless market, detailing the requirements of the wireless carriers while citing the various ways that Verizon is addressing those needs with its Ethernet suite of products, also addressing where the wireless backhaul market is going in the future.

"Most wireless operators have largely figured out how they want to evolve their network to support the new data traffic volumes. But they are still only at the tip of the iceberg in terms of making all their final partner selections and executing on their roadmaps at the operational level," said Patrick Donegan. "Operators also need to consider adjusting their strategies in the light of new opportunities and challenges presented by LTE and WiMax such as the prospective convergence of core and backhaul elements."

Featured speakers include Fred B. Campbell Jr., President & CEO, Wireless Communications Association International; Ron Mudry, CEO, Tower Cloud; Howard Susskind, Senior Director Customer Network Planning, Level 3 Communications; and Association Sponsor speaker Rami Yaron, Mobile Backhaul Sub-Committee Member & MBH Ambassador for the Americas, MEF. Speakers from sponsoring companies will also be presenting. Sponsors include Super Platinum Sponsors Cisco and Tellabs; Platinum Sponsors Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson; Gold Sponsors: Accedian Networks, Aviat Networks, Ciena, DragonWave, Fujitsu, LSI Corp., Nokia Siemens Networks, Overture Networks, RAD Data Communications, Taqua, Telco Systems, and Transmode; and Silver Sponsors JDSU, NEC, and Transition Networks.

Registration for press and analysts is free. To register for Backhaul Strategies & Core Convergence for Mobile Operators in New York, please visit: www.lightreading.com/backhaulcore.

Contact:


Amy Averbook

Light Reading

212 600-3373

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About Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com)

Founded in 2000, Light Reading is the leading online media, research, and focused event company serving the $3 trillion worldwide communications market. Lightreading.com is the ultimate source for technological and financial analysis of the communications industry, leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. Light Reading's research arms, Heavy Reading and Pyramid Research, provide the most comprehensive communications research, market data, and technology analysis in close to 100 markets around the world. Light Reading produces nearly 20 targeted communications events including TelcoTV, and TelcoTV Asia, Ethernet Expo New York and Ethernet Europe, and The Tower Summit @ CTIA, as well as focused one-day events tailored for cable, mobile, and wireline executives in the US, Europe, India, and China. Light Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as a unit of TechWeb.

About UBM TechWeb (http://ubmtechweb.com)

UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services, and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications, and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web and digital professionals, software and game developers, government decision makers, and telecom providers) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology. UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About United Business Media Limited (http://ubm.com)

UBM (UBM.L) focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting, and monitoring; and, the development and monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM's businesses inform markets and serve professional commercial communities – from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integrated events, online, print, and business information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers together, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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AT&T Creates North Carolina Consumer Advisory Panel Tweet

New Panel to Help AT&T in Meeting Needs of NC Consumers.

AT&T* announced it has established the North Carolina Consumer Advisory Panel, one of the ways the company is seeking to meet the needs of its customers.

“In today’s competitive marketplace, it is imperative that we stay connected with our customers and potential customers,” said Cynthia Marshall, President, AT&T North Carolina. “The Consumer Advisory Panel will help us serve our customers better by addressing the needs of North Carolinians as related to the wide range of services AT&T offers, or intends to offer.”

AT&T has various Consumer Advisory Panels that serve important roles by facilitating a collaborative dialogue to address concerns and provide feedback on a wide range of consumer-oriented issues. The national Consumer Advisory Panel, based in Washington, DC, includes representatives of leading consumer groups from across the country, encompassing core constituencies of AT&T customers. Additionally, the AT&T Advisory Panel on Accessibility and Aging (AAPAA) is a national advisory panel that focuses on issues around access to communications technology for people with disabilities and on ways to provide outstanding products and services to a maturing population. State Consumer Advisory Panels, such as North Carolina’s, provide opportunities for interaction on state-specific topics with local consumer groups.

The 20 members of the NC Consumer Advisory Panel come from all areas of the state and represent consumers of all age groups, as well as small and large businesses.

“I am looking forward to working with the members of the panel to learn about AT&T’s operations and offering insight and recommendations on policies or decisions which can impact a wide range of consumers,” said Co-Chair Van Krebs of Cary.

