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AT&T Global Services Unites with UNICEF Canada

AT&T Contributes $40,000 to Support the Fight Against Malaria in Africa

TORONTO, March 13, 2008 - AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced a contribution of $40,000 to UNICEF Canada. The donation was made in support of the Spread the Net campaign to raise awareness and help reduce malaria-related deaths in Africa. The funding received from AT&T will assist Spread the Net and UNICEF Canada in raising sufficient funds to purchase and distribute 500,000 insecticide-treated bed nets to children younger than 5 and pregnant women in Liberia and Rwanda. Malaria is the leading cause of mortality in children under the age of 5 in these two countries.

Spread the Net is designed to educate, motivate and inspire Canadians to help eradicate malaria by raising the funds to provide bed nets and malaria-prevention education to families at no cost. A simple bed net can protect sleeping children from the mosquitoes that transmit the disease. The campaign was started after Belinda Stronach and comedian Rick Mercer travelled to Africa in 2006 with professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the U.N. Millennium Project, and witnessed the destructive, yet avoidable, impact that malaria has on African nations.

"It’s essential that Canadians get involved to help protect children from this preventable disease," said Stronach, national co-chair of Spread the Net. "AT&T’s support is helping us achieve our goal of 500,000 bed nets and, as a result, is making a significant difference for children in Africa."

UNICEF is a global leader in malaria prevention among children and is the largest purchaser of insecticide-treated bed nets in the world. The organization supports the development of malaria-prevention technologies, including the production of long-lasting solutions for net treatment.

"AT&T Global Services Canada is committed to improving the quality of life for children around the world," said David Denault, general manager, AT&T Global Services Canada. "The work being done by UNICEF and Spread the Net is extremely important to the people in our global community, and we are proud to support them."

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About Philanthropy at AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is committed to advancing education, strengthening communities and improving lives. Through its philanthropic initiatives and partnerships, AT&T supports projects that create learning opportunities; promote academic and economic achievement; and address community needs. In 2007, AT&T contributed more than $164 million through corporate-, employee- and AT&T Foundation-giving programs. AT&T and the AT&T Foundation, the corporate philanthropy organization of AT&T, combine more than $1.9 billion of historic charitable commitment to communities across the country.

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.

About UNICEF
UNICEF is the world’s leader for children, working in more than 150 countries and territories to save, protect and enhance the lives of girls and boys. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, promotes quality basic education, protects children from violence, exploitation and AIDS, and is the world’s largest provider of insecticide-treated bed nets and vaccines for developing nations. A global leader in emergencies with six decades of on-the-ground experience, UNICEF saves and rebuilds children’s lives in natural disasters and conflict. UNICEF is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from individuals, businesses, foundations, schools, associations and governments.

About Spread the Net
Spread the Net is a hip, viral, largely web-based campaign designed to educate, motivate and inspire Canadians to help eradicate malaria by fundraising to support the purchase and distribution of bed nets. Spread the Net was founded in November 2006, by Belinda Stronach and comedian Rick Mercer and is powered by an innovative partnership with UNICEF Canada. For more information on Spread the Net please visit www.spreadthenet.org.

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