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AT&T Inc. Description

AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications services to consumers, businesses, and other providers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Wireless, Wireline, and Other. The Wireless segment offers various wireless voice and data communication services, including local wireless communications services, long-distance services, and roaming services. It also sells various handsets, wirelessly enabled computers, and personal computer wireless data cards through its owned stores, agents, or third-party retail stores; and accessories comprising carrying cases, hands-free devices, batteries, battery chargers, and other items to consumers, as well as to agents and third-party distributors. The Wireline segment provides data services, such as switched and dedicated transport, Internet access and network integration, U-verse services, and data equipment; businesses voice applications over IP-based networks; and digital subscriber lines, dial-up Internet access, private lines, managed Web-hosting services, packet services, enterprise networking services, and Wi-Fi services, as well as local, interstate, and international wholesale networking capacity to other service providers. This segment also offers voice services consisting of local and long-distance services for various business applications, which include sales, reservation centers, or customer service centers; and wholesale switched access service to other service providers. The Other segment provides application management, security services, integration services, customer premises equipment, outsourcing, government-related services, and satellite video services. The company was formerly known as SBC Communications Inc. and changed its name to AT&T Inc. in November 2005. AT&T, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Telecom Services
Keywords: S&P 500 Telecommunications Broadband Retail Store Internet Access Batteries Wireless Communication Telecommunications Service Communication Services Voice And Data Voice Services Wi-Fi Video Services Security Services Wireless Segment Battery Charger Digital Subscriber Line Wireless Data Wireless Voice Long Distance Services Customer Premises Equipment Hands Free Devices Data Communication Services Dial Up Internet Access Government Related Services Local And Long Distance Services Personal Computer Wireless Data Cards Satellite Video Services Web Hosting Services