Co-chair Linda Lockman-Brooks, of Charlotte, said “In just a few short years, all our lives have been changed by the communications revolutions. I am excited to have the opportunity to provide input on how the continuing changes in technology will affect consumers.”

The other members of the NC Consumer Advisory Panel are:

* Becky Anderson, Mitchell County EDC, Asheville;
* Rev. William Barber, NAACP, Goldsboro;
* Dr. Marcia Conston, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte;
* Chuck Gallyon, Iredell-Statesville Schools, Statesville;
* Sharon Goodson, NC Community Action Association, Raleigh;
* W.A. “Tony” Hayes, NC Indian Economic Development Initiative, Raleigh;
* Keith Holliday, Carolina Theater, Greensboro;
* Debbie Jackson, retired, Raleigh;
* Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;
* Alex Lassiter, Student-UNC-CH; Charlotte;
* Violeta Moser, Latin American Women’s Association., Charlotte;
* Bobby Owens, retired, Manteo;
* Tim Rogers, NC LIVE, Raleigh;
* Dianne Scott, Rowan Helping Ministries, Salisbury;
* Greg Tanner, AARP, Raleigh;
* Larry Townsend, Lumbee Tribe of NC, Pembroke;
* Curtis Walker, Fort Bragg, Fayetteville;and
* Kirsten Weeks, Cisco, Research Triangle Park.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

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AT&T and Samsung Mobile Announce Upcoming Availability of the Samsung Captivate(TM), a Galaxy S(TM) Smartphone Tweet

New breed of smartphone powered by the Android™ 2.1 platform features 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen, 1GHz application processor and innovative entertainment and social networking features.

AT&T* and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.**, announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Captivate™, a Galaxy S™ smartphone. The Android™ 2.1-powered Samsung Captivate will bring users a fully integrated entertainment, messaging and social networking experience packaged in an alluring, streamlined design surrounding a stunning 4-inch display.

The Captivate’s powerful set of Web-based features is maximized with the addition of AT&T’s High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 Mbps technology, which provides a considerable speed boost to the nation’s fastest 3G network when paired with expanded backhaul. Speed plus AT&T’s dedicated focus to mobilize everything – including video content, social networking, music and messaging – is reflected in Captivate’s strong feature set.

The Captivate represents a new breed of smartphones powered by the open and innovative Android platform, with full support of Google Mobile Services including Android Market™, Google Search™, Google Maps™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™ and more. Users can also access the Android Market™ and customize their experience with more than 60,000 exciting and useful applications. The Captivate also features Samsung’s Super AMOLED display screen technology, a 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird Application Processor and Samsung Social Hub, a feature that integrates the user’s social networking services, messages, personal and business email, calendars and contacts.

”Add up Captivate’s amazing screen, huge amounts of onboard storage, a super-fast processor, all fueled by the nation’s fastest 3G network and a nationwide Wi-Fi network and you get a smartphone we know our customers will crave,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.

“With the launch of the Captivate, AT&T customers will experience a groundbreaking handset with world class features that are unique to Samsung’s Galaxy S class of devices, including Samsung’s Super AMOLED screen technology and 1GHz Hummingbird Application Processor,” said Omar Khan, chief strategy officer for Samsung Mobile. “The Captivate represents a new breed of smartphone that will truly change and enrich the way consumers interact with their device on an everyday basis.”

Leading Hardware Features
The Captivate provides a premium viewing experience on its large, brilliant 4-inch display powered by Samsung’s Super AMOLED touch screen technology. Super AMOLED technology yields thinner displays, delivering one of the thinnest, most responsive full-featured smartphones in the industry. Samsung’s innovative display technology makes watching movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before, even in bright light and outdoor environments.

In addition, the Samsung Captivate is designed with a six-axis sensor that combines the smartphone’s accelerometer and gyroscope to provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right. The Captivate’s user interface also supports a series of advanced touch screen gestures capabilities including multi-touch pinch, long tap and zoom and vertical and horizontal swiping. This series of versatile gestures provide easier and quicker access to many applications including location-based services, Web browsing and digital photos.

Powering the Captivate is a 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird Application Processor, which produces amazing 3-D graphics, faster upload and download times and full richness of HD-like multimedia content. The Captivate is also outfitted with 3D sound capabilities, giving the user surround-sound stereo quality, when listening on hard-wired headphones.

