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Posted January 31, 2012

The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson: “Reform of the government’s universal service Lifeline program is long overdue.  The Lifeline program administered by the FCC is growing at an alarming rate – the fund had 33% year-over-year growth from 2010 to 2011 alone and has more than doubled in size since the end…

Posted January 27, 2012

The business, education and advocacy communities have joined forces to observe Data Privacy Day tomorrow.  In the past several days, programs have been held around to world to raise awareness about privacy issues.  We at AT&T were delighted to take part by sponsoring and participating in a National Cyber Security Alliance forum, which was held…

Posted January 26, 2012 • 2 comments

“Broadband is the great infrastructure challenge of the early 21st century.”  That is the opening sentence of the National Broadband Plan, and the challenge that the Plan spends almost 400 pages trying to address.  And that’s the point Sprint has ignored entirely in responding to my recent blog. Fact:  There are vast territories in rural Kansas and…

Posted January 26, 2012

By Eric Loeb, AT&T Vice President of International External Affairs While many people may not have heard of it yet, there is a critically important global meeting happening later this year in Dubai.  Known as the WCIT, the World Conference on International Telecommunications is crucial because it will revise the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs), which essentially…

Posted January 24, 2012

I saw a little noticed news blurb published in The Oklahoman business section and the Kansas City Business Journal the other day that said Sprint had announced in both Kansas and Oklahoma that it was going to rely on roaming, rather than its own network, to cover the vast rural geographies of those states.  So, instead…

Posted January 24, 2012 • 1 comment

By Andrea Brands, AT&T Director-Public Affairs AT&T recently was a sponsor of the NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo in Washington, DC., to help grow awareness of “It Can Wait,” an AT&T campaign dedicated to teaching consumers about the dangers of texting and driving, a very relevant issue to our health and safety.  Our booth featured a…

Posted January 17, 2012

Last Friday, we put out a statement on incentive spectrum auction legislation and concerns we had that the FCC was seeking authority to pick and choose which companies would be allowed to participate in future spectrum auctions.  After reading the Commission’s response, it seems that the agency is missing the point entirely. The FCC maintains…

Posted January 13, 2012 • 1 comment

AT&T says it would be a disservice to the Nation if the FCC is so adamant about preserving and enhancing its own power that it would risk killing this crucial legislation. The following may be attributed to an AT&T spokesperson:  “We applaud the chairman’s continuing support for incentive spectrum auction legislation, which is vital to consumers…

Posted January 11, 2012

By  Norelie Garcia, AT&T Associate Vice President – Federal Public Affairs: There are many reasons why I’m proud to work for AT&T, but chief among them is our company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.  From the board room to the front lines, from the stores to our supply chain, diversity and inclusion are central to…

Posted December 12, 2011 • 1 comment

Today, we are delivering to our friends and colleagues with whom we work in the communications space a token of Holiday cheer in the form of cupcakes.  While we have been delivering Holiday treats around town for years, last year, however, a partial delivery list led to Cupcakegate.  This friendly gesture was described as some…