Mediaboss Marketing

DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T^[1]*
today announced the selection of Fujitsu as one of its Domain
Suppliers for optical and transport equipment for AT&T's
industry-leading IP-based network.

The multi-year selection covers equipment used to expand and
maintain AT&T's metropolitan and long-haul network
infrastructure.

Financial terms of the supplier agreement are still being
negotiated.

"After an extensive evaluation of multiple optical and
transport equipment suppliers, we are pleased to extend our
relationship with Fujitsu," said Tim Harden, President of
AT&T's Supply Chain and Fleet Operations organization.

AT&T's Domain Supplier program, launched in September 2009,
facilitates a more collaborative relationship with AT&T's
equipment and software suppliers, enabling AT&T to have the
best technologies in place to serve its customers. The program
is also designed to ensure that the company's network
technology investment accelerates AT&T's move toward a
network that is well-equipped for the future.

Domain Suppliers will support AT&T in its continual efforts
to innovate and invest in one of the world's most advanced and
powerful networks. AT&T's IP
backbone network^[2] carries
more than 28.9 petabytes of traffic on an average business day
and includes more than 917,000 route miles of fiber-optic
cable. With continued mobile
broadband^[3] growth and
wired broadband usage, traffic on AT&T's IP backbone
network continues to grow year over year.

*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.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier
communications holding company and one of the most
honored companies in the world^[4]. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies –
are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and
around the world. With a powerful array of network resources
that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network,
AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed
Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in
mobile
broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also
offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S.
carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the
most countries.  It also offers advanced TV services under
the AT&T U-verse^® and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands.
The company's suite of IP-based business communications
services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic
markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T
Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and
advertising. 

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and
services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is
available at http://www.att.com^[5].  This
AT&T news release and other announcements are available at
http://www.att.com/newsroom^[6] and
as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss^[7]. Or
follow our news on Twitter at @ATT^[8].

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the
AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are
trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T
affiliated companies.

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8. ^{^} @ATT
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