Features for All Users
The Captivate keeps users connected with Samsung’s Social Hub, which is built around Messaging and Contacts, both of which initiate the sending and receiving of information, whether it is e-mail, instant messaging, social network updates or SMS messages. Additionally, calendar information from portal calendars, such as Google Calendar™, and social networking services are displayed together in one calendar with two-way synchronization. The familiar text messaging experience is enhanced with group messaging and “reply all” functionality for up to 10 contacts, a threaded conversations format, a consolidated inbox, and enhanced multi-media display.

In addition, AT&T customers who choose Captivate can take advantage of AT&T Address Book. A Web-based service, AT&T Address Book syncs contacts to an online address book so customers can access and manage their mobile contacts from their handset – or their PC. Also available to users at no additional charge is access to AT&T’s entire national Wi-Fi network -- any Captivate with the Wi-Fi turned on will automatically connect when in range.

Not just for social networking and messaging, the Captivate truly brings your home and office computer to the palm of your hand with support for push email and integrated calendar services, including Google™ and Yahoo for consumers and small businesses and ActiveSync for enterprise users. Messaging is simple and easy with the Captivate’s virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology, which allows users to input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard.

True Mobile Entertainment
In addition, the Captivate features best-in-class entertainment features, including future access to Samsung Media Hub, a full library of video and literary content powered by some of the biggest names in entertainment. Samsung Mobile looks forward to sharing additional information about Media Hub in the near future and the Captivate will feature a pre-loaded app that can take users to download Media Hub in the future. The Captivate features Samsung’s All Share application, which enables inter-device connectivity through DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology, allowing users to send user-generated video content wirelessly to other DLNA-enabled devices, such as TV’s, monitors and laptops, allowing for a rich, interactive entertainment experience.

The Captivate is packed full of features that enhance users’ daily life, including a 5.0-megapixel camera/ camcorder with auto-focus and HD video recording (720p)***, MP3 player, 3.5-millimeter headphone jack and expandable memory for photos, videos and music, up to 16 GB. This combined with an on-board 16 GB of storage allows for up to 32 GB of capacity for music and video.

The Captivate also includes AT&T Navigator, which offers voice-guided and visual turn-by-turn GPS driving directions with automatic reroute, full-color maps, and real-time traffic alerts and AT&T Family Map, which gives families the ability to track a child's location from a PC or cell phone and request location updates at any time.

Additional key specifications of the Captivate include Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), full HTML browser with tap & hold zoom), Bluetooth® 3.0 technology. The Captivate also includes tri-band 3G connectivity and quad-band GSM technology, which allows AT&T customers to make calls in more than 220 countries and download data in more than 195.

The Samsung Captivate is scheduled for release in the coming months at AT&T retail locations nationwide or at http://www.att.com/wireless. For more information or to register for notification when available visit www.att.com/captivate . For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit www.att.com.

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AT&T Investment in Mobility Management Services for Multinational Companies Recognised in Industry Analyst Report Tweet

AT&T1’s strategy of providing mobility management services to multinational companies has been recognised in the latest report from industry analyst firm IDC – 'Operator Mobility Strategies for Multinational Corporations'2.AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

According to IDC, “AT&T has done well to expand some core mobility capabilities globally, tightly integrate some of these domains with its core portfolio across WAN, security, and UCC, and promote its carrier/technology neutrality approach outside of the U.S. There is no doubt it is a strong player in the U.S. and is doing very well in expanding into EMEA and Asia/Pacific.”

The report finds that that the recession of 2008–2009 has put many organisations under increased pressure to reduce their global telecoms spend. While many companies feel that they have their traditional voice and data services under control, mobility services remain largely unmanaged. Over the past 18 months, many global operators have built global mobility strategies for their multinational customers.

IDC concludes that AT&T, “has an improving portfolio and has some big wins under its belt, and so much more is to come from AT&T in the next 12 months.”

AT&T Global Mobile Management Services support the full spectrum of a customer’s mobile service management needs through multi-carrier management, standardized operations and consolidated reporting. AT&T already manages tens of thousands of wireless lines for subscribers located in more than 40 countries worldwide on all major continents – and expects to expand this managed service to subscribers located in more than 60 countries this year.

This a flexible offering which can meet the evolving needs of a global organization by driving lower management and mobility service costs. AT&T provides a wireless voice service-based savings commitment to customers of this service.

