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AT & T Inc.

31 January 2011

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 
 
 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 27, 2011

AT&T INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 
        Delaware                    1-8610                  43-1301883 
     (State or Other       (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer 
     Jurisdiction of                                    Identification No.) 
      Incorporation) 
 
 
     208 S. Akard St., Dallas, Texas         75202 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code) 
 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (210) 821-4105

 
 
 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last 
                        Report) 
 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 
o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under 
    the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) 
 
 
o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under 
    the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) 
 
 
o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) 
    under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-14d-2(b)) 
 
 
o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) 
    under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 
 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The registrant announced on January 27, 2011, its results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2010. The text of the press release and accompanying financial information are attached as exhibits and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

(d) Exhibits

 
99.1  Press release dated January 27, 2011 reporting financial 
       results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 
       2010. 
 
 
99.2  AT&T Inc. selected financial statements and operating 
       data. 
 
99.3  Discussion of OIBDA, Free Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow 
       Yield, Free Cash Flow after Dividends, and Adjusting 
       Items 
 
 

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
                                              AT&T INC. 
 
 
 
Date: January 27, 2011                                      By: /s/ John J. 
                                                            Stephens John J. 
                                                            Stephens Senior 
                                                            Vice President and 
                                                            Controller 
 

For more information, contact:

McCall Butler

917-209-5792

mbutler@attnews.us

AT&T Reports Record 2.8 Million Wireless Net Adds, Strong U-verse Sales, Continued Revenue Gains in the Fourth Quarter

 
--  $0.18 diluted EPS, $0.55 excluding significant items; 
     compared to $0.46 diluted EPS and $0.50 per diluted 
     share when excluding significant items in the year-earlier 
     period 
 
 
--  Consolidated revenues of $31.4 billion in the fourth 
     quarter, up $653 million, or 2.1 percent, versus the 
     year-earlier period 
 
 
--  9.9 percent growth in wireless revenues, with a 9.6 
     percent increase in wireless service revenues 
 
 
--  Best-ever wireless net adds, with a more than 2.8 
     million increase in total wireless subscribers to 
     reach 95.5 million subscribers in service; full-year 
     wireless net adds totaled 8.9 million, the company's 
     best-ever annual total 
 
 
--  Continued expansion in new wireless growth areas; 
     connected devices up a record 1.5 million, iPad- and 
     Android-based tablets up 442,000 
 
 
--  27.4 percent growth in wireless data revenues, up 
     $1.1 billion versus the year-earlier quarter 
 
 
--  Postpaid subscriber ARPU (average monthly revenues 
     per subscriber) up 2.2 percent to $62.88, the eighth 
     consecutive quarter with a year-over-year increase 
 
 
--  Best-ever fourth-quarter total wireless churn at 1.32 
     percent; 1.15 percent postpaid churn, matching previous 
     best-ever fourth-quarter level 
 
 
--  Second consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth 
     in wireline consumer revenues, driven by AT&T U-verse(R) 
     services 
 
 
--  246,000 net gain in AT&T U-verse TV subscribers to 
     reach nearly 3 million in service, with continued 
     high broadband and voice attach rates 
 
 
--  28.5 percent growth in wireline consumer IP data revenues, 
     driven by AT&T U-verse expansion 
 
 
--  210,000 net gain in wireline broadband connections 
 
 
--  17.1 percent growth in revenues from strategic business 
     services such as Ethernet, Virtual Private Networks 
     (VPNs), hosting and application services, the largest 
     increase during the year 
 

Note: AT&T's fourth-quarter earnings conference call will be broadcast live via the Internet at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at www.att.com/investor.relations.

DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2011 - AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today reported fourth-quarter results highlighted by revenue growth, record wireless net adds, strong U-verse services sales and gains in IP-based and strategic business services revenues.

"We had another strong quarter and a solid year," said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and chief executive officer. "Our major growth platforms - mobile broadband, U-verse and strategic business services - continue to set the pace for the industry, and we're still early in the growth cycle for all of these areas. Progress across these growth platforms, combined with continued progress on our cost-improvement initiatives, drive our positive outlook.

"2011 is the year when we'll take mobile broadband to the next level," Stephenson said. "We're seeing 4G speeds today in areas of key markets, we've accelerated our LTE deployment plans, and we expect to add 20 4G devices to our lineup this year. AT&T has led the mobile broadband revolution, and we are well positioned to drive the industry's next waves of innovation and growth."

Fourth-Quarter Financial Results

For the quarter ended December 31, 2010, AT&T's consolidated revenues totaled $31.4 billion, up $653 million, or 2.1 percent, versus the year-earlier quarter, marking the company's fourth consecutive quarter with a year-over-year revenue increase.

Compared with results for the fourth quarter of 2009, operating expenses were $29.3 billion versus $26.1 billion; operating income was $2.1 billion, down from $4.6 billion; and AT&T's operating income margin was 6.7 percent, compared to 14.9 percent. Excluding fourth-quarter significant items, operating expenses were $25.8 billion versus $25.6 billion, operating income was $5.6 billion, compared to $5.1 billion, and operating income margin was 17.7 percent, compared to 16.6 percent.

Fourth-quarter 2010 net income attributable to AT&T totaled $1.1 billion or $0.18 per diluted share. Excluding a one-time charge of $0.26 from a previously disclosed pension accounting change; a $0.09 charge for severance costs; and a $0.02 charge for asset impairments, adjusted earnings per share was $0.55. These results compare with reported net income attributable to AT&T of $2.7 billion, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2009. Excluding significant items, earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $0.50 per diluted share. Excluding significant items, fourth-quarter 2010 earnings per share was up 10.0 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2009.

Fourth-quarter 2010 cash from operating activities totaled $9.6 billion, and capital expenditures totaled $6.6 billion. Free cash flow - cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures - totaled $3.1 billion.

