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AT&T today announced that AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets will add nearly 75 new jobs in Vermont as a result of its completed acquisition of the Vermont assets of Rural Cellular Communications, a provider of rural and suburban wireless communications services doing business in Vermont under the Unicel brand.

The two companies have a long-standing roaming relationship, and AT&T Mobility is committed to a smooth transition for its customers and employees. Part of this transition includes additional staffing and network support in the state. Candidates interested in a career with AT&T Mobility are invited to apply online. Positions include (but are not limited to) wireless sales and sales management.

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AT&T today announced that AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets has finalized its swap of wireless assets with Verizon Wireless, following regulatory approval from the FCC and Department of Justice.

Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T Mobility acquired some former Rural Cellular Corporation properties previously acquired by Verizon Wireless, including licenses, network assets and subscribers, in the Burlington, Vt. metropolitan service area and in rural service areas (RSAs) in New York (RSA-2), Vermont (RSA-1, RSA-2) and Washington (RSA-2, RSA-3). AT&T also acquired a cellular license from Verizon Wireless in portions of Kentucky RSA-6.

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AT&T Interactive today announced it has reached a milestone of 10,000 YELLOWPAGES.COM advertiser video profiles posted on its branded YouTube™ Channel (www.youtube.com/yellowpages) — with thousands more in the queue. Recently recognized with a “Most Viewed Today: Partner Channel” honor, YELLOWPAGES.COM’s successful extension of its Video Profiles to YouTube marks one year since introducing online video to its comprehensive suite of digital advertising products in November 2007.

Americans viewed 13.5 billion online videos in October 2008 with YouTube accounting for nearly 40 percent of them in the U.S.1 Consumers have viewed videos on YELLOWPAGES.COM’s YouTube Channel over 400,000 times with some of the more popular videos receiving several thousand views to date. Routinely ranked among the Top 30 U.S. Websites by comScore in 20082, YELLOWPAGES.COM features hundreds of new business profile videos weekly.

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AT&T Business Solutions today announced a three-year agreement with Cliffs Natural Resources to enhance its global network and provide greater enterprise mobility through wireless services. Cliffs is an international mining and natural resources company with operations in North America, South America and Australia.

Cliffs needs global communications networking with speed and agility from a single provider to support the management of its worldwide operations. Under terms of the contract, AT&T Business Solutions will establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to support numerous data and voice applications among 20 locations worldwide. By enhancing efficiency and reliability, this network provides greater cost efficiencies and positions Cliffs for the future use of advanced technology applications, such as video and conferencing.

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AT&T U-verse is using the latest technology to revolutionize what Toledo consumers can do with their home phones. AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets today announced the availability of AT&T U-verseSM Voice in parts of Toledo, bringing consumers a next-generation digital voice service delivered over the AT&T U-verse Internet Protocol (IP) network.

U-verse Voice brings together your home phone, wireless, broadband and TV services — all on one bill — with unique features that provide a new level of integration, convenience and control.

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