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To: pat mudge who wrote (12012)	6/24/1999 9:52:00 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18016

Does everybody remember ATT-NN deal for managed ATM services which ATT and NN will install on customer premise. AT&T Solutions Managed Bandwidth Service based on Newbridge Networks' MainStreetXpressTM ATM 36170 Multiservices Switch, not only serves IBM but also Bank One and CitiBank: "AT&T Solutions received about $7.5 billion in contracts for new long-term business -- including a $5 billion contract from IBM, a $1.4 billion contract from Bank One Corporation and a $750 million contract from Citibank. More information about AT&T Solutions is available at www.attsolutions.com." brs.ibm.com Now this: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Awards AT&T $270 Million Contract BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T announced today that it has been awarded a three-year, $270 million dollar contract by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) to provide an integrated portfolio of data and voice services to streamline integration and management of a company-wide network. AT&T will provide services to BCBSA through AT&T One Net Service®, an integrated offer portfolio that simplifies managing complex telecommunications services. AT&T OneNet Service combines voice, data, Internet, wireless and local services under a single contract with a single commitment. Network services provided under the agreement include inbound and outbound voice services, AT&T Teleconferencing Services, dedicated digital private-line services, AT&T Frame Relay, AT&T Wireless Services and AT&T Local Services. AT&T will support the majority of BCBSA's call centers nationwide by providing call handling and routing capabilities through AT&T's Advanced 800 application features. AT&T will provide a complete spectrum of services, from professional call center consulting to full technology implementations designed to assist BCBS as it continues to consolidate call centers and apply new technology to meet the needs of providers and customers. According to Rick Miller, president, AT&T Global Services,</b? ''AT&T has enjoyed a special relationship with BCBSA as one in which both partners share a common vision of commitment to brand excellence through innovation, reliability and professionalism. With these services and a migration path towards ATM, we will provide BCBSA the most advanced 'future proof' telecommunications services available.'' Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is a federation of fifty one independent, locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans which insure 71.4M (1 in 4) Americans. For more information visit the BCBSA website at bluecares.com. AT&T (http://www.att.com) is the world's premier provider of voice and data communications, with more than 80 million customers, including businesses, government and consumers. AT&T runs the world's largest, most powerful long-distance network and the largest wireless network in North America. The company is a leading supplier of data and Internet services for businesses and the nation's largest direct Internet service provider to consumers. AT&T also provides local telephone service to a growing number of businesses. SOURCE: AT&T