Full-Year Results, Outlook

For the full year 2010, compared with 2009 results, AT&T's consolidated revenues totaled $124.3 billion versus $122.5 billion; operating expenses were $104.7 billion, compared with $101.5 billion; net income attributable to AT&T was $19.9 billion versus $12.1 billion; and earnings per diluted share was $3.35 compared with $2.05. Earnings per share, excluding significant items, totaled $2.29, compared with $2.07, an increase of 10.6 percent for the year.

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Compared with 2009 results, AT&T's full-year cash from operating activities totaled $35.0 billion, up from $34.4 billion. Capital expenditures, including capitalized interest, totaled $20.3 billion versus $17.3 billion, including a more than 50 percent increase in wireless-related capital investment versus the year earlier, as AT&T aggressively deployed next-generation wireless broadband networks; and free cash flow totaled $14.7 billion, compared with $17.1 billion.

In 2011, AT&T expects consolidated revenue growth in conjunction with an expansion in consolidated, wireline and wireless operating margins, including wireless service margins. Achieving these targets will lead to expected mid-single digit or better earnings per share growth versus 2010 earnings, excluding changes in capitalized interest. (In 2011, AT&T will no longer capitalize interest expense attributable to the company's LTE-related spectrum purchases. The impact of the change would have reduced earnings per share by $0.07 in 2010. Therefore, projected earnings growth is based on a 2010 earnings per share number of $2.22.)

AT&T also expects modest improvement in free cash flow, with capital expenditures in the low-to-mid $19 billion range, as increases in wireless spending will be offset by lower wireline capital expenditures and the elimination of capitalized interest in LTE spectrum.

Wireless Operational Highlights

Led by record subscriber additions, AT&T delivered continued strong growth in its wireless business in the fourth quarter, including wireless service revenue gains. The fourth quarter was also the first quarter in the company's history in which wireless revenues exceeded wireline revenues. Highlights included:

Best-Ever Subscriber Gain. AT&T posted a net gain in total wireless subscribers of 2.8 million, to reach 95.5 million in service, the best net gain in the company's history. Full-year wireless net adds totaled 8.9 million (adjusted for mergers and acquisitons), the company's best-ever annual total. Fourth-quarter net add growth reflects rapid adoption of smartphones, increases in prepaid subscribers, strength in the reseller channel and a record quarter in connected devices such as eReaders, security systems, fleet management and a host of other products. AT&T also had a another strong tablet quarter, a new growth area for the company. It added 442,000 iPad- and Android-based tablets to its network, with more than 90 percent of these booked to the prepaid category.

Retail net adds for the quarter include postpaid net adds of 400,000 and prepaid net adds of 307,000. Connected device net adds were 1.5 million, and reseller net adds were 595,000.

Churn at Record Fourth-Quarter Levels.Postpaid churn was 1.15 percent, matching last year's best-ever fourth-quarter record. Total churn was a record-low fourth-quarter level of 1.32 percent versus 1.42 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Continued Strength in Integrated Device Sales. AT&T continued to grow its base of integrated device subscribers. More than 7.4 million postpaid integrated devices were sold in the fourth quarter, including the second-largest quarterly number of upgrades in the company's history. Integrated device sales included 4.1 million iPhone activations. More than 80 percent of postpaid sales were integrated devices.(Integrated devices are handsets with QWERTY or virtual keyboards in addition to voice functionality and are a key driver of wireless data usage.)

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At the end of the quarter, 61.0 percent of AT&T's 68.0 million postpaid subscribers had integrated devices, up from 46.8 percent a year earlier. The average ARPU for integrated devices on AT&T's network is 1.7 times that of the company's non-integrated device base. More than 80 percent of integrated device subscribers are on FamilyTalk and/or business discount plans. Churn levels for these subscribers are significantly lower than for other postpaid subscribers.

Continued Strong Wireless Revenue Growth. Wireless service revenues increased 9.6 percent, to $13.8 billion, in the fourth quarter. Total wireless revenues, which include equipment sales, were up 9.9 percent year over year to $15.2 billion.

Robust Growth in Wireless Data Revenues.Wireless data revenues - driven by messaging, Internet access, access to applications and related services - increased $1.1 billion, or 27.4 percent, from the year-earlier quarter to $4.9 billion. AT&T postpaid wireless subscribers on monthly data plans increased by 20.4 percent over the past year. Versus the year-earlier quarter, total text messages carried on the AT&T network increased by nearly 29 percent to 173.1 billion, and multimedia messages increased by 75.0 percent to 3.9 billion.

Further Postpaid ARPU Growth. Driven by strong data growth, postpaid subscriber ARPU increased 2.2 percent versus the year-earlier quarter to $62.88. This marked the eighth consecutive quarter AT&T has posted a year-over-year increase in postpaid ARPU. Postpaid data ARPU reached $22.64, up 17.8 percent versus the year-earlier quarter.

Wireless Margins. Fourth-quarter wireless margins reflected increased operating costs associated with strong integrated device activations and high customer upgrade levels, offset in part by improved operating efficiencies and further revenue growth from the company's base of high-quality integrated device subscribers. AT&T's fourth-quarter wireless operating income margin was 22.9 percent versus 25.9 percent in the year-earlier quarter, and AT&T's wireless OIBDA service margin was 37.6 percent, compared with 40.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 and flat sequentially. (OIBDA service margin is operating income before depreciation and amortization, divided by total service revenues.) Fourth-quarter wireless operating expenses totaled $11.7 billion, up 14.3 percent versus the year-earlier quarter, and wireless operating income was $3.5 billion, down 2.8 percent year over year.

Wireline Operational Highlights

AT&T's fourth-quarter wireline results were highlighted by continued growth in consumer revenues, sustained growth in revenues from strategic business services and solid cost management. Highlights included:

Growth in Wireline Consumer Revenues. Driven by strength in IP data services, revenue from residential customers totaled $5.3 billion in the fourth quarter, up 0.7 percent year over year, their second consecutive year-over-year increase.

Continued U-verse Service Gains Driving Consumer Growth. AT&T U-verse TV had its best quarter of the year, adding 246,000 subscribers to reach nearly 3 million in service. In the fourth quarter, the AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet attach rate continued to run above 90 percent, and 60 percent of subscribers took AT&T U-verse Voice. More than three-fourths of AT&T U-verse TV subscribers have a triple- or quad-play option from AT&T. ARPU for U-verse triple-play customers was more than $160.

