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AT&T Corp. (T) is in the Technology Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $118.9B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $11.9B
- Market Cap
- Nov 28 2008
- $168.3B
Latest News and Analysis
Telecom Roundup: Samsung #1 in U.S.; Sprint Loses Money, Customers; More
Samsung is U.S. number 1 in handsets, while Apple and RIM take smartphone market share from Nokia; AT&T expands hotspots through acquisition; Sprint loses money, customers, steam; and Nortel may be planning a divesture and layoffs. by Erik Sherman
Sprint Posts Quarterly Loss, Customers Flee
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp S, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, on Friday posted a third-quarter loss and a 12 percent drop in revenue as customers fled to rival services.Sprint said it lost 1.1 million customers who pay monthly bills, known as postpaid subscribers. The average expectation...
Carriers Report Text Messaging Surge Following Election Results
Turns out Barack Obama's campaign wasn't the only one using text messaging during the elections. Wireless subscribers used election day to send them, as well, leading to at least a 10 percent spike above normal, according to three of the top four U.S. carriers. All the carriers extrapolated data...
AT&T wants review of wireless-spectrum merger
AT&T Inc. opposes a quick federal approval of the proposed wireless-spectrum merger between its competitors Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. that would create a national WiMAX network. Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., Google Inc. and Intel Corp. are major investors in the WiMAX venture for superfast wireless Internet...
Mobile Internet boosts business
REGION Technology, such as the various Internetequipped wireless phones and personal digital assistants, gets better all the time. To keep up, telecommunication companies need to upgrade their wireless networks often. Most of the large telecommunication firms have upgraded in Central Pennsylvania to third-generation, or 3G, technology that can...
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: SurModics, Merck, Amdocs, AT&T and Sprint-Nextel
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: SurModics (Nasdaq: SRDX), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Amdocs Ltd. (NYSE: DOX), AT&T...
Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, Sierra Wireless and Novatel
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst David Weissman, who discusses Verizon (NYSE: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T), Sprint (NYSE: S), Sierra Wireless (Nasdaq: SWIR) and Novatel (Nasdaq: NVTL).
Invest in AT&T, speculate in Sprint
Dear Mr. Berko: Why is Sprint stock doing so poorly? The stock market was way up last year and doing pretty good so far this year, but Sprint stock is awful. Would you think this is a good stock to buy as a long-term investment? It hasn't gone up like...
Can Goodby rescue struggling Sprint? As brand value tumbles, telecom can't keep up with AT&T, Verizon.(News)(Goodby Silverstein & Partners)(Sprint Nextel)
Byline: ALICE Z. CUNEO Byline: ALICE Z. CUNEO
Record fed contract hangs up on Sprint
WASHINGTON -- Dealing a significant blow to Sprint Nextel, the government on Thursday awarded the largest-ever federal telecommunications contract -- a 10-year deal worth up to $48 billion -- to its rivals AT&T, Qwest Communications and Verizon. The three contract winners will split $525 million, but beyond that...
Feds award telecom dealGoodyear sees demand for two-piece
By Dibya Sarkar THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Dealing a significant blow to Sprint Nextel, the government on Thursday awarded the largest-ever federal telecommunications contract - a 10-year deal worth up to $48 billion - to its rivals AT&T, Qwest Communications and Verizon. The...
Qwest, AT&T, Verizon win government telecom contract worth up to $48
WASHINGTON -- Qwest Communications International Inc., AT&T Inc. and Verizon Inc. on Thursday were awarded the government's largest telecommunications contract ever, a 10-year deal worth up to $48 billion. The contract winners, who beat out Sprint Nextel Corp., don't simply split a pool of money. They now have...
Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Tellabs, Sprint, Verizon and AT&T
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst David Weissman, who discusses Tellabs (Nasdaq: TLAB), Sprint (NYSE: S), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T).
Telecom shops brace for chaotic 2007; As Sprint creative account goes into play, speculation builds about AT&T review.(News)(Industry overview)
Byline: ALICE Z. CUNEO Byline: ALICE Z. CUNEO
Thumbplay Launches Verizon; Now Supports All Major Carriers; No. 1 Online Retailer of Mobile Entertainment Supports Subscribers of Verizon, Cingular, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
NEW YORK -- Thumbplay Inc., the leading online retailer of mobile entertainment content today announced that its broad selection of ringtones, wallpapers, games and text services are available directly to nearly 30 million Verizon subscribers. Verizon's customers can now join the growing community of Thumbplay members who are personalizing their...
GLOBALCOMM™2006: The Carriers Are Coming; AT&T, BT, Sprint, Telecom Italia among the international industry giants headed to Chicago, June 4-8
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The world's leading telecommunications carriers, including AT&T, BT, SprintNextel and Telecom Italia will be among the companies participating as attendees, exhibitors and speakers at the Telecommunications Industry Association's TIA GLOBALCOMMTM event in Chicago, TIA announced today.
GLOBALCOMM(TM)2006: The Carriers Are Coming; AT&T, BT, Sprint, Telecom Italia among the international industry giants headed to Chicago, June 4-8.
ARLINGTON, Va., May 1, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- The world's leading telecommunications carriers, including AT&T, BT, SprintNextel and Telecom Italia will be among the companies participating as attendees, exhibitors and speakers at the T ARLINGTON, Va., May 1, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- The...
Only decisive spectrum policies will save US from a return to Ma Bell
The concept of the competitive carrier is almost a dead one in the US now. While the wireline CLEC competitive local exchange carrier has struggled for years, and been dealt a body blow by recent FCC decisions, it seems on the surface that the wireless version is in a far...
iBasis Tops International Wholesale Carrier Rankings for Fourth Consecutive Year in ATLANTIC-ACM Study; Independent Ratings of Major Wholesale Carriers Places VoIP Leader Ahead of AT&T, MCI, Sprint, Deutsche Telekom, Teleglobe
BURLINGTON, Mass. -- iBasis, Inc. (OTCBB: IBAS), a leader in international long distance, VoIP, and prepaid calling cards, today announced that rankings by carriers place the company as the world's best international wholesale carrier overall for the fourth year in a row in ATLANTIC-ACM's annual carrier study. The study, Global...
US telecoms face a shake-up after the merger of AT&T and Cingular
The face of US telecoms has changed dramatically in the past year. Following the consolidation of the cellular sector with the mergers of Cingular Wireless with AT&T Wireless, and then Sprint with Nextel, the most dramatic of them all has been agreed--the acquisition of AT&T by SBC, one of the...
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- Incorporated: 1983
- CEO: Mr. Randall L. Stephenson
AT&T is a holding company providing telecommunications services. As of Dec 31 2007, Co. had four reportable segments: wireline, which consisted of three product-based categories: voice, data and other; wireless, which provided a range of nationwide wireless voice communications services in various pricing plans, including postpaid and prepaid service plans; advertising & publishing, which included its directory operations that published Yellow and White Pages directories and sold directory and Internet-based advertising; and other, which included operations from Sterling, its business integration software and services subsidiary, as well as corporate and other operations.
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AT&T Corp. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Randall L. Stephenson
Chairman
Ms. Lynn M. Martin
Mr. John B. McCoy MBA
Dr. Mary S. Metz
Ms. Joyce M. Roché
Dr. Laura D'Andrea Tyson
Ms. Patricia P. Upton
Jaime Chico Pardo
Mr. William F. Aldinger III
Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio
Mr. Reuben V. Anderson
Mr. James H. Blanchard
Mr. August A. Busch III
Mr. James P. Kelly
Mr. Jon C. Madonna
Contact Information
175 E. Houston St.
San Antonio, TX
210 821 4105
NAICS Code
Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110
