Overall impact
C (53)

Commentary

AT&T is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 53.2 for overall impact (48th percentile compared to all companies), AT&T ranks 4th out of 18 industry peers, behind Liberty Global, Bertelsmann and KGaA and Walt Disney, and ahead of Altice, iHeartMedia, Paramount Global and 11 others. On top material causes for AT&T's industry (Media & Entertainment), AT&T performs well in No Violence Against Women (95.5 score), Quality Primary Education (96.0), Arts and Culture Access (83.4) and 2 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Technology Innovation (10.4 score), Free, Secure Flow of Information (0.0), Accountable Institutions (0.5) and 9 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
1983
Employees
140,990
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Diversified Telecommunication Services
Sub-industry
Integrated Telecommunication Services
SASB industry
Telecommunication Services
Headquarters
Tx, United States
Share classes
T
Mission
To connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else
Description
AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications and technology services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Communications and Latin America. The Communications segment offers wireless voice and data communications services; and sells handsets, wireless data cards, wireless computing devices, carrying cases/protective covers, and wireless chargers through its own company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores. It also provides AT&T Dedicated Internet, fiber ethernet and broadband, fixed wireless, and hosted and managed professional services; and copper-based voice and data, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), wholesale, outsourcing, and IP, as well as customer premises equipment for multinational corporations, small and mid-sized businesses, governmental, and wholesale customers. In addition, this segment offers broadband services, including fiber connections, legacy telephony voice communication services, and other VoIP services and equipment to residential customers. This segment markets its communications services and products under the AT&T, AT&T Business, Cricket, AT&T PREPAID, AT&T Fiber, and AT&T Internet Air brand names. The Latin America segment provides postpaid and prepaid wireless services in Mexico under the AT&T and Unefon brand names, as well as sells smartphones through its stores, agents and third-party retail stores. The company was formerly known as SBC Communications Inc. and changed its name to AT&T Inc. in 2005. AT&T Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for AT&T, based on its industry sub-industry Integrated Telecommunication Services. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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