AT&T Global Mobile Management Services offers enterprise customers with more than 10,000 mobile users the ability to:

* Reduce mobile service spend through multi-carrier management and consolidation of users to preferred carriers, effective policy enforcement, and active telecom expense management.
* Have AT&T act as the single point of contact for managing and tracking qualified mobility transactions and escalating network outages, provisioning errors and other incidents and issues to the appropriate providers.
* Increase visibility and control into the use of mobile services through consolidated usage and spend reporting.

AT&T is an industry leader in serving large business customers, serving thousands of enterprise business customers, including all of the Fortune 1000 and multinational companies on six continents.

For more information on AT&T’s enterprise mobility offerings, including AT&T Global Mobile Management Services, visit www.att.com/mobilemanagementsolutions.

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HTC Aria Unboxing - AT&T Android Product Manager Tweet

Dante Martin, Product Manager at AT&T for Android devices, unboxes the HTC Aria. For more on AT&T and the HTC Aria, visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/att

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New Study: Telepresence Can Reduce Corporate CO2 Emissions by 5.5 Million Metric Tons and Deliver $19 Billion in Financial Benefits to Tweet

U.S. and U.K. Economies by 2020.

Businesses Can Achieve a Return on Investment in as Little as 15 Months.

According to a new study of large companies using telepresence technology, U.S. and U.K. businesses that substitute some business travel with telepresence can cut CO2 emissions by nearly 5.5 million metric tons in total – the greenhouse gas equivalent of removing more than one million passenger vehicles from the road for one year – and achieve total economy-wide financial benefits of almost $19 billion, by 2020.

Telepresence is a rapidly growing and increasingly popular technology that enables groups of people to meet and collaborate in multiple locations worldwide while feeling as if they were all in the same room together.

The study, "The Telepresence Revolution," was commissioned by the Carbon Disclosure Project by AT&T*.

Other conclusions of the study determined a business with $1 billion or more in annual revenue implementing four telepresence rooms could:

1. Achieve a financial return on investment in as little as 15 months;
2. Save nearly 900 business trips in the first year of using telepresence; and
3. Reduce emissions by 2,271 metric tons over five years—the greenhouse gas equivalent of removing 434 passenger vehicles from the road for one year.

The study also revealed that telepresence technology can help speed decision-making, improve employee productivity, and provide workers with a better work-life balance.

The study was produced by Verdantix, an independent analyst research firm. Verdantix conducted in-depth interviews with executives of 15 Global 500 firms that are early adopters of telepresence – including Accenture, Aviva, EMC and Microsoft – and used the findings of those interviews to develop a new, detailed model to calculate the financial return on investment (ROI) and carbon reductions of telepresence. The model looks at projected telepresence adoption among companies with $1 billion or more in annual revenue and forecasts how the financial and carbon reduction benefits achieved by early adopters of telepresence would translate into economy-wide financial and environmental benefits in the U.S. and U.K. by 2020.

Carbon emission reductions among U.S. companies with annual revenues over $1 billion were forecast at approximately 4.6 million metric tons by 2020, the equivalent of removing more than 875,000 passenger vehicles from the road for one year. Among large U.K companies, carbon emission reductions by 2020 were forecast at approximately 940,000 metric tons, the equivalent of removing more than 179,000 passenger vehicles from the road for one year. Total economy wide financial benefits that could be generated by 2020 as a result of large companies using telepresence in place of some business travel were forecast at over $15 billion for the U.S. and almost $4 billion in the U.K.

“Companies that invest in carbon cutting technologies and re-engineer the way they do business will not only be better placed to succeed as we transition to a low-carbon economy but can experience considerable business benefits during this transition,” said CDP chief executive officer Paul Dickinson. “Telepresence is a good example of a low-carbon solution that can bring financial savings and increase productivity while reducing emissions.”

Daniel T. Walsh, senior vice president of marketing services, AT&T Business Solutions said, “Business customers have spoken and their feedback is very powerful: Telepresence helps companies run their businesses better while allowing them to reduce their carbon emissions.

“This, plus the dramatic and speedy return on investment suggested in the findings are prompting companies to embrace this game-changing technology,” he added. “Over the last year, AT&T has helped customers deploy hundreds of rooms globally, a trend that we expect will continue as companies start to reap the many benefits of telepresence usage.”

