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AT&T Tornado Relief Funding Totals $60,000; Emergency Call Center Activated

to Support Recovery Efforts

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The AT&T Foundation, the corporate philanthropy organization of AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), today made a $60,000 contribution to support tornado-relief efforts across Tennessee. In further support of the victims of this disaster, AT&T is working with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) to activate the Tennessee Emergency Donations and Volunteer Hotline, which will coordinate donated time, materials or money, as well as take and process non-emergency need requests from storm victims.

AT&T will provide $15,000 each to the Jackson Area, Nashville Area and Mid-South (Memphis) Red Cross chapters, $10,000 to the Williamson County Red Cross chapter and $5,000 to the Hardin County Red Cross chapter. The donations will go to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to benefit the victims of the recent tornados and severe weather in Tennessee.

"Successfully managing a disaster response depends on establishing strong partnerships among groups at the federal, state, local and nongovernmental levels, such as the joint operation by TEMA and AT&T, to meet the needs of the victims of a disaster," said James Bassham, TEMA director. "Relationships such as this one with AT&T and others exemplify the best traditions of the Volunteer State."

"With its contribution today, AT&T continues to come through in times of need," said Wanda Stanfill, executive director, Jackson Area American Red Cross. "These storms have taken a terrible toll on our state, but with the strong support of folks across Tennessee, we will get through this disaster."

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