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'''AT&T''' is an American multinational telecommunications company. It is considered the 7th largest non-oil corporation in the United States in terms of revenue in 2010,<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/states/TX.html Fortune 500 2010: Annual Ranking of America's Largest Corporation]</ref> 14th largest in market value <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/companies/att/ Forbes Global 2000 Leading Companies]</ref> and it was ranked by Fortune Magazine as one of the 50 most admired companies.<ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/emea/insights/pr/eng/q4_270111.html AT&T Press Release]</ref> The company's headquarter is located in Whiteacre Tower Dallas, Texas.

'''AT&T''' is an American multinational telecommunications company. It is considered the 7th largest non-oil corporation in the United States in terms of revenue in 2010,<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/states/TX.html Fortune 500 2010: Annual Ranking of America's Largest Corporation]</ref> 14th largest in market value <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/companies/att/ Forbes Global 2000 Leading Companies]</ref> and it was ranked by Fortune Magazine as one of the 50 most admired companies.<ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/emea/insights/pr/eng/q4_270111.html AT&T Press Release]</ref> The company's headquarter is located in Whiteacre Tower Dallas, Texas.

==History==

==The Origins of AT&T==

===Invention of the Telephone===

===Invention of the Telephone===

The history of AT&T can be traced back during the time Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. In 1875, '''Gardiner Hubbard''' and '''Thomas Sanders''' financially supported Alexander Graham Bell's in inventing the first telephone. <ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/history1.html Origins of AT&T]</ref>  On July 1, 1875, Bell was able to transmit speech sounds through electricity however, the words can't be understood. Bell drafted a patent application and specification for his invention and labeled it as "improvement in telegraphy." He delayed his patent application because of a promise made to another investor named George Brown that he will not file a U.S. patent until a patent is applied in Britain. However, Gardiner Hubbard filed the patent application to the United States Patent Office without Bell’s knowledge on February 14, 1876. Bell received his first patent no. 174, 465 on March 10 on that same year. Bell continued experimenting on his device. On March 10, 1876, he used his latest design, a liquid transmitter hooked to an electric circuit in transmitting the first spoken words to his assistant Thomas Watson. At his end, Watson heard clearly Bell’s statement, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.” <ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/inventing2.html Inventing the Telephone]</ref>  The first telephone was invented and subsequently on January 30, 1877 Bell’s second patent no. 186, 787 was issued to him by the U.S. Patent Office.<ref>

The history of AT&T can be traced back during the time Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. In 1875, '''Gardiner Hubbard''' and '''Thomas Sanders''' financially supported Alexander Graham Bell's in inventing the first telephone. <ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/history1.html Origins of AT&T]</ref>  On July 1, 1875, Bell was able to transmit speech sounds through electricity however, the words can't be understood. Bell drafted a patent application and specification for his invention and labeled it as "improvement in telegraphy." He delayed his patent application because of a promise made to another investor named George Brown that he will not file a U.S. patent until a patent is applied in Britain. However, Gardiner Hubbard filed the patent application to the United States Patent Office without Bell’s knowledge on February 14, 1876. Bell received his first patent no. 174, 465 on March 10 on that same year. Bell continued experimenting on his device. On March 10, 1876, he used his latest design, a liquid transmitter hooked to an electric circuit in transmitting the first spoken words to his assistant Thomas Watson. At his end, Watson heard clearly Bell’s statement, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.” <ref>[http://www.corp.att.com/history/inventing2.html Inventing the Telephone]</ref>  The first telephone was invented and subsequently on January 30, 1877 Bell’s second patent no. 186, 787 was issued to him by the U.S. Patent Office.<ref>