In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone which became the foundation for a company that later became known as AT&T. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company was incorporated in New York in 1885 as a subsidiary of the American Bell Telephone Company. AT&T has strategically grown through various acquisition and mergers. PacBell, Bell South, Ameritech, Cingular Wireless, Cricket and DTV are just a sample of their acquisitions. Today, AT&T, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Dallas, TX, has roughly 248,000 employees, and registers annual revenues in the neighborhood of $130 billion. AT&T has become a company that delivers advanced mobile services, next-generation TV, high-speed internet and smart solutions for