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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0101</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>
   <periodOfReport>2003-07-16</periodOfReport>
    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000005907</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AT&amp;T CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>T</issuerTradingSymbol>
   </issuer>
   <reportingOwner>
      <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001074607</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ALDINGER WILLIAM F III</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
         <isDirector>1</isDirector>
         <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
         <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
         <isOther>0</isOther>
       </reportingOwnerRelationship>
   </reportingOwner>
   <nonDerivativeSecurity>
      <securityTitle>
         <value>AT+T Common Stock (T)</value>
      </securityTitle>
      <transactionAmounts>
         <transactionShares>
           <value>0.00</value>
            <footnoteId id="F1"/>
         </transactionShares>
      </transactionAmounts>
      <ownershipNature>
         <directOrIndirectOwnership>
            <value>D</value>
            <footnoteId id="F1"/>
         </directOrIndirectOwnership>
      </ownershipNature>
   </nonDerivativeSecurity>
   <derivativeSecurity>
      <securityTitle>
         <value>Phantom Stock Units (1 for 1)</value>
      </securityTitle>
      <conversionOrExercisePrice>
         <value>19.35</value>
      </conversionOrExercisePrice>
      <exerciseDate>
         <value>1988-08-08</value>
            <footnoteId id="F2"/>
      </exerciseDate>
      <expirationDate>
         <value>1988-08-08</value>
            <footnoteId id="F2"/>
      </expirationDate>
      <underlyingSecurity>
         <underlyingSecurityTitle>
           <value>AT+T Common Stock</value>
         </underlyingSecurityTitle>
         <underlyingSecurityShares>
           <value>5168</value>
         </underlyingSecurityShares>
      </underlyingSecurity>
      <ownershipNature>
         <directOrIndirectOwnership>
           <value>D</value>
         </directOrIndirectOwnership>
      </ownershipNature>
   </derivativeSecurity>
   <footnotes>
<footnote id="F1"> Reporting Person does not own any AT+T securities.</footnote>

<footnote id="F2"> The phantom stock units vest upon earlier of retirement, death or disability.</footnote>
   </footnotes>
   <ownerSignature>
      <signatureName>William F. Aldinger</signatureName>
      <signatureDate>2003-07-16</signatureDate>
   </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

