Subject: Setting the Record Straight

Last night, Fox News aired an inaccurate and grossly misleading story about some work we have shifted to vendors. I suspect the story upset you as much as it did me. That's why I want to set the record straight on what we've done and how we've treated our employees.

The story talked about us moving some management billing functions to Accenture. The facts are – none of our U.S. employees are moving to Accenture's payroll and all have been offered other jobs within AT&T. If they don't accept the job offered to them and they are not able to find another job within AT&T by early next year, we will still pay them their full severance benefits.

The story also talked about tech companies bringing workers to the U.S. under the H-1B visa program. But it fails to mention that no H-1B workers will be used for teh billing functions we're shifting to Accenture.

There are other recent deals where we have shifted work and employees to companies like IBM or other vendors. In these cases, our employees are guaranteed a job with their new employer. At the same time, other companies are shifting work to us. So, it goes both ways.

I hope these facts provide you with the perspective that you didn't get from the Fox News report.

We thank you for your cooperation and encourage you to reach out to your HR support with any questions or feedback.

Thanks for everything you do.

CEO, AT&T Communications.