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\"ATT\"<\/a>My first exposure to competitive telecommunications was when I moved to Detroit in 1984 to work as a Bell Canada International consultant advising General Motors on telecommunications issues. At the time, GM was building out a global network, connecting its facilities worldwide in the wake of AT&T;’s divestiture.<\/p>\n

Fast forward 23 years. Yesterday, GM announced<\/a> one of the largest commercial contracts in AT&T;’s history, awarding a five-year global networking and management contract worth nearly $1 billion. <\/p>\n

AT&T; will be responsible for managing the performance of key regional telecommunications providers around the world in addition to network management responsibility for participating telephone companies to drive consistent, uniform IT service delivery and support.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many local carriers have been actively pursuing the Canadian portion of the GM network.<\/p>\n

AT&T; will have a senior member of its leadership team addressing The 2007 Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a> in June. In addition, AT&T; is sponsoring the cocktail reception on Monday June 11.<\/p>\n

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My first exposure to competitive telecommunications was when I moved to Detroit in 1984 to work as a Bell Canada International consultant advising General Motors on telecommunications issues. At the time, GM was building out a global network, connecting its facilities worldwide in the wake of AT&T;’s divestiture. Fast forward 23 years. Yesterday, GM announced …<\/p>\n

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