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AT&T's U-verse deployment now reaches more than 27 million living units. Companywide penetration of eligible living units is 14.2 percent, and across areas marketed to for 30 months or more, overall penetration is more than 22 percent. AT&T's total video subscribers, which combine the company's U-verse and bundled satellite customers, reached 4.9 million at the end of the quarter, representing 19.7 percent of households served.

Improved Wireline Broadband Growth.Driven by strength in AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet service and standalone broadband, AT&T posted a 210 000 net gain in wireline broadband connections. About two-thirds of consumers have a broadband plan of 3 Mbps or higher.

U-verse Revenues Up 73.4 Percent. Increased AT&T U-verse penetration drove 28.5 percent year-over-year growth in IP revenues from residential customers (broadband, U-verse TV and U-verse Voice). U-verse continues to drive a transformation in AT&T's consumer area, reflected by the fact that IP revenues now represent 45.0 percent of AT&T's consumer wireline revenues, up from 35.3 percent in the year-earlier quarter and up from 25.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. In the fourth quarter, AT&T U-verse revenues were $1.3 billion, 73.4 percent higher than in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Further Growth in Revenues Per Household. Driven by AT&T U-verse services, wireline revenues per household served increased 7.5 percent versus the year-earlier fourth quarter and were up 0.4 percent sequentially. This marked AT&T's 12th consecutive quarter with year-over-year growth in wireline consumer revenues per household.

Consumer Connection Trends. In the fourth quarter, AT&T posted a decline in total consumer revenue connections due primarily to expected declines in traditional voice access lines, consistent with broader industry trends and somewhat offset by increases in U-verse TV and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) connections. AT&T U-verse Voice connections increased by 186,000 in the quarter and 726,000 over the past four quarters. Total consumer revenue connections at the end of the fourth quarter were 43.4 million, compared with 45.3 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 and 43.7 million at the end of the third quarter of 2010.

17.1 Percent Growth in Strategic Business Services Revenues. Revenues from new-generation capabilities that lead AT&T's most advanced business solutions - including Ethernet, VPNs, hosting, IP conferencing and application services - grew 17.1 percent versus the year-earlier quarter their strongest growth during the year, and were up 5.5 percent from the third quarter of 2010, continuing AT&T's strong trends in this category. Total business revenues were $9.4 billion, a decline of 4.5 percent versus the year-earlier quarter, reflecting economic weakness in voice and legacy data products, and the third-quarter sale of the company's Japan assets. Business service revenues, which exclude CPE, declined 4.3 percent year over year and decreased slightly sequentially, down 1.2 percent.

Improved Growth in Business IP Revenues. Total business IP data revenues grew 9.0 percent versus the year-earlier fourth quarter, led by growth in VPN revenues. Global Enterprise Solutions IP data revenues grew 11.0 percent. More than 70 percent of AT&T's frame customers have made the transition to IP-based solutions, which allow them to easily add managed services such as network security, cloud services and IP conferencing on top of their infrastructures. This generated total business data revenue growth of 1.1 percent, the largest growth in this category in four quarters.

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Improved Wireline Margin Trends. AT&T's fourth-quarter wireline operating income margin was 13.0 percent, compared with 12.3 percent in the year-earlier quarter and 13.0 percent in the third quarter of 2010. Fourth-quarter total wireline revenues were $15.1 billion, down 3.2 percent versus the year-earlier quarter. Fourth-quarter wireline operating expenses were $13.1 billion, down 3.9 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2009 and down 1.1 percent sequentially. Wireline operating income totaled $2.0 billion, compared to $1.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009 and $2.0 billion in the third quarter of 2010.

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. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. A leader in mobile broadband, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(R) and AT&T DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising. In 2010, AT&T again ranked among the 50 Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE(R) magazine.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT. Find us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ATT to discover more about our consumer and wireless services or at www.Facebook.com/ATTSmallBiz to discover more about our small business services.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

(c) 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.

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. This news release may contain certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations between the non-GAAP financial measures and the GAAP financial measures are available on the company's Web site at www.att.com/investor.relations. Accompanying financial statements follow.

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NOTE: OIBDA is defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization. OIBDA differs from Segment Operating Income (loss), as calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), in that it excludes depreciation and amortization. OIBDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements and thus does not reflect available funds for distributions, reinvestment or other discretionary uses. OIBDA is not presented as an alternative measure of operating results or cash flows from operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of OIBDA, as presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

NOTE: Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations minus capital expenditures. We believe this metric provides useful information to our investors because management regularly reviews free cash flow as an important indicator of how much cash is generated by normal business operations, including capital expenditures, and makes decisions based on it. Management also views it as a measure of cash available to pay debt and return cash to shareowners.

NOTE: Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income Margin are non-GAAP financial measures calculated by excluding from operating revenues and operating expenses significant items that are non-operational or non-recurring in nature. Management believes that these measures provide relevant and useful information to investors and other users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends. Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income Margin should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted Operating Income, as presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

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Financial Data 
 
AT&T Inc. 
---------------   ------------   ------------   -----      ------------   ------------   ----- 
Consolidated 
Statements of 
Income 
Dollars in 
millions except 
per share 
amounts 
---------------   ------------   ------------   -----      ------------   ------------   ----- 
Unaudited                   Three Months Ended                       Twelve Months Ended 
                 ----------------------------------------  --------------------------------------- 
                    12/31/2010     12/31/2009       % Chg    12/31/2010     12/31/2009       % Chg 
---------------   ------------   ------------   ---------  ------------   ------------   --------- 
Operating 
Revenues 
Wireless service  $     13,799   $     12,585     9.6%     $     53,510   $     48,563    10.2% 
Voice                    6,644          7,623   -12.8%           28,315         32,324   -12.4% 
Data                     7,072          6,508     8.7%           27,479         25,561     7.5% 
Directory                  926          1,102   -16.0%            3,935          4,724   -16.7% 
Other                    2,920          2,890     1.0%           11,041         11,341    -2.6% 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Total Operating 
 Revenues               31,361         30,708     2.1%          124,280        122,513     1.4% 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
 
Operating 
Expenses 
Cost of services 
 and sales 
 (exclusive of 
 depreciation 
 and 
 amortization 
 shown 
 separately 
 below)                 13,897         12,973     7.1%           52,263         50,571     3.3% 
Selling, general 
 and 
 administrative         10,469          8,205    27.6%           33,065         31,427     5.2% 
Depreciation and 
 amortization            4,907          4,966    -1.2%           19,379         19,515    -0.7% 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Total Operating 
 Expenses               29,273         26,144    12.0%          104,707        101,513     3.1% 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Operating Income         2,088          4,564   -54.3%           19,573         21,000    -6.8% 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Interest Expense           746            795    -6.2%            2,994          3,368   -11.1% 
Equity in Net 
 Income of 
 Affiliates                133            185   -28.1%              762            734     3.8% 
Other Income 
 (Expense) - 
 Net                        72            107   -32.7%              897            152       - 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Income from 
 Continuing 
 Operations 
 Before Income 
 Taxes                   1,547          4,061   -61.9%           18,238         18,518    -1.5% 
Income Tax 
 (Benefit) 
 Expense                   388          1,271   -69.5%           (1,162)         6,091       - 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Income from 
 Continuing 
 Operations              1,159          2,790   -58.5%           19,400         12,427    56.1% 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Income from 
 Discontinued 
 Operations, net 
 of tax                      2             14   -85.7%              779             20       - 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Net Income               1,161          2,804   -58.6%           20,179         12,447    62.1% 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Less: Net Income 
 Attributable to 
 Noncontrolling 
 Interest                  (72)           (74)    2.7%             (315)          (309)   -1.9% 
----------------      --------       --------   -----          --------       --------   ----- 
Net Income 
 Attributable to 
 AT&T             $      1,089   $      2,730   -60.1%     $     19,864   $     12,138    63.7% 
================      ========       ========   =====          ========       ========   ===== 
 
 
Basic Earnings 
 Per Share from 
 Continuing 
 Operations 
 Attributable to 
 AT&T             $       0.18   $       0.46   -60.9%     $       3.23   $       2.06    56.8% 
Basic Earnings 
 Per Share from 
 Discontinued 
 Operations 
 Attributable to 
 AT&T                        -              -       -              0.13              -       - 
                      --------       --------                  --------       -------- 
Basic Earnings 
 Per Share 
 Attributable to 
 AT&T             $       0.18   $       0.46   -60.9%     $       3.36   $       2.06    63.1% 
                      ========       ========                  ========       ======== 
Weighted Average 
 Common Shares 
 Outstanding 
 (000,000)               5,915          5,901     0.2%            5,913          5,900     0.2% 
 
Diluted Earnings 
 Per Share from 
 Continuing 
 Operations 
 Attributable to 
 AT&T             $       0.18   $       0.46   -60.9%     $       3.22   $       2.05    57.1% 
Diluted Earnings 
 Per Share from 
 Discontinued 
 Operations 
 Attributable to 
 AT&T                        -              -       -              0.13              -       - 
                      --------       --------                  --------       -------- 
Diluted Earnings 
 Per Share 
 Attributable to 
 AT&T             $       0.18   $       0.46   -60.9%     $       3.35   $       2.05    63.4% 
                      ========       ========                  ========       ======== 
Weighted Average 
 Common Shares 
 Outstanding 
 with Dilution 
 (000,000)               5,941          5,927     0.2%            5,938          5,924     0.2% 
 
 
 
 
Financial 
Data 
 
AT&T Inc. 
-------------  ------------      ------------      -----      ------------      ------------      ----- 
Statements of 
Segment 
Income 
Dollars in 
millions 
-------------  ------------      ------------      -----      ------------      ------------      ----- 
Unaudited 
                            Three Months Ended                             Twelve Months Ended 
               ---------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 
Wireless        12/31/2010        12/31/2009         % Chg     12/31/2010        12/31/2009         % Chg 
-------------  ------------      ------------      ---------  ------------      ------------      --------- 
Segment 
Operating 
Revenues 
Service        $     13,799      $     12,585        9.6%     $     53,510      $     48,563       10.2% 
Equipment             1,382             1,232       12.2%            4,990             4,941        1.0% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Total Segment 
 Operating 
 Revenues            15,181            13,817        9.9%           58,500            53,504        9.3% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
 
Segment 
Operating 
Expenses 
Operations 
 and support          9,988             8,695       14.9%           36,746            33,631        9.3% 
Depreciation 
 and 
 amortization         1,721             1,550       11.0%            6,497             6,043        7.5% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Total Segment 
 Operating 
 Expenses            11,709            10,245       14.3%           43,243            39,674        9.0% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
 Operating 
 Income               3,472             3,572       -2.8%           15,257            13,830       10.3% 
Equity in Net 
 Income 
 (Loss) of 
 Affiliates              (5)                9          -                 9                 9          - 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
 Income        $      3,467      $      3,581       -3.2%     $     15,266      $     13,839       10.3% 
=============      ========          ========      =====          ========          ========      ===== 
 
Segment 
 Operating 
 Income 
 Margin                22.9%             25.9%                        26.1%             25.8% 
 
 
Wireline 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
Operating 
Revenues 
Voice          $      6,644      $      7,623      -12.8%     $     28,315      $     32,324      -12.4% 
Data                  7,072             6,508        8.7%           27,479            25,561        7.5% 
Other                 1,394             1,483       -6.0%            5,408             5,629       -3.9% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Total Segment 
 Operating 
 Revenues            15,110            15,614       -3.2%           61,202            63,514       -3.6% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
 
