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AT&T
Basic information
Founded March 3, 1885 (original American Telephone and Telegraph Company)

October 5, 1983 (as Southwestern Bell Corporation (SBC))

November 18, 2005 (renamed as AT&T Inc.)
Type Public
Industry Telecommunications
Official website att.com/


AT&T, Inc. is a major telecommunications holding company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. AT&T owns several smaller telecommunications companies including Cricket Wireless and DIRECTV. [1]

In 2017, the Electronic Frontier Foundation awarded AT&T with a 1 out of 5 stars privacy rating, the same as AT&T's largest competitors, Verizon and T-Mobile.[2]

Controversies

Controversy Year Background Info Aftermath Related Article Related Video(s)
Selling consumer data 2024 FCC found that all major telecommunications companies were illegally selling customer's location data. FCC fined AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million, AT&T's share amounted to 0.22% of their net annual income. [Video References 1]

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