Holly Reed
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Holly Reed is the Senior Vice President of External Affairs at AT&T.[1] AT&T is one of the largest telecommunications and networking providers in the world, operating in 60 countries and 850 cities worldwide.
Reed is the Co-Chair of the Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), as of July 2011.
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Background
Reed registered as a lobbyist for AT&T in Texas in 2011.[2] She was reported to be a lobbyist for SBC (formerly Southwestern Bell Corporation), which purchased AT&T in 2005, in 2003.[3]
Company Background
AT&T is divided into AT&T Business Services and AT&T Consumer Services.
In 2005, SBC bought AT&T Corp., creating the largest telecommunications company in the U.S. Then SBC took on the name AT&T. In 2006, AT&T purchased BellSouth for $86 billion in the largest telecommunications takeover in U.S. history. AT&T now services more than 68 million phone lines. Cingular Wireless changed into AT&T Mobility, which is under AT&T and is the country's largest wireless carrier.
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References
- ↑ Development Board Welcomes New Chairman, UTD News Center, May 20, 2010.
- ↑ Lobbyists Directory: Holly Reed, Texas Tribune, accessed June 2, 2011
- ↑ Charles Rathmann State and Feds Race to Stop Taxation of Internet Access, Wisconsin Technology News, September 19, 2003
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