Segment 
Operating 
Expenses 
Operations 
 and support         10,055            10,470       -4.0%           41,008            42,352       -3.2% 
Depreciation 
 and 
 amortization         3,092             3,217       -3.9%           12,371            12,743       -2.9% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Total Segment 
 Operating 
 Expenses            13,147            13,687       -3.9%           53,379            55,095       -3.1% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
 Operating 
 Income               1,963             1,927        1.9%            7,823             8,419       -7.1% 
Equity in Net 
 Income of 
 Affiliates               4                 -          -                11                17      -35.3% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
 Income        $      1,967      $      1,927        2.1%     $      7,834      $      8,436       -7.1% 
=============      ========          ========      =====          ========          ========      ===== 
 
Segment 
 Operating 
 Income 
 Margin                13.0%             12.3%                        12.8%             13.3% 
 
Advertising 
Solutions 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
 Operating 
 Revenues      $        926      $      1,102      -16.0%     $      3,935      $      4,724      -16.7% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
 
Segment 
Operating 
Expenses 
Operations 
 and support            626               650       -3.7%            2,583             2,743       -5.8% 
Depreciation 
 and 
 amortization           104               150      -30.7%              497               650      -23.5% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Total Segment 
 Operating 
 Expenses               730               800       -8.8%            3,080             3,393       -9.2% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
 Income        $        196      $        302      -35.1%     $        855      $      1,331      -35.8% 
=============      ========          ========      =====          ========          ========      ===== 
 
Segment 
 Income 
 Margin                21.2%             27.4%                        21.7%             28.2% 
 
Other 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
 Operating 
 Revenues      $        144      $        175      -17.7%     $        643      $        771      -16.6% 
Segment 
 Operating 
 Expenses             1,166             1,197       -2.6%            2,484             3,136      -20.8% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
 Operating 
 Income 
 (Loss)              (1,022)           (1,022)         -            (1,841)           (2,365)      22.2% 
Equity in Net 
 Income of 
 Affiliates             134               176      -23.9%              742               708        4.8% 
-------------      --------          --------      -----          --------          --------      ----- 
Segment 
 Income 
 (Loss) from 
 Continuing 
 Operations    $       (888)     $       (846)      -5.0%     $     (1,099)     $     (1,657)      33.7% 
=============      ========          ========      =====          ========          ========      ===== 
 
 
Financial Data 
 
AT&T Inc. 
-----------------------------------------------  -----------   -------- 
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
Dollars in millions except per share amounts 
-----------------------------------------------  -----------   -------- 
                                                    12/31/10   12/31/09 
                                                   Unaudited 
-----------------------------------------------  -----------   -------- 
 
Assets 
Current Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents                        $     1,437   $  3,741 
Accounts receivable - net of allowances for 
doubtful accounts of $957 and $1,202                  13,610     14,845 
Prepaid expenses                                       1,458      1,562 
Deferred income taxes                                  1,170      1,247 
Other current assets                                   2,276      3,792 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Total current assets                                  19,951     25,187 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Property, Plant and Equipment - Net                  103,963    100,286 
Goodwill                                              73,601     72,782 
Licenses                                              50,372     48,741 
Customer Lists and Relationships - Net                 4,708      7,393 
Other Intangible Assets - Net                          5,440      5,494 
Investments in Equity Affiliates                       4,515      2,921 
Other Assets                                           6,704      6,275 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Total Assets                                     $   269,254   $269,079 
===============================================      =======    ======= 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 
Current Liabilities 
Debt maturing within one year                    $     7,196   $  7,361 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities              20,055     21,260 
Advanced billing and customer deposits                 4,086      4,170 
Accrued taxes                                             72      1,681 
Dividends payable                                      2,542      2,479 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Total current liabilities                             33,951     36,951 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Long-Term Debt                                        58,971     64,720 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent 
Liabilities 
Deferred income taxes                                 22,361     23,870 
Postemployment benefit obligation                     28,803     27,847 
Other noncurrent liabilities                          12,743     13,226 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Total deferred credits and other noncurrent 
 liabilities                                          63,907     64,943 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Stockholders' Equity 
Common stock                                           6,495      6,495 
Additional paid-in capital                            91,731     91,707 
Retained earnings                                     32,268     22,419 
Treasury stock                                       (21,083)   (21,260) 
Accumulated other comprehensive income                 2,711      2,679 
Noncontrolling interest                                  303        425 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Total stockholders' equity                           112,425    102,465 
-----------------------------------------------      -------    ------- 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity       $   269,254   $269,079 
===============================================      =======    ======= 
 
 
Financial Data 
 
AT&T Inc. 
---------------------------------  --------   --------   -------- 
Consolidated Statements of Cash 
Flows 
Dollars in millions, increase (decrease) in 
cash and cash equivalents 
-------------------------------------------   --------   -------- 
Unaudited 
                                      2010       2009       2008 
---------------------------------  --------   --------   -------- 
Operating Activities 
Net income (loss)                  $ 20,179   $ 12,447   $ (2,364) 
Adjustments to reconcile net 
income (loss) to 
net cash provided by operating 
activities: 
Depreciation and amortization        19,379     19,515     19,673 
Undistributed earnings from 
 investments in equity 
 affiliates                            (603)      (419)      (654) 
Provision for uncollectible 
 accounts                             1,334      1,762      1,795 
Deferred income tax expense 
(benefit) and noncurrent 
unrecognized tax benefits            (3,280)     1,885     (4,202) 
Net (gain) loss from impairment 
 and sale of investments               (802)         -        517 
Remeasurement of pension and 
 postretirement benefits              2,521        215     25,150 
(Income) Loss from discontinued 
 operations                            (779)       (20)         2 
Changes in operating assets and 
liabilities: 
Accounts receivable                     (99)      (490)    (1,475) 
Other current assets                    717       (617)     1,854 
Accounts payable and accrued 
 liabilities                         (2,414)       943     (4,456) 
Net income attributable to 
 noncontrolling interest               (315)      (309)      (261) 
Other - net                            (845)      (507)    (1,969) 
---------------------------------   -------    -------    ------- 
Total adjustments                    14,814     21,958     35,974 
---------------------------------   -------    -------    ------- 
Net Cash Provided by Operating 
 Activities                          34,993     34,405     33,610 
---------------------------------   -------    -------    ------- 
 
