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AT&T Enlists SunEdison to Add 2MW of Solar Power in California by 2011
AT&T and SunEdison today announced that SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), will expand AT&T's national solar initiative by activating a new roof top solar power installation in San Diego. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders as well as executives from AT&T and SunEdison were on hand to officially flip the switch on the solar power system. In addition to this installation in San Diego, AT&T has contracts with SunEdison to deploy five other solar power installations in California by the second quarter of 2011, equating to approximately 2 megawatts (MW) of total solar capacity for all six sites. The additional California solar deployments will be located in Dunnigan, Commerce, Mojave, Santa Ana and West Sacramento.
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Mon, Aug 23, 2010 2:00:00 PM (utc+6)
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AT&T Receives National Recognition for Volunteerism, Marking One-Year Anniversary of AT&T Cares
On the one-year anniversary of AT&T Cares, a comprehensive and flexible volunteerism program for more than 270,000 employees, AT&T is celebrating an impactful year with three prestigious national volunteerism awards and recognition for its commitment to education.
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Mon, Jul 19, 2010 10:56:00 AM (utc+6)
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To help combat the alarming high school dropout rate among our nation’s at-risk students, AT&T today announced a $1.5 million contribution to Communities In Schools (CIS) to enable the organization to strengthen and advance its core program.
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Thu, Jul 15, 2010 8:32:00 AM (utc+6)
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AT&T today announced the deployment of the 2,000th alternative fuel vehicle and 1,500th compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle in its corporate vehicle fleet, giving it one of the largest CNG vehicle fleets in the U.S. These milestones are part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with alternative fuel models through 2018. Currently, the AT&T corporate fleet includes more than 75,900 vehicles.
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Wed, Jul 14, 2010 9:07:00 AM (utc+6)
Regulatory / Public Affairs
AT&T today announced the release of its 2009 Citizenship and Sustainability Report highlighting the company’s progress toward up to $865 million in multi-year commitments for important education, environmental and volunteerism programs that help strengthen communities, stimulate economic growth and ensure America’s global competitiveness. The report also showcases the company’s relentless passion for innovation - a promise to use the power of its networks to drive human progress.
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Tue, Jun 22, 2010 8:39:00 AM (utc+6)
Regulatory / Public Affairs
Today, AT&T announced a $150,000 contribution to support the Michigan Alliance for High Tech Skills Training – an industry-led job training program announced earlier this year.
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Fri, Apr 30, 2010 10:55:00 AM (utc+6)
Regulatory / Public Affairs
To combat the alarming high school dropout rate among American students, AT&T and America’s Promise Alliance (the Alliance) today announced a $1 million contribution to fund a re-granting initiative led by the Alliance that will provide young people nationwide with the opportunity to develop and implement their own program ideas for increasing graduation rates.
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Wed, Apr 7, 2010 8:45:00 AM (utc+6)
Regulatory / Public Affairs
AT&T Releases 'Raising Their Voices,' a New Study into Causes and Solutions for the Dropout Crisis
With the high school dropout crisis continuing to erode our nation’s educational and economic fabric, AT&T recently released, “Raising Their Voices: Engaging Students, Teachers, and Parents to Help End the High School Dropout Epidemic,” the fourth in a series of ground-breaking studies by Civic Enterprises and Peter D. Hart Research that examines the alarming dropout rates through the eyes of dropouts, students, teachers and parents.
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Tue, Mar 9, 2010 8:31:00 AM (utc+6)
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AT&T Rolls Out its 1,000th Alternative Fuel Corporate Fleet Vehicle
AT&T today announced the deployment of its 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle in its corporate fleet. The deployment is part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with more fuel-efficient models through 2018. AT&T currently operates a fleet of more than 77,000 vehicles.
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Thu, Feb 18, 2010 8:25:00 AM (utc+6)
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Tops Covalence Ethical Ranking of U.S. Telecoms
AT&T* today announced it has earned the top spot for a U.S.-based telecommunications company in the 2009 Covalence Ethical Rankings, an index tracking the ethical performance and reputation of multinational corporations. AT&T ranked second in the telecommunications sector – behind only U.K.-based Vodafone – and 28th overall in Covalence's 2009 ranking, up 126 spots from last year’s ranking. Covalence reviewed 581 global companies across 18 sectors, including 31 telecommunications companies, as part of this ranking.
