AT and T Wins Awards

Wireless giant AT&T has receiving two 2007 Capacity Magazine Global Wholesale Awards which further solidifies its position as a leading provider of wholesale services in the world. The awards were announced on Monday evening at the Capacity Europe 2007 conference in Amsterdam.

It has won the "Best National U.S. Wholesale Provider" award, for the second year in a row, and the "Best U.S. Metropolitan Provider." AT&T has made history because this is the first time that Capacity has given two awards in one year to a single company for provision of services to the market.

The world knows AT&T Inc. as a premier communications holding company. AT&T services in the United States and around the world are provided by its subsidiaries and affiliates. They also provide the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services in the world. The leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services are also courtesy of AT&T.

AT&T is also a world leader in providing end-to-end reliable and highly secure network, voice, data and IP solutions to the six wholesale industry segments that it serves. The company serves carriers, wireless operators, cable providers, systems integrators, Internet service providers and content providers.

On the other hand, Capacity is a respected trade magazine for telecommunications carriers and service providers. The editors of Capacity as well as leading telecom industry analysts and consultants from Arab Advisors Group, ATLANTIC-ACM, Paul Budde Communication and the Yankee Group were the members of the judging panel for the awards.

Mark Kemp, CEO and editor-in-chief of Capacity explains that AT&T "has made great progress in incorporating the best practices of the former BellSouth, such as industry-leading provisioning capabilities, which have proved to be effective in meeting the needs of wholesale customers throughout the U.S."