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'''AT&T''' is a global telecommunications and networking company that operates in more than 225 countries worldwide.<ref>AT&T, [http://www.att.com/gen/investor-relations?pid=5711, Key Facts], organizational website, accessed July 22, 2014.</ref> The company is divided into AT&T Business Services and AT&T Consumer Services. In 2005, SBC Communications Inc. (formerly the Southwestern Bell Corporation) bought AT&T Corp., creating the largest telecommunications company in the U.S, and started using the AT&T brand name. I\
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'''AT&T''' is a global telecommunications and networking company that operates in more than 225 countries worldwide.<ref>AT&T, [http://www.att.com/gen/investor-relations?pid=5711, Key Facts], organizational website, accessed July 22, 2014.</ref> The company is divided into AT&T Business Services and AT&T Consumer Services. In 2005, SBC Communications Inc. (formerly the Southwestern Bell Corporation) bought AT&T Corp., creating the largest telecommunications company in the U.S. In 2006, AT&T purchased BellSouth for $86 billion in the largest telecommunications takeover in U.S. history. Cingular Wireless changed into AT&T Mobility which is under AT&T and is the country's largest wireless carrier.<ref>Hoovers, [http://www.hoovers.com/at&t/--ID__11379--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Profile], accessed July 2007.</ref> In 2013, AT&T reported total revenues of $128.752 billion,<ref>AT&T,[http://www.att.com/Common/about_us/files/pdf/ar2011_annual_report.pdf "2011 Annual Report"], organizational document, page 3.</ref> and [[Randall L. Stephenson]], the company's CEO, received a salary of $23,247,167 in that year.<ref>Forbes, [http://www.forbes.com/profile/randall-stephenson/ Randall Stephenson], accessed July 22, 2014.</ref>  
 
 
In 2006, AT&T purchased BellSouth for $86 billion in the largest telecommunications takeover in U.S. history. AT&T now services more than 68  million phone lines. Cingular Wireless changed into AT&T Mobility which is under AT&T and is the country's largest wireless carrier.
 
<ref>[http://www.hoovers.com/at&t/--ID__11379--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Profile], ''Hoovers'', accessed July 2007.</ref>  
 
 
 
In 2013, AT&T reported total revenues of $128.752 billion,<ref>AT&T,[http://www.att.com/Common/about_us/files/pdf/ar2011_annual_report.pdf "2011 Annual Report"], organizational document, page 3.</ref> and [[Randall L. Stephenson]], the company's CEO, received a salary of $23,247,167 in that year.<ref>Forbes, [http://www.forbes.com/profile/randall-stephenson/ Randall Stephenson], accessed July 22, 2014.</ref>  
 
  
 
===Executives===
 
===Executives===

Revision as of 19:10, 23 July 2014

AT&T is a global telecommunications and networking company that operates in more than 225 countries worldwide.[1] The company is divided into AT&T Business Services and AT&T Consumer Services. In 2005, SBC Communications Inc. (formerly the Southwestern Bell Corporation) bought AT&T Corp., creating the largest telecommunications company in the U.S. In 2006, AT&T purchased BellSouth for $86 billion in the largest telecommunications takeover in U.S. history. Cingular Wireless changed into AT&T Mobility which is under AT&T and is the country's largest wireless carrier.[2] In 2013, AT&T reported total revenues of $128.752 billion,[3] and Randall L. Stephenson, the company's CEO, received a salary of $23,247,167 in that year.[4]

Executives

As of July 2014[5]

  • Randall L. Stephenson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • William A. Blase, Jr., Senior Executive Vice President – Human Resources
  • James W. Cicconi, Senior Executive Vice President – External and Legislative Affairs, AT&T Services, Inc
  • Cathy M. Coughlin, Senior Executive Vice President and Global Marketing Officer
  • Ralph de la Vega, President and Chief Executive Officer - AT&T Mobility
  • John Donovan, Senior Executive Vice President, AT&T Technology and Network Operations
  • Andrew M. Geisse, Chief Executive Officer — AT&T Business Solutions
  • Lori Lee, Senior Executive Vice President, Home Solutions
  • John T. Stankey, Group President and Chief Strategy Officer
  • John Stephens, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Wayne Watts, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Former executives include[6][7]

  • James W. Callaway, former Senior Executive Vice President-Executive Operations
  • Richard G. Lindner, former Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Ronald E. Spears, former Senior Executive Vice President – Executive Operations

Board of Directors

As of July 2014[8]

Former board members include[9][10]

  • William F. Aldinger III
  • Gilbert F. Amelio
  • James H. Blanchard - Former Lead Director
  • August A. Busch III, Former Chairman of the Board of Anheuser-Busch
  • Lynn M. Martin
  • Patricia P. Upton
  • Mary S. Metz

Financials

Annual Revenue

2013[11]
Total Revenue: $128.752 billion
Gross Profit: $77,288,000
Net Income: $18,249,000

2012[12]
Total Revenue: $127.434 billion
Gross Profit: $72,206,000
Net Income: $7,264,000

2011[13]
Total Revenue: $126.7 billion
Net Income: $4.2 billion

2010
Total Revenue: $124.3 billion
Net Income: $20.2 billion

2009
Total Revenue: $122.5 billion
Net Income: $12.4 billion

2008
Total Revenue: $123.4 billion
Net Income: $-2.4 billion

2007
Total Revenue: $118.3 billion
Net Income: $17.2 billion

Executive Compensation

2013

Political Spending

2012[15]
Contributions- $5,027,510
Lobbying - $17,460,000

Top Recipients:

Contact Information


208 South Akard Street
Dallas, TX 75202
phone: (210)-821-4105


email: info@att.com

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  2. Hoovers, Profile, accessed July 2007.
  3. AT&T,"2011 Annual Report", organizational document, page 3.
  4. Forbes, Randall Stephenson, accessed July 22, 2014.
  5. Executive Bios, accessed July 2014.
  6. Executives, accessed July 2007.
  7. Executive Bios, accessed July 2014.
  8. Corporate Governance, accessed July 2014.
  9. AT&T Board, accessed September 2008.
  10. AT&T Board, accessed July 2014.
  11. Yahoo, AT&T Inc. Income Statement, accessed July 22, 2014.
  12. Yahoo, AT&T Inc. Income Statement, accessed July 22, 2014.
  13. AT&T, "2011 Annual Report", organizational document, page 30.
  14. Forbes, Randall Stephenson, accessed July 22, 2014.
  15. Open Secrets, AT&T Inc, Profile for 2012 Election Cycle, accessed July 23, 2014.