AT&T Awarded $9.7 Million Networking Contract from Deere

Moline, Illinois, July 18, 2006, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced today that it has won a one-year $9.7 million contract from Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), the world’s leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment and a major supplier of equipment used in construction and grounds care. The contract extends and expands a long-term relationship between the two companies.

Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will provide a comprehensive portfolio of voice, data and Internet access services that will help Deere gain efficiencies while reducing costs. The contract renewal also includes local, long distance, managed Internet services, teleconferencing and domestic data services.

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