AT&T

Local, national and international voice and data service provider.

Headquarters:

Dallas, Texas

Service Area:

Around the globe

History:

Founded in 1886 as American Telephone and Telegraph.  Current company was established in 1983.  Merged with SBC in 2005.  Acquired Bell South in 2006.

Primary Competition:

Verizon, CenturyLink, TW Telecom & Level 3

Strengths:

• Tier 1 Internet provider
• Largest provider of fixed and mobile telephony in the United States
• Service area

Restrictions:

• Due to size, not as agile or responsive as some of its smaller competitors

Product Offerings:

• T1 & N x T1
• DS3, OC3
• Integrated T1
• SIP
• VoIP
• PRI
• Business Phone Lines
• DSL
• MPLS
• Ethernet
• Wireless
• Private Line
• Long Distance
• Co-location services
• Native LAN
• Webhosting
• IP/VPN Services
• Telepresence