-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HqM/+DDZ1Lctf33qltqcVHbllCQyi9RdLIh7hxetWSYpkIS75OS9ZpIAMsolrhXI DLE0OopRoTdR8jUNAxSTtA== 0000005907-00-000001.txt : 20000202 0000005907-00-000001.hdr.sgml : 20000202 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000005907-00-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000111 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20000114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AT&T CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000005907 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 134924710 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01105 FILM NUMBER: 507816 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10013 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123875400 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 FORM 8-K REPORT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: January 11, 2000 AT&T CORP. A New York Commission File I.R.S. Employer Corporation No. 1-1105 No. 13-4924710 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10013-2412 Telephone Number (212) 387-5400 Form 8-K AT&T Corp. January 11, 2000 Item 5. Other Events. See Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit 99 AT&T Corp. Press Release issued January 11, 2000. Form 8-K AT&T Corp. January 11, 2000 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. AT&T CORP. /s/ Marilyn J. Wasser ----------------------------------- By: Marilyn J. Wasser Vice President and Secretary January 11, 2000 EX-99 2 AT&T PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- News Release - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T REAFFIRMS 1999/2000 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE, REPORTS FAST START IN LOCAL PHONE SERVICE FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, JAN. 11, 2000 NEW YORK - AT&T Chairman C. Michael Armstrong reaffirmed the company's confidence in meeting its 1999 and 2000 financial targets, speaking at a conference of financial analysts today. Armstrong also said that AT&T is off to a fast start in the residential local phone service market. Since its introduction late last year, more than 100,000 New Yorkers have signed up for AT&T Local One Rate New York - 40,000 in December alone. In New York, AT&T is providing residential telephony service over facilities leased from the local Bell company. AT&T is also ahead of target in upgrading its cable facilities for two-way communications. It now offers local phone service over its broadband cable facilities in 16 cities, and is adding customers at three times the rate as in November, Armstrong said. "Our marketplace experience as well as yesterday's announcement of a merger between AOL and Time Warner reconfirmed the soundness of our broadband strategy and our broadband investment," Armstrong said. "Our strategy for growth is on track as we transform AT&T from a domestic long distance company to an any-distance, any-service global company," he said. "No one should doubt our resolve to deliver customers a choice for local telephone service and more. "Local residential sales continue at a brisk pace as customers continue to embrace the bundled offer," Armstrong said. "Our only serious disappointment, and most significant risk in the New York market, remains Bell Atlantic's poor provisioning performance. "In our view, Bell Atlantic continues to fall short of what the law requires and customers deserve. It still isn't as easy or economical for AT&T or other local competitors to switch local customers as it is for Bell Atlantic to switch long distance customers. Today, it takes us 7 to 10 days to provide service to a customer when it should take 2 to 3 days. That's why it's so important for the Federal Communications Commission to make good on its promise to remain vigilant, and for Bell Atlantic to continue to improve its systems and provisioning. "Consumers are making it abundantly clear that they want a choice of local phone service providers," Armstrong said. "The entire AT&T company is focused and committed to providing that choice whether by broadband cable television technology, fixed wireless, the use of the incumbent carrier's facilities, or other alternatives." Armstrong said that AT&T is also at or ahead of target with services such as AT&T One Rate(sm) Seven Cents long distance service, and business local and frame relay service. AT&T has nearly 5 million customers on the AT&T One Rate Seven Cents plan, he said, 35 to 40 percent of whom are new to AT&T. When reporting fourth quarter financial results on January 25, Armstrong said AT&T expects to announce that total pro forma revenue grew between 5 to 7 percent in 1999. Earnings per share (EPS) for 1999 are expected to be between $2.15 to $2.20. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for 1999 is expected to be at the high end of the previously announced range of $18 to $20 billion. For 2000, Armstrong reaffirmed that total pro forma revenue growth will range between 8 to 9 percent, a 30 to 60 percent increase from the revenue growth rate expected for 1999, excluding the impact of Concert, the global joint venture with BT. Earnings per share for 2000 are projected to range between $2.10 to $2.15 (which also excludes the impact of Concert). Cash EPS (which adds back the impact of purchased intangibles) in 2000 is expected to range between $2.50 to $2.60. Operational EBITDA is projected to range between $24 billion to $26 billion in 2000. "We've met or exceeded our revenue growth commitments for seven consecutive quarters," Armstrong said. "We intend to build on that track record as we execute our any-distance strategy." Armstrong also outlined growth prospects for 2000 for the "core" AT&T, in light of the company's plans to create a wireless tracking stock. Even without wireless, he said, the rest of AT&T will grow revenue 5 to 6 percent, and EBITDA is expected to range between $22 billion to $24 billion. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----