In addition to the industry forecasts, the report cited benefits of telepresence already achieved by companies participating in the survey:

* Sak Nayagam, head of climate change solutions, Sustainability Services EALA at Accenture, said, "Since adopting telepresence, Accenture has expanded its network to include more than 50 telepresence rooms across the globe. The travel saved through their use would have accounted for 6,200 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions globally from November 2007 through August 2009. For us, it is not so much about eliminating travel but travelling smarter and maximising the time and value of our workforce."
* Zelda Bentham, senior environment manager of global insurance company Aviva, said, “We compared executives travelling from the nine months prior to telepresence with the nine months following implementation. From an air travel perspective, we observed a 25 percent carbon footprint reduction.”

The study picks up where the “SMART 2020” report, a separate initiative authored by the Climate Group in 2008, left off. “SMART 2020” identified four key areas, including travel substitution, where greater use of the products and services from the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) sector could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 15% by 2020. To read more about the study, please visit: https://www.cdproject.net/telepresence-revolution.

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HTC Of aria - Android of [smartfon] for the USA Tweet

Company HTC announced its sequential of [smartfon] on the base of the operating system Of android - HTC Of aria, which will be represented on the exclusive rights in the North American operator of mobile connection AT&T. The beginning of sales of this apparatus, which will have a version Of android 2.1, they are outlined on June 20 this year on price $129.99 with the signing of two-year-old agreement with the operator.

The represented novelty is very similar outwardly and from the technical side with other [smartfonom] of company - HDC of mini, which, true, has in its arsenal operating system from Microsoft.

Technical characteristics HTC Of aria:

* The operating system: Android 2.1 with the interface HTC Of sense
* Support of the standards of the connection: HSPA of 850/1900 MHz; GSM/EDGE of 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
* Sizes: 104,1[kh]58,4[kh]11,7 mm
* Weight: 107 deg.
* Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7227, 600 MHz
* Display: sensory 3,2- one inch, by the permission of 320x480 of the points
* Camera: 5 [MP] with the auto-focus
* Memory: 512 mb. ROM, 384 mb. RAM, expansible due to microSD of the maps of memory (in the complete set 2 Gb map)
* Storage battery: Li -Ion, 1200 [mA]/[ch]
* Communications: Bluetooth 2.1 (including the profile A2DP Of stereo), Wi-Fi of 802.11 b/g, GPS/AGPS
* Other functions: Digital compass, acceleration pickup (G -Sensor), the sensor of approximation (Proximity of sensor), the sensor of the illumination
* Optical joystick

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Government Employees Mobilize with TotalMobile from AT&T Tweet

AT&T is the Only U.S.-based Carrier to Offer the TotalMobile Solution, Designed Specifically for the Needs of Federal, State and Local Government Agencies and Organizations.

AT&T* announced a new offer to provide mobile solutions designed to liberate government field employees from the office using TotalMobile software applications and the AT&T wireless network. With TotalMobile from AT&T, federal, state, and local government agencies throughout the United States can improve productivity, collaboration and flexibility of government field employees.

“TotalMobile from AT&T provides government agencies with mobile applications that allow them to take the office into the field, helping employees to complete their jobs more efficiently while reducing paperwork and administrative overhead,” said Michael Antieri, President, Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions, AT&T Business Solutions. “This solution ties into AT&T’s commitment to delivering innovative products and services to meet the unique needs of government agencies.”

TotalMobile from AT&T offers government agency employees the ability to bring the office into the field, on a single mobile device. The solution integrates with existing government systems and databases, enabling field employees to complete their work and share information in real-time, allowing for faster decision-making. TotalMobile from AT&T offers pre-bundled applications for areas such as Health and Human Services, Inspections and Public Works, as well as individual applications that can be combined together for a customized solution.

“This is the mobile decade,” said Colin Reid, CEO, TotalMobile. “Mobile must be the way forward for every Government department. We believe it’s going to underpin all the real business efficiencies and productivity gains they make. TotalMobile is working closely with AT&T to deliver this solution in the government space by leveraging the power of the AT&T network and our combined understanding of the needs and demands of U.S. Government organizations at all levels”.

TotalMobile from AT&T is available today. For more information visit www.att.com/wirelessgovernment or contact your AT&T sales representative.

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