AT&T Corp.
News and overview for AT&T Corp.
Malone: DirecTV Would Be "Compatible" With A Telco
Discovery Executive NewsBlast | 2 days 6 hours 29 minutes ago
...shareholders officially approved the spin-off of DirecTV from Liberty Media Corp. on Thursday, leading to speculation the larger independent company may eventually be bought by AT&T or Verizon Communications. Chairman John Malone says DirecTV would...
Sprint, Ciena give back some gains - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 20 hours 49 minutes ago
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MarketWatch | 4 days 21 hours 7 minutes ago
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PRNewswire | 2 days 12 hours 13 minutes ago
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Sprint Launching SANYO Incognito, a Striking Combination of Glow-Through Keypad with Multimedia Functionality & Style [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 23 hours 29 minutes ago
Sprint (NYSE: S) and Kyocera Communications Inc., provider of Kyocera- and SANYO-branded wireless devices, today announced the launch of the SANYO Incognito™ SCP-6760. Chock full of media and messaging features, Incognito features a high-gloss, Titanium Black mirrored external surface that jumps to life with the activation of the phone’s glow-through keypad and OLED external display. Flipped open, the phone boasts a full QWERTY keyboard and a high-resolution 2.6” QVGA internal display. Optimi...
Is Liberty just biding its time before selling DirecTV?
NAB SmartBrief | 3 days 6 hours 29 minutes ago
...pay-TV, is being seen as a sign by some analysts that parent Liberty Media Corp. intends to unload the company, perhaps within a couple of years. Verizon and AT&T reportedly have expressed interest in acquiring DirecTV in the past. None of...
Sprint, Ciena are top telecoms again - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 18 hours 52 minutes ago
In its report, Credit Suisse said Sprint is making good progress in its turnaround plan and argued that the market is ignoring its success in signing up prepaid customers. While prepaid customers are not as profitable as subscribers on annual contracts, Credit Suisse said Sprint could sign up enough of them to improve overall sales and profit. Read full story about Sprint's turnaround.
Clearwire drops 11%; Nokia leads advancers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 21 hours 8 minutes ago
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AT&T Completes Acquisition of Centennial Communications [Press Release]
Business Wire | 15 days 22 hours 35 minutes ago
AT&T* today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Centennial Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:CYCL). The acquisition enhances AT&T’s network coverage across the Midwest and Southeast United States and in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Sprint, Motorola decline; AT&T edges higher - MarketWatch
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Company Overview
| Company: | AT&T Corp. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Long-distance Carriers |
| Website: | http://www.att.com |
Metamorphosis is more than a metaphor for Ma Bell. The telecom giant has been through more changes than a butterfly. Most recently AT&T has agreed to be acquired by SBC Communications in a cash and stock deal valued at $16 billion. AT&T is still a long-distance leader in the US with more than 30 million customers, but competition has driven rates to all-time lows and the company is no longer seeking new customers in its most traditional line of business. The company's biggest revenue generator and its new focus is the AT&T Business Services unit, which offers advanced data communications and accounts for nearly 75% of total revenues. The company's global network is among the largest and most advanced.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 30,537 (2004) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -11.6 (2004) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -6,469 (2004) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2004) |
| Number of Employees | 47,600 (2004) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -22.7 (2004) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |