AT&T Pledges Support to National Lab Day Partnership

AT&T* today announced plans to support the new National Lab Day partnership, an initiative to foster collaboration between researchers, students and educators to enhance science and math learning opportunities.

Announced today by President Obama, National Lab Day will occur annually in the first week of May. It is designed as a nationwide initiative to foster scientific and mathematic experimentation and invention in young Americans. Scientists, engineers, college students, parents and others will work together with educators and students to improve labs and inquiry-based science experiences for children in grades 6 through 12.

AT&T Labs researchers will support the initiative by working directly with educators to develop and implement engaging lab-based experiments and lessons for students. The work will expand a long AT&T Labs history of university collaboration and volunteer support of educational programs at all levels.

"Collaboration is at the heart of innovation today, with a wide range of new ideas, technologies and capabilities emerging from the combined efforts of private industry, the public sector and learning institutions," said AT&T Chief Technology Officer John Donovan. "We're very excited to participate in the National Lab Day initiative, which applies the same collaborative concept to advancing math and science education. Through this program, our researchers will have new opportunities to share their passion for knowledge with a new generation, serving as direct resources for educators in developing and delivering high-impact lessons and lab experiences."

Building from a heritage that has produced eight Nobel Prizes, the 1,200 researchers and engineers at AT&T Labs today play a leading role in the research that drives new communications capabilities, data management advances, and wireless and wired network technologies. AT&T's long heritage of innovation is matched by a strong commitment to education, including AT&T Aspire program, which provides grants, job-shadow programs and other activities to promote continuing education for high school students.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is 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. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(SM) and AT&T | DIRECTV(SM) brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies.

SOURCE AT&T Inc.