Communication Services target small businesses.

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With Complete Office SolutionSM, users get unlimited local and nationwide calling, wireless service, high-speed DSL Internet, Unified MessagingSM, and Real Yellow Pages listing, all provided on single, consolidated bill. Broadband service offers download speeds of 1.5 Mbps and e-mail security features, while Unified Messaging consolidates messages from e-mail, fax, office phone, and wireless phone into single mailbox.



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AT&T Launches New Small Business Bundle Targeted to Startup Businesses



AT&T Complete Office Solution Bundle Delivers Voice, Internet, Wireless, Unified Messaging and Yellow Pages Services on a Single Bill

SAN ANTONIO, May 23 /-- Just weeks after announcing its "quad play" offer of local, long distance, broadband and wireless services for small businesses, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced its newest bundle of communications services as well as online resources targeted to the needs of small emerging companies.

AT&T Complete Office Solution(SM), includes unlimited local and nationwide calling, wireless service, high speed Internet, AT&T Unified Messaging(SM), and an AT&T Real Yellow Pages listing, all provided on a single, consolidated bill. Pricing for this bundle of services starts at just $181 a month* -- a savings of nearly 15 percent compared with ordering these services individually.

Today's announcement underscores the speed at which AT&T is moving, following the BellSouth merger, to deliver robust and integrated capabilities via bundled offers to businesses in a market that in 2005 totaled more than 25.8 million, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The new bundle is targeted to companies in a market that includes, but is not limited to, the more than 600,000 new startup companies created annually in the United States, according to the SBA.

Additionally, AT&T is complementing the offer with an array of online resources, including its OnwardSmallBiz resource center (http://www.att.com/OnwardSmallBiz), to deliver the intelligence and information needed to help small companies raise their visibility and reduce their costs. AT&T has seen a tremendous response to the site since its launch, approaching 100,000 unique visitors each month.

"We understand how important it is for small businesses to quickly set up their communications services to get in touch and stay in touch with their customers," said John Regan, vice president of AT&T Business Marketing. "Bundling our services into convenient packages, such as AT&T Complete Office Solution, is part of our strategy to make ordering our most popular services easy so that our small business customers can focus on their business."

The AT&T Complete Office Solution bundle includes the following services:

Broadband Service. AT&T Yahoo!(R) High Speed Internet Business Edition, the nation's leading DSL Internet service, with download speeds up of to 1.5 Mbps and e-mail with security features to help protect against viruses, spam, spyware and pop-ups. Broadband services with higher download speeds (of up to 6.0 Mbps) are also available.

Wireline Phone Service. Two local business lines; unlimited local and nationwide long distance calling; and toll-free service with no monthly recurring charge for three months (toll-free usage is extra). Additional business lines can be added as needed.

Wireless Phone Service. AT&T wireless (formerly, Cingular) GSM Nation 450 plan (450 minutes). Other AT&T wireless products and services, including Wi-Fi and special offers on the latest wireless data solutions, are also available.

Unified Messaging. AT&T Unified Messaging consolidates messages from your e-mail, fax, office phone and wireless phone into a single mailbox.

Directory Listing. Free listing in the AT&T Real Yellow Pages, AT&T Real White Pages and on YELLOWPAGES.COM.

Details about the AT&T Complete Office Solution bundle are available at smallbiz.att.com/successdrivers/starting/terms2 or by calling (888) ATT-8404 (888-288-8404). This is a limited time offer and only available by calling an AT&T representative. Offer not available online or directly from (former) Cingular or its unaffiliated agents. This bundle is available to business customers in AT&T incumbent local exchange areas in 13 states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin. See details below.

Online Seminars and Third-Party Offers

AT&T also provides a variety of online resources geared to the needs of startup and relocating small businesses.

At AT&T's OnwardSmallBiz resource center (http://www.att.com/OnwardSmallBiz), visitors can find free information, webinars, online courses and special offers that can help small businesses of every type raise their visibility, grow sales and reduce costs. The Success Drivers section of this Web site has a handy Business Relocation Checklist and a link from which to request AT&T help in starting or transferring AT&T services at a new business location.

AT&T Online Courses offered during May and June will include Taking Your Small Business Online, Starting Your Own Business, Designing & Equipping Your Home Office, as well as courses on using popular business application software. Enrollment for these online courses is free, and links are found on the OnwardSmallBiz portal.

This Web site also features a selection of money-saving third-party offers from leading companies, such as Lenovo (PCs and PC accessories), Pitney Bowes (postage meters and services), CompuPay (payroll processing), UPS (shipping) and other companies dedicated to the success of small business.

For more information about AT&T services and other topics of interest to startup and relocating small businesses, visit http://www.att.com/OnwardSmallBiz.

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About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.

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* Limited time offer. Offer only available by calling an AT&T representative. Offer not available online or directly from Cingular or one of its unaffiliated agents. Significant restrictions, terms and conditions apply for each service ordered. Term commitment required for each service. Early- termination fees and activation fees may apply for each service. Credit approval required. Taxes, surcharges, installation and other charges extra. AT&T Complete Office Solution bundle is a promotional offer that includes Custom BizSaver(SM), Custom BizSaver(SM) II or CentraLink Saver where available; the Business Unlimited Long Distance Plan; Switched Toll-Free Service; AT&T Yahoo!(R) High Speed Internet, Express Package; AT&T Unified Messaging(SM); and the Cingular Nation(R) 450 plan. Available to business customers in AT&T incumbent local exchange areas in 13 states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.

CONTACT: Joe Dugan of AT&T Inc., +1-314-982-1788, jdugan@attnews.us

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