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May 20, 2015

AT&T sees its future way beyond the phone

  • The transition is accelerating with the impending DirecTV purchase, but AT&T is also getting into parking meters and water pipes.
    • By ANICK JESDANUN
    AP Technology Writer

    NEW YORK — The company whose name has long been synonymous with telephones is looking for new ways to reach out and touch someone.

    AT&T, which had a popular “Reach Out and Touch Someone” slogan in the 1980s, now wants to be on your TV, car and even trashcan.


     
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