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In 2005, [[SBC Communications Inc.]] acquired AT&T for $16 billion and decided to adopt AT&T as the name of the company. The two companies combined their capabilities in providing consumers with innovative and high quality wireless communications and broadband experience integrated with voice, data and video services. The new AT&T is geared to become globally competitive in the 21st century. <ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/news/2005/01/31-1 SBC to Acquire AT&T]</ref> <ref>[http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=7368 SBC Communications to Adopt AT&T Name]</ref>
In 2005, [[SBC Communications Inc.]] acquired AT&T for $16 billion and decided to adopt AT&T as the name of the company. The two companies combined their capabilities in providing consumers with innovative and high quality wireless communications and broadband experience integrated with voice, data and video services. The new AT&T is geared to become globally competitive in the 21st century. <ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/news/2005/01/31-1 SBC to Acquire AT&T]</ref> <ref>[http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=7368 SBC Communications to Adopt AT&T Name]</ref>
Today AT&T is considered as the fastest mobile broadband network provider and wireless carrier in the United States with the largest international coverage. AT&T is also provides the AT&T U-verse TV and the AT&T Direct TV.<ref>
[http://www.att.com/gen/investor-relations?pid=5711 AT&T Company Information]</ref> The company has 95.5 million wireless subscribers with voice coverage in 220 countries, data roaming in 200 countries and mobile broadband in 130 countries.It's wired services(broadband,local and long distance calls) are concentrated within the 22 American states.<ref>[http://www.att.com/gen/investor-relations?pid=5711 U.S. Presence and Global Reach]</ref>
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