AT&T Alascom Provides Education Link to Rural Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- June 23, 2005 -- The University of Alaska (UA) has selected AT&T Alascom to provide a high-speed, secure wide-area network linking all of the university’s remote and rural locations. UA will use the new network for both student and administrative services and enable university administrators to quickly and efficiently transfer large amounts of data among campuses and meet via videoconferences.

The contract continues a seven-year relationship between AT&T Alascom and the University of Alaska. Terms were not disclosed.

“The University of Alaska has had a long and productive relationship with AT&T Alascom to deliver our programs to every corner of the state,” said Steve Smith, UA Chief Information Technology Officer. “They are a crucial partner, helping the university meet its mission of providing access to higher education to every citizen of Alaska.”

“AT&T Alascom prides itself on the ability to deliver high-speed reliability and consistent performance – all of which are critical in an academic environment,” said AT&T Alascom President Mike Felix. “We are extremely pleased UA can use this technology to assist in providing education to all of its locations in the state.”

AT&T Alascom provides service to a number of public and private educational institutions across Alaska and also supplies technical support services to the Alaska Society of Technology in Education Conference held each year.

About AT&T Alascom

AT&T Alascom (www.attalascom.com) is committed to providing top quality service to every corner of Alaska through a comprehensive global network. Our integrated business and residential solutions include long distance, local, data, video, and Internet service.

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.