AT&T Wins Capacity Magazine's 'Best U.S. Metropolitan Wholesale Offering' Award

Marks Third Accolade This Year Recognizing Wholesale Metro Service Portfolio.

AT&T* announced that AT&T has further solidified its position as a leading provider of wholesale services, receiving Capacity magazine�s �Best U.S. Metropolitan Wholesale Offering� award. The fifth annual Capacity Global Wholesale Awards were announced Monday evening at the Capacity Europe 2009 conference in Amsterdam. Capacity is a respected trade magazine for telecommunications carriers and service providers. The judging panel for the awards included Capacity magazine�s senior editorial team as well as leading telecom industry analysts at ATLANTIC-ACM.

�AT&T has consistently demonstrated thought leadership in the development and implementation of its wholesale strategy,� said Matthew Whalley, editor of Capacity magazine. �AT&T�s extensive U.S. metropolitan portfolio gives wholesale customers the network driven capabilities and applications they need to successfully compete.�

�We are very honored to receive this accolade, and this award marks the third this year recognizing the strength of our metro service portfolio,� said Sherry Charles, vice president, Wholesale and GEM Solutions Marketing, AT&T Business Solutions. �Customers continue to increase their adoption of Ethernet and IP data, and we are committed to providing them with end-to-end, reliable and highly secure options to support their growing need for unique solutions.�

Regardless of the speed, interface, quality of service and functionality required, AT&T seamlessly connects metropolitan services throughout the U.S. with long distance services to deliver total service solutions. AT&T�s extensive network reach, dense metropolitan coverage and scalable wireless backhaul capacity allow wholesale customers to establish local, regional, national or global connectivity to a U.S. metropolitan area.

AT&T�s wholesale U.S. metropolitan data services provide high-quality, flexible and scalable data transport solutions nationwide, including a wide array of options such as point-to-point private line (DS3 through OC192), SONET ring, wavelength, ATM, Frame Relay, Ethernet (up to 10Gig), Internet access, wireless, Wi-Fi and voice (TDM and IP).

For the complete selection of AT&T Wholesale offerings, visit www.att.com/wholesale.