Investing Activities 
Construction and capital 
expenditures: 
Capital expenditures                (19,530)   (16,554)   (19,631) 
Interest during construction           (772)      (740)      (659) 
Acquisitions, net of cash 
 acquired                            (2,906)      (983)   (10,972) 
Dispositions                          1,830        287      1,615 
(Purchases) and sales of 
 securities, net                       (100)        55         68 
Sale of other investments                 -          -        436 
Other                                    29         52         45 
---------------------------------   -------    -------    ------- 
Net Cash Used in Investing 
 Activities                         (21,449)   (17,883)   (29,098) 
---------------------------------   -------    -------    ------- 
 
Financing Activities 
Net change in short-term 
borrowings with 
original maturities of three 
 months or less                       1,592     (3,910)     2,017 
Issuance of long-term debt            2,235      8,161     12,416 
Repayment of long-term debt          (9,294)    (8,652)    (4,009) 
Purchase of treasury shares               -          -     (6,077) 
Issuance of treasury shares              50         28        319 
Dividends paid                       (9,916)    (9,670)    (9,507) 
Share-based payment excess tax 
 benefit                                  -          -         15 
Other                                  (515)      (465)       136 
---------------------------------   -------    -------    ------- 
Net Cash Used in Financing 
 Activities                         (15,848)   (14,508)    (4,690) 
---------------------------------   -------    -------    ------- 
Net increase (decrease) in cash 
 and cash equivalents                (2,304)     2,014       (178) 
Cash and cash equivalents 
 beginning of year                    3,741      1,727      1,905 
---------------------------------   -------    -------    ------- 
Cash and Cash Equivalents End of 
 Year                              $  1,437   $  3,741   $  1,727 
=================================   =======    =======    ======= 
 
 
Financial Data 
 
AT&T Inc. 
------------------------  ------------      ------------      -----      ------------      ------------      ----- 
Supplementary Operating 
and Financial Data 
Dollars in millions 
except per share 
amounts 
------------------------  ------------      ------------      -----      ------------      ------------      ----- 
Unaudited                              Three Months Ended                             Twelve Months Ended 
                          ---------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
                            12/31/2010        12/31/2009          % Chg    12/31/2010        12/31/2009          % Chg 
------------------------  ------------      ------------      ---------  ------------      ------------      --------- 
 
Wireless 
    Wireless Customers 
     (000)                                                                     95,536            85,120       12.2% 
    Net Customer 
     Additions (000)             2,803             2,661        5.3%            8,853             7,278       21.6% 
    M&A Activity, 
     Partitioned 
     Customers and Other 
     Adjs. (000)                   (28)              863                        1,563               833 
          Total Churn7            1.32%             1.42%        -10 BP          1.31%             1.47%        -16 BP 
    Postpaid Customers 
     (000)7                                                                    68,041            64,627        5.3% 
    Net Postpaid 
     Customer Additions 
     (000)7                        400               841      -52.4%            2,153             4,199      -48.7% 
    Postpaid Churn7               1.15%             1.15%          0 BP          1.09%             1.13%         -4 BP 
    Licensed POPs 
     (000,000)                                                                    308               306        0.7% 
    Prepaid Customers 
     (including tablets) 
     (000)7                                                                     6,524             5,350       21.9% 
    Net Prepaid Customer 
     Additions 
     (including tablets) 
     (000)7                        307               (58)                         952              (801) 
    Connected Devices 
     Customers (000)7                                                           9,326             4,704       98.3% 
    Net Connected 
     Devices Customer 
     Additions (000)7            1,501             1,394        7.7%            4,608             2,077 
 
 
In-Region Wireline 1 
    Total Consumer 
    Revenue Connections 
    (000) 
          Retail 
           Consumer 
           Voice 
           Connections 
           2                                                                   24,195            27,332      -11.5% 
          Consumer 
           Wireline 
           Broadband 
           Connections 
           3                                                                   14,320            13,717        4.4% 
          Video 
          Connections: 
          4 
   Satellite Connections                                                        1,930             2,174      -11.2% 
   U-verse Video 
    Connections                                                                 2,985             2,064       44.6% 
                                                                             --------          -------- 
Total Consumer Revenue 
 Connections (000)                                                             43,430            45,287       -4.1% 
                                                                             ========          ======== 
 
          Net Consumer 
           Revenue 
           Connection 
           Changes 
           (000)                  (303)             (372)      18.5%           (1,857)           (1,756)      -5.8% 
 
Broadband and Video 
    Total Broadband 
     Connections (000) 
     5                                                                         17,755            17,254        2.9% 
          Net Broadband 
           Connection 
           Changes (000) 
           5                       193               171       12.9%              501               989      -49.3% 
    Total Video 
     Connections (000) 
     4                                                                          4,917             4,239       16.0% 
          Net Video 
           Connection 
           Changes (000) 
           4                       182               227      -19.8%              678             1,004      -32.5% 
 
AT&T Inc. 
    Construction and 
    capital 
    expenditures 
    Capital expenditures  $      6,360      $      5,520       15.2%     $     19,530      $     16,554       18.0% 
    Interest during 
     construction         $        195      $        187        4.3%     $        772      $        740        4.3% 
    Dividends Declared 
     per Share            $     0.4300      $     0.4200        2.4%     $     1.6900      $     1.6500        2.4% 
    End of Period Common 
     Shares Outstanding 
     (000,000)                                                                  5,911             5,902        0.2% 
    Debt Ratio 6                                                                 37.0%             41.3%       -430 BP 
    Total Employees                                                           266,590           282,720       -5.7% 
 
 
 
 
1  In-region wireline represents access lines served 
    by AT&T's incumbent local exchange companies. 
2  Includes consumer U-verse Voice over Internet Protocol 
    connections of 1,680 as of December 31, 2010. 
3  Consumer wireline broadband connections include DSL 
    lines, U-verse High Speed Internet access and satellite 
    broadband. 
4  Video connections include sales under agency agreements 
    with EchoStar and DirecTV customers and U-verse connections. 
5  Total broadband connections include DSL lines, U-verse 
    High Speed Internet access, satellite broadband and 
    3G LaptopConnect cards. 
6  Total long-term debt plus debt maturing within one 
    year divided by total debt plus total stockholders' 
    equity. 
7  Prior year amounts restated to conform to current 
    period reporting methodology. 
   Note: For the end of 4Q10, total switched access lines 
    were 43,678, retail business switched access lines 
    totaled 18,733, and wholesale and coin switched 
         access lines totaled 2,430. These include 1,699 retail 
          business and 95 wholesale lines that are used solely 
          by AT&T or our subsidiaries. 
 
