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AT&T


Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, in the United States, AT&T is one of the largest telecommunications and networking companies worldwide.

AT&T provides wireless services, Internet access services, as well as local, long distance and international voice services in the United States.

The company has also made moves in the entertainment and communications industry. An example is its video offerings, which include "next-generation television services".

It is placed 10th among the 2008 Fortune 500 and 29th among the 2008 Global Fortune 500.

In 2007, AT&T inked an exclusive deal to sell Apple's iPhone for use on its network in the United States. It also became the first carrier to sell the iPhone globally.

AT&T ranks among ZDNet Asia's Top 10 fastest-growing companies for 2008/2009.

This company is listed in Networking & Communications, Services.



Financials
Fiscal year-end December FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04
Global revenue (US$millions) — 118,928.0 63,055.0 43,764.0 40,733.0
Global full-year net income (US$millions) — 11,951.0 7,356.0 4,786.0 5,887.0
Average year-on-year revenue growth over 4 years 46.71%
Average year-on-year net income growth over 4 years 32.49%
Percentage of revenue from Asia —

Operations
Founded 1983 St Louis USA
First Asian office 1979 Hong Kong
Global employees 309,000
Global employees in Asia —
Asian economies: Total 10 China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

* Data correct as of October 2008. Information was compiled by ZDNet Asia from sources such as official reports, corporate Web sites and financial news sites. ZDNet Asia strived to get the latest information but does not guarantee the correctness or completeness of the data. The information provided on this site is for general informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or sell any securities.

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