TeleConference Award: AT&T Audioconferencing Services Wins Customer Award From Frost & Sullivan

Recognized for Improving Audio Collaboration

Emphasizing its leadership in audioconferencing, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that AT&T TeleConference Service has received the 2006 Customer Value Enhancement Award from the research firm Frost & Sullivan for the telecommunication company's remarkable contribution to the North American Audio Conferencing Services Product Market.

Frost & Sullivan recognized AT&T's ability to offer exceptional value to customers and its capacity to efficiently assist companies of all sizes to improve audio collaboration. AT&T was also commended for its ability to expand its installed base at a time when the audioconferencing market is redefining itself with unified communications services, according to the research firm.

"We greatly appreciate being recognized as a leader in the audioconferencing market with innovative solutions that optimize day-to-day business operations," said Deborah Marker, director, AT&T TeleConference Services. "We remain committed to a long-term global IP strategy that places audioconferencing as one of the key applications for business growth and development," Marker said.

With more than six decades of teleconferencing experience, AT&T remains the leading force in the audioconferencing market, which Frost & Sullivan estimates at US $2.82 billion in 2006, with the potential to reach $3.41 billion over the next five years. According to Frost & Sullivan, declining business travel is one reason driving the high demand for audioconferencing services along with increasing demand for Web conferencing services, the convenience of reservationless conferencing and new IP-driven features and functionality.

AT&T's conferencing services connect two or more people using traditional voice switched-circuit as well as the latest IP technology. Only a phone is required. AT&T offers customers three primary types of audioconferencing services, which participants can access using toll-free and caller-paid phone numbers:

• Reservationless. AT&T Reservationless Service is the most flexible, because it is "always available." It provides hosts with predetermined dial-in numbers (caller-paid and toll-free) and access codes. Hosts have conferences without making reservations. There are two primary versions: the popular Reservationless Automated Dial-In and Reservationless Operator Assisted Dial-In, which provides specialists to meet and greet participants as they dial in.
• Reservation-Based. Customers reserve conference calls by calling customer care or using the AT&T Internet Reservations System. Customers can also reserve recurring meetings that use the same dial-in phone numbers and access codes.
• Executive Service. AT&T Executive Service is a reservation-based audio and Web service targeted toward customers requiring larger teleconference meetings and high-profile events. A professional moderator can be requested to manage events for large gatherings, such as annual meetings, investor relations conferences, press conferences or all-employee meetings. Customers can choose from three Executive Service types: Executive, Premier and Event.

AT&T offers a large portfolio of Web and audioconferencing services to enable customers to conduct productive, virtual meetings any time of the day or night. Additionally, AT&T Global TeleConference Service is available for customers with large international participation with access from more than 60 countries around the world; AT&T Web conferencing services combine the best of AT&T audioconferencing and Web capabilities, allowing businesses to avoid extensive travel costs, decision-making delays and jet lag. AT&T videoconferencing services allows two or more sites to join the same pre-scheduled videoconference call at anytime and from anywhere -- helping businesses to reduce travel costs and increasing collaboration among employees and suppliers.

More information on AT&T TeleConference Services is available at http://www.att.com/virtualmeetings.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed DSL Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with 58.7 million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T products and services is available at http://www.att.com.