« February 2006

AT&T Announces New Five-Year Contract with Aurora Pharmacy, Inc.
February 22, 2006

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced a new contract withAurora Pharmacy, Inc., a Milwaukee-based pharmacy chain, withpharmacies in more than 80 communities throughout eastern Wisconsin.

Under the terms of the contract, AT&T companies will provide avirtual private network utilizing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)technology and Cisco(R) Systems routers to deliver highlydifferentiated network services to Aurora's nearly 100 traditional andgrocery store pharmacy locations throughout eastern Wisconsin.

The solution will provide a flexible, secure network to helpAurora Pharmacy increase productivity and improve patient care acrossits various sites. The increased flexibility and next-generationtechnology will allow Aurora Pharmacy to access patient medicationrecords across the enterprise faster than ever, resulting in decreaseddowntime and improved patient care. The solution will also provideaugmented security and network redundancy, creating a secureenvironment for data transactions across the network.

"We were seeking a provider capable of offering a flexible networkwith next-generation technology, enabling our various locations tohave faster access to medication records and Aurora Health Careresources," said Jim Elsesser, manager of Information Systems, AuroraPharmacy, Inc. "We are confident that the solution provided by AT&Twill help us meet these needs and deliver increased productivity andpatient satisfaction."

"We are pleased to enter into this new relationship with AuroraPharmacy, Inc. as the primary provider of network services," saidVicki Jones, president of Business Communications Services-Midwest,AT&T Global Services, Inc. "The IP-enabled solution -- supporting datatransfer, Internet access and other bandwidth-intensive applications-- displays our ability to provide a wide of range of flexiblesolutions."

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