Andrea Forrest

-AT&T began in 1875 with founder Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone  -During the 1800’s, AT&T became a parent company of the Bell System, which had the best telephone service in the world  -The Bell System broke into 8 companies in 1984  -AT&T avoids traditional consumer services, and offers consumers and small businesses alternative

1984: The first cellular systems are built in Chicago and Washington, D.C. 1987: Craig McCaw sells his cable television assets to focus on wireless business. 1989: McCaw Cellular Communications acquires LIN Broadcasting. 1992: AT&T Corp. acquires 33 percent of McCaw Cellular Communications. 1994: AT&T Corp. and McCaw Cellular Communications merge. 1998: AT&T Wireless Group introduces Digital One Rate. 2001: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. is spun off as a separate company.

 Public Company  Incorporated: 1982 as McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc.  Employees: 33,000  Sales: $13.61 billion (2001)  Stock Exchanges: New York  Ticker Symbol: AWE  NAIC: Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications

256,210 Worldwide

Dallas, Texas

Wireless Services -Cell Phones -Home Phones -Cable -Internet

Current Price : $ Week High : $ Week Low : $ 27.29

S : Strengths W : Weaknesses O : Opportunities T : Threats

AT&T is the United States’ largest provider of broadband Leading Market Position -Has a high stock value Strong Financial Position -Established Company with a large revenue

Prices continue to increase more than other companies  Not enough towers -Leads to bad reception Company has liabilities from older business spin-offs

 Industry will continue to grow  Company will grow, especially with its partnership will Apple  Further industry growth with 4G technology

 Technology is falling behind  Price Competition is growing dangerously  AT&T relies on the iPhone, which leaves Apple the control

I would recommend buying stock because the price seems to increase slowly but surely. I think that if you hold onto it for a while then you should make some money.

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