 
Financial Data 
 
AT&T Inc. 
Non-GAAP 
Wireless 
Reconciliation 
---------------  ------------      -----------      -----------      -----------      ------------ 
Wireless 
Segment OIBDA 
Dollars in 
millions 
Unaudited 
                                                  Three Months Ended 
                   12/31/2009        3/31/2010        6/30/2010        9/30/2010        12/31/2010 
                 ------------      -----------      -----------      -----------      ------------ 
 
Segment 
Operating 
Revenues 
Service          $     12,585      $    12,850      $    13,186      $    13,675      $     13,799 
Equipment               1,232            1,047            1,056            1,505             1,382 
---------------      --------          -------          -------          -------          -------- 
Total Segment 
 Operating 
 Revenues              13,817           13,897           14,242           15,180            15,181 
---------------      --------          -------          -------          -------          -------- 
 
Segment 
Operating 
Expenses 
Operations and 
 support                8,695            8,173            8,553           10,032             9,988 
Depreciation 
 and 
 amortization           1,550            1,558            1,578            1,640             1,721 
---------------      --------          -------          -------          -------          -------- 
Total Segment 
 Operating 
 Expenses              10,245            9,731           10,131           11,672            11,709 
---------------      --------          -------          -------          -------          -------- 
 
Segment 
 Operating 
 Income                 3,572            4,166            4,111            3,508             3,472 
 
Plus: 
 Depreciation 
 and 
 amortization           1,550            1,558            1,578            1,640             1,721 
---------------      --------          -------          -------          -------          -------- 
OIBDA                   5,122            5,724            5,689            5,148             5,193 
---------------      --------          -------          -------          -------          -------- 
OIBDA as a % of 
 Service 
 Revenue                 40.7%            44.5%            43.1%            37.6%             37.6% 
 

OIBDA is defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is defined as Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. This term is often used as a substitute for OIBDA. OIBDA differs from segment operating income (loss), as calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), in that it excludes depreciation and amortization. OIBDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements and thus does not reflect available funds for distributions, reinvestment or other discretionary uses. OIBDA is not presented as an alternative measure of operating results or cash flows from operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of OIBDA, as presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

 
Financial Data 
 
AT&T Inc. 
Non-GAAP 
Financial 
Reconciliation 
---------------  -----------      --------   -----------   -------- 
Free Cash Flow 
Dollars in 
Millions 
Unaudited 
                      Three Months Ended         Twelve Months Ended 
                         December 31,                December 31, 
                        2009          2010          2009       2010 
---------------  -----------      --------   -----------   -------- 
 
Net cash 
 provided by 
 operating 
 activities      $     8,962      $  9,643   $    34,405   $ 34,993 
Less: 
 Construction 
 and capital 
 expenditures         (5,707)       (6,555)      (17,294)   (20,302) 
---------------      -------       -------       -------    ------- 
Free Cash Flow   $     3,255      $  3,088   $    17,111   $ 14,691 
---------------      -------       -------       -------    ------- 
 
 

Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations minus capital expenditures. We believe these metrics provide useful information to our investors because management regularly reviews free cash flow as an important indicator of how much cash is generated by normal business operations, including capital expenditures, and makes decisions based on it. Management also views free cash flow as a measure of cash available to pay debt and return cash to shareowners.

 
Free Cash 
Flow After 
Dividends 
Dollars in 
Millions 
Unaudited 
                                       Three Months Ended 
               9/30/2009  12/31/2009  3/31/2010  6/30/2010  9/30/2010  12/31/2010 
-------------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
Net cash 
 provided by 
 operating 
 activities      $ 9,671     $ 8,962    $ 7,237    $ 8,573    $ 9,540     $ 9,643 
Less: 
 Construction 
 and capital 
 expenditures    (4,202)     (5,707)    (3,331)    (4,904)    (5,512)     (6,555) 
-------------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
Free Cash 
 Flow              5,469       3,255      3,906      3,669      4,028       3,088 
-------------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
Less: 
 Dividends 
 paid            (2,418)     (2,418)    (2,479)    (2,481)    (2,476)     (2,480) 
-------------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
Free Cash 
 Flow After 
 Dividends       $ 3,051       $ 837    $ 1,427    $ 1,188    $ 1,552       $ 608 
-------------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 
Financial Data 
 
AT&T Inc. 
Non-GAAP 
Financial 
Reconciliation 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------  -------- 
Annualized Net 
Debt-to-Adjusted 
EBITDA Ratio 
Dollars in 
millions 
Unaudited 
                                   Three Months Ended 
                     3/31/2010    6/30/2010    9/30/2010    12/31/2010      2010 
-----------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------  -------- 
 
Operating 
 Revenues          $    30,530  $    30,808  $    31,581  $     31,361  $124,280 
Operating 
 Expenses               24,559       24,725       26,150        29,273   104,707 
Total Operating 
 Income                  5,971        6,083        5,431         2,088    19,573 
Add Back 
 Depreciation and 
 Amortization            4,780        4,819        4,873         4,907    19,379 
Consolidated 
 Reported EBITDA        10,751       10,902       10,304         6,995    38,952 
Add Back 
 Actuarial Loss                                                  2,521     2,521 
Consolidated 
 Adjusted 
 EBITDA*                10,751       10,902       10,304         9,516    41,473 
End-of-period 
 current debt                                                              7,196 
End-of-period 
 long-term debt                                                           58,971 
Total 
 End-of-Period 
 Debt                                                                     66,167 
(Premiums) 
 Discounts on 
 long-term debt                                                             (185) 
Normalized Debt 
 Balance                                                                  65,982 
Less Cash and 
 Cash 
 Equivalents                                                               1,437 
Normalized Net 
 Debt Balance                                                             64,545 
-----------------      -------      -------      -------      --------   ------- 
Annualized Net 
 Debt-to-Adjusted 
 EBITDA Ratio                                                               1.56 
-----------------      -------      -------      -------      --------   ------- 
 

*Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of the 4Q10 actuarial loss in order to better represent AT&T's operational performance.

