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AT&T Inc. 5
AT&T also has led the way in wireless connectivity for nontraditional devices and applications —
everything from eReaders to personal navigation devices to home security monitoring.
Businesses, too, are using mobile broadband connectivity for a host of functions, including
location-based advertising, automated meter reading and logistics management. We already
have more than 9 million of these connected devices on our network, a total that nearly
doubled in 2010. We expect that very soon every machine and appliance we have in our
homes and our businesses will operate better and more intelligently with wireless connectivity.
Driving Innovation, Empowering People and Communities In all of these areas, AT&T has
a rich history of investment and new service development. But the amount of innovation
taking place in our industry is unprecedented; it’s more comprehensive and moving more
quickly than anything I’ve seen in my lifetime. So, it’s an exciting time for customers and for
our company, and I believe the future of the communications industry has never been more
promising. Your company is providing leadership to speed its development.
That’s why we encourage policymakers to strengthen the climate for investment across our
industry through smart tax policy and light-touch regulation. It’s also why we work with
governmental authorities and others to free up more of the quality wireless spectrum that
is the invisible lifeblood of sustained innovation and growth.
And it’s why we’ve created and funded AT&T Aspire, a $100 million initiative to support proven
programs that can improve educational outcomes with particular focus on our country’s high
school drop-out crisis. This is an investment in developing the educated workforce that is
critical for our company’s continued progress and our nation’s future prosperity.
In the following pages, you’ll read examples of what our Network of Possibilities means
for the way real people live and work. There’s a thread that runs through their stories:
The future is now. And no one is better positioned than AT&T to deliver that future and
make the impossible possible.
It’s an honor for me to lead a company whose services have such a powerful and positive
impact on people, communities and economic growth. And I am very proud of AT&T’s
267,000 employees around the world, whose dedication and hard work bring the benefits
of technology and innovation to life for customers.
On their behalf, I extend my sincere thanks to you, our stockholders, for your confidence
and support.
Sincerely,
Randall Stephenson
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
February 11, 2011