AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced a two-year contract to provide
global voice services to Corning Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of
specialty glass and ceramics. Under the contract, AT&T will provide
international voice, video and teleconferencing, calling-card and
toll-free services to more than 120 Corning locations worldwide.
With a global reach to more than 240 countries, AT&T
International Voice will help Corning communicate seamlessly with
offices and customers around the globe. The solution, which employs
switching and transport networks with multiple levels of breadth and
depth, will help ensure that all calls throughout AT&T's global
network are secure and reliable. Further support will be provided by
AT&T's Network Operations Center, which will monitor and manage
the network 24/7.
The services also will allow business travelers and remote workers
to use AT&T's teleconferencing and calling-card services for
flexible, cost-effective communications all across the globe. With
AT&T Direct Toll-Free service, Corning can use its U.S. toll-free
number both domestically and internationally, further simplifying the
calling experience for employees.
"AT&T's advanced global network will allow our
offices, employees and customers to easily communicate, regardless of
their location in the world," said Tom Blumer, senior vice
president, procurement and transportation, Corning Incorporated "We
look forward to enhancing our international calling capabilities with
AT&T."
AT&T 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.
For more information, visit http://www.att.com or call
617/692-0509.
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