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This couldn’t be a more exciting time to lead our
company, as we move forward in an environment
in which our scale, resources and commitment
to financial discipline are critical strengths.
2007 AT&T Annual Report
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Connecting With Communities
Our vision of connecting people also shapes our role
as a corporate citizen. For us, corporate citizenship
begins with investing in our own employees. We’re
proud to work with unions like the Communications
Workers of America and International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers to create and preserve jobs
that pay well and have good benefits and ample
opportunities for training and advancement.
We also work hard to strengthen our communities
and help sustain the world we all share. Going forward,
we’ll be placing an even sharper focus on supporting
education and workforce readiness. Alarming high
school dropout rates in the United States threaten the
nation’s economic vitality. As America’s parents,
teachers, administrators and community leaders
continue to do their part, we believe that it’s important
for businesses to step up, too. And we will.
The AT&T Team
This couldn’t be a more exciting time to lead our company,
as we move forward in an environment in which our scale,
resources and commitment to financial discipline are
critical strengths.
It’s an environment that puts a premium on having
an outstanding employee team. AT&T is led by proven
executives with broad, diverse operational experience.
They are the industry’s best, and together we are honored
to lead the more than 300,000 talented men and women
who are the heart and hands of our company.
In June 2007, Edward E. Whitacre Jr. retired after serving
as our company’s chairman and chief executive officer
for more than 17 years. Ed Whitacre led our company
with great integrity, vision and wisdom. As the architect
of the new AT&T, he transformed our business and, in
the process, an entire industry. On behalf of our Board
of Directors and employees, we thank Ed for his
many contributions.
Most of all, I want to thank you, our stockholders, for your
confidence. We have rich opportunities ahead of us—and
I look forward to reporting to you on our continuing
progress. There’s much, much more to come.
Sincerely,
Randall Stephenson
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
February 8, 2008