Press Release

AT&T COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF INGENIO

  • Pay Per Call Technology to Enable AT&T to Lead in Growing Performance-based Advertising Trend

SAN ANTONIO, December 10, 2007

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today the completion of the acquisition of Ingenio, a leading provider of Pay Per Call® technology. The combination will allow AT&T to better serve business directory and local search customers across its entire advertising and publishing portfolio. AT&T plans to quickly begin integrating Ingenio within AT&T's YELLOWPAGES.COM, and the organization will be overseen by Charles Stubbs, president and CEO of YELLOWPAGES.COM.

Integrating Ingenio's Pay Per Call solutions into AT&T's suite of offerings for advertisers will allow AT&T to provide additional options and tools for businesses to manage their advertising programs. The technology will provide an alternate performance-based lead generation tool for businesses that want to reach customers.

"AT&T remains committed to providing advertisers with comprehensive solutions," said Ray Wilkins, AT&T group president-Diversified Business. "The addition of Ingenio's capabilities will give advertisers the flexibility to easily manage their advertising needs across all platforms--online, mobile and print."

The transaction is expected to have minimal impact on AT&T's results, including earnings per share.

The addition of Ingenio's services further enhances AT&T's portfolio of directory and local search offerings. YELLOWPAGES.COM and AT&T Real Yellow Pages deliver unsurpassed visibility and value to advertisers. AT&T delivers print directories to more than 83 million residences and businesses in 22 states and has a premier online presence nationwide with the YELLOWPAGES.COM Network. Together, these products receive more than 5 billion consumer searches a year for local business information and provide more than 1 million advertisers with valuable sales leads to help their businesses grow.

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About AT&T

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. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at www.att.com.

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About YELLOWPAGES.COM

YELLOWPAGES.COM LLC is a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. Formed in late 2004, the company operates a leading IYP and local search site, YELLOWPAGES.COM. The YELLOWPAGES.COM Nationwide Network provides exposure to up to 35 million monthly unique visitors (comScore Media Metrix, July 2007).

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this news release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

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