AT&T to Hold 2005 Annual Meeting in San Diego

    AT&T to Hold 2005 Annual Meeting in San Diego 
 
    BEDMINSTER, N.J., Jan. 20 -- AT&T said today it will hold its 120th Annual 
Meeting of Shareowners at the San Diego Convention Center on May 18, 2005. 
    The company's first annual meeting in San Diego will begin at 9:30 a.m. 
Pacific Time.  AT&T has approximately 82,800 shareowners in California. 
    AT&T expects to begin mailing its proxy statement for the shareowner 
meeting with the company's 2004 annual report in late March.  Shareowners of 
record at the close of business on March 24, 2005 (record date), are entitled 
to vote at the annual meeting. 
    AT&T shareowner services can be reached at 1-800-348-8288 or via the 
Internet at http://www.att.com/ir/. 
 
    About AT&T 
    For more than 125 years, AT&T (NYSE 'T') has been known for unparalleled 
quality and reliability in communications.  Backed by the research and 
development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company is a global leader in 
local, long distance, Internet and transaction-based voice and data services. 
 
    AT&T 'Safe Harbor' 
    The foregoing contains 'forward-looking statements' which are based on 
management's beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future 
events made by and information currently available to management.  Readers are 
cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which 
are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of 
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside AT&T's control, 
that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. 
These risk factors include the impact of increasing competition, continued 
capacity oversupply, regulatory uncertainty and the effects of technological 
substitution, among other risks.  For a more detailed description of the 
factors that could cause such a difference, please see AT&T's 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K 
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  AT&T disclaims 
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking 
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or 
otherwise. This information is presented solely to provide additional 
information to further understand the results of AT&T. 
 
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