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Thu, Feb 18, 2010 8:04:00 AM (utc+6)
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New Business Coalition and Henry Ford Community College Announce 21st Century Job Retraining Program
Today, a business coalition, formed by AT&T* (NYSE: T), including Capital Communications, Goodman Networks, Lineage Power, Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR) and Telecom Technicians, and Henry Ford Community College announced the creation of the Michigan Alliance for High-Tech Skills Training, an industry-led job retraining program that will be available to displaced workers and interested students in Michigan this year.
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Tue, Feb 9, 2010 11:13:00 AM (utc+6)
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"When I Rise" World Premiere at SXSW Film Festival
“When I Rise,” a new documentary about Barbara Smith Conrad, an opera singer who overcame racial discrimination to achieve international stardom, is an official selection of the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival.
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Thu, Feb 4, 2010 6:44:00 PM (utc+6)
Regulatory / Public Affairs
AT&T Joins U.S. Effort to Reduce Energy Usage Intensity
AT&T yesterday joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now LEADER initiative, which asks that companies pledge to reduce their energy intensity by 25 percent or more during the next 10 years. Save Energy Now LEADER is an ambitious national public-private initiative to drive significant energy intensity and carbon emission reductions across the U.S. industrial sector. AT&T is among more than 30 companies making this initial pledge to reduce energy intensity.
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Thu, Dec 3, 2009 9:13:00 AM (utc+6)
Regulatory / Public Affairs
AT&T Builds on Commitment to Reduce Energy Consumption
AT&T today announced the appointment of John Schinter as AT&T’s first director of energy. Schinter, who has twenty-five years’ experience in environmental sustainability and integrated energy services, will oversee AT&T’s company-wide energy management efforts across all energy-consuming business units, drive comprehensive programs to reduce energy consumption and direct AT&T’s energy purchasing strategies. Schinter will join AT&T’s Corporate Real Estate Property Management team.
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Tue, Dec 1, 2009 9:58:00 AM (utc+6)
Regulatory / Public Affairs
AT&T Accepts Keys to Next Generation All-Electric Cargo Truck
AT&T today accepted the keys to its new all-electric cargo truck. AT&T, along with three other companies, received one of six trucks delivered by Smith Electric on Capitol Hill today - the first in a series of next-generation, all-electric commercial vehicles entering service across the United States. The vehicle, known as the Smith Newton, is the world's largest electric battery-powered truck and the first commercial all-electric truck to achieve new vehicle emissions certification in California. Acceptance of the vehicle comes on the heels of AT&T's announcement in March of a 10-year, $565 million commitment to deploy more than 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles in its fleet.
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Tue, Jul 28, 2009 10:00:00 AM (utc+6)
Regulatory / Public Affairs
AT&T and BellSouth Join to Create a Premier Global Communications Company
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today closed its acquisition of BellSouth Corporation, creating a premier global communications company committed to driving convergence, continued innovation, and competition in the communications and entertainment market.
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Fri, Dec 29, 2006 5:30:41 PM (utc+6)
Financial
AT&T Services Amends Lawsuit to Identify Suspected Pretexters of Phone Records
AT&T Services Inc. today amended a lawsuit in federal court to identify seven suspected pretexters accused of accessing customer information without authorization from the company or the customer.
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Tue, Nov 7, 2006 11:30:14 AM (utc+6)
Corporate
Last night, AB 2987, "The Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006," authored by Speaker of the Assembly, Fabian Núñez, (D - Los Angeles) and co-authored by Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee Chair, Lloyd Levine, (D - Van Nuys), was passed by the California Assembly on a 77-0 vote. The bill will now be considered by the Senate.
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Thu, Jun 1, 2006 5:59:07 PM (utc+6)
Regulatory / Public Affairs
Texans Benefiting from Exploding Broadband Investment, New Video Choice
"Texas Consumers Are Beginning to See the Real Fruits of Investment"
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Fri, Feb 10, 2006 12:00:00 AM (utc+6)
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