 
Financial Data 
 
AT&T Inc. 
Non-GAAP 
Financial 
Reconciliation 
---------------  ---------      --------      ---------      --------- 
Adjusted 
Operating 
Income 
Dollars in 
millions 
Unaudited 
                     Three Months Ended           Twelve Months Ended 
                  12/31/09      12/31/10       12/31/09       12/31/10 
---------------  ---------      --------      ---------      --------- 
 
Operating 
 Revenues        $  30,708      $ 31,361      $ 122,513      $ 124,280 
Operating 
 Expenses           26,144        29,273        101,513        104,707 
Total Operating 
 Income              4,564         2,088         21,000         19,573 
Add Back: 
Actuarial Loss         215         2,521            215          2,521 
Severance Costs        330           769            519            769 
Asset 
 Impairments             -           173              -            173 
Adjusted 
 Operating 
 Income              5,109         5,551         21,734         23,036 
---------------   --------       -------       --------       -------- 
 
Adjusted 
 Operating 
 Income Margin        16.6%         17.7%          17.7%          18.5% 
---------------   --------       -------       --------       -------- 
 

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income Margin are non-GAAP financial measures calculated by excluding from operating revenues and operating expenses significant items that are non-operational or non-recurring in nature. Management believes that these measures provide relevant and useful information to investors and other users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends.

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income Margin should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted Operating Income, as presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

EXHIBIT 99.3

OIBDA DISCUSSION

OIBDA is defined as operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization. OIBDA margin is calculated as OIBDA divided by service revenues. OIBDA differs from Segment Operating Income (Loss), as calculated in accordance with GAAP, in that it excludes depreciation and amortization. OIBDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements and thus does not reflect available funds for distributions reinvestment or other discretionary uses. OIBDA is not presented as an alternative measure of operating results or cash flows from operations, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our calculation of OIBDA, as presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

We believe these measures are relevant and useful information to our investors as they are part of AT&T Mobility's internal management reporting and planning processes and are important metrics that AT&T Mobility's management uses to evaluate the operating performance of its regional operations. These measures are used by management as a gauge of AT&T Mobility's success in acquiring, retaining and servicing subscribers because we believe these measures reflect AT&T Mobility's ability to generate and grow subscriber revenues while providing a high level of customer service in a cost-effective manner. Management also uses these measures as a method of comparing AT&T Mobility's performance with that of many of its competitors. The financial and operating metrics which affect OIBDA include the key revenue and expense drivers for which AT&T Mobility's operating managers are responsible and upon which we evaluate their performance.

OIBDA does not give effect to cash used for debt service requirements and thus does not reflect available funds for distributions, reinvestment or other discretionary uses. OIBDA excludes other, net, minority interest in earnings of consolidated entities and equity in net income (loss) of affiliates, as these do not reflect the operating results of AT&T Mobility's subscriber base and its national footprint that AT&T Mobility utilizes to obtain and service its customers. Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates represents AT&T Mobility's proportionate share of the net income (loss) of affiliates in which it exercises significant influence, but does not control. As AT&T Mobility does not control these entities, our management excludes these results when evaluating the performance of our primary operations. OIBDA excludes interest expense and the provision for income taxes. Excluding these items eliminates the expenses associated with its capitalization and tax structures. Finally, OIBDA excludes depreciation and amortization, in order to eliminate the impact of capital investments.

We believe OIBDA as a percentage of service revenues to be a more relevant measure of AT&T Mobility's operating margin than OIBDA as a percentage of total revenue. AT&T Mobility generally subsidizes a portion of its handset sales, all of which are recognized in the period in which AT&T Mobility sells the handset. This results in a disproportionate impact on its margin in that period. Management views this equipment subsidy as a cost to acquire or retain a subscriber, which is recovered through the ongoing service revenue that is generated by the subscriber. AT&T Mobility also uses service revenues to calculate margin to facilitate comparison, both internally and externally with its competitors, as they calculate their margins using services revenue as well.

There are material limitations to using these non-GAAP financial measures. OIBDA and OIBDA margin, as we have defined them, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Furthermore, these performance measures do not take into account certain significant items, including depreciation and amortization, interest expense, tax expense and equity in net income (loss) of affiliates, which directly affect AT&T Mobility's net income. Management compensates for these limitations by carefully analyzing how its competitors present performance measures that are similar in nature to OIBDA as we present it, and considering the economic effect of the excluded expense items independently as well as in connection with its analysis of net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP. OIBDA and OIBDA margin should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.

FREE CASH FLOW DISCUSSION

Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations minus capital expenditures. Free cash flow after dividends is defined as cash from operations minus capital expenditures and dividends. Free cash flow yield is defined as cash from continuing operations less capital expenditures as a percentage of market capitalization computed on the last trading day of the quarter. Market capitalization is computed by multiplying the end of period stock price by the end of period shares outstanding. We believe these metrics provide useful information to our investors because management monthly reviews free cash flow as an important indicator of how much cash is generated by normal business operations, including capital expenditures, and makes decisions based on it. Management also views it as a measure of cash available to pay debt and return cash to shareowners.

ADJUSTING ITEMS DISCUSSION

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income Margin are non-GAAP financial measures calculated by excluding from operating revenues and operating expenses significant items that are non-operational or non-recurring in nature. Management believes that these measures provide relevant and useful information to investors and other users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends.

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income Margin should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted Operating Income, as presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

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