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 AT&T Mobility Subscribers                                                                                  130,445                      121,772            7.1    %  
 Postpaid                                                                                                   77,138                       76,175             1.3    %  
 Prepaid                                                                                                    12,171                       10,037             21.3   %  
 Branded                                                                                                    89,309                       86,212             3.6    %  
 Reseller                                                                                                   13,378                       13,595             -1.6   %  
 Connected Devices                                                                                          27,758                       21,965             26.4   %  
                                                                                                                                                                      
 AT&T Mobility Net Adds                                                                                     1,781                        1,218              46.2   %  
 Postpaid                                                                                                   129                          441                -70.7  %  
 Prepaid                                                                                                    500                          98                 -         
 Branded                                                                                                    629                          539                16.7   %  
 Reseller                                                                                                   (400     )                   (266     )         -50.4  %  
 Connected Devices                                                                                          1,552                        945                64.2   %  
 M&A Activity, Partitioned Customers and Other Adjs.                                                        24                           -                  -         
                                                                                                                                                                      
 AT&T Mobility Churn                                                                                                                                                  
 Postpaid Churn                                                                                             1.10     %                   1.02     %    8    BP     
 Total Churn                                                                                                1.42     %                   1.40     %    2    BP     
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Other                                                                                                                                                                
 Domestic Licensed POPs (000,000)                                                                           322                          321                0.3    %  
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Total Video Subscribers                                                                                    37,808                       5,993              -         
 Domestic                                                                                                   25,372                       5,993              -         
 Pan Americana                                                                                              7,094                        -                  -         
 Brazil                                                                                                     5,342                        -                  -         
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Total Video Net Adds                                                                                       (125     )                   50                 -         
 Domestic                                                                                                   (52      )                   50                 -         
 Pan Americana                                                                                              28                           -                  -         
 Brazil                                                                                                     (101     )                   -                  -         
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Total Broadband Connections                                                                                15,764                       16,097             -2.1   %  
 IP                                                                                                         13,470                       12,644             6.5    %  
 DSL                                                                                                        2,294                        3,453              -33.6  %  
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Broadband Net Adds                                                                                         (14      )                   69                 -         
 IP                                                                                                         202                          439                -54.0  %  
 DSL                                                                                                        (216     )                   (370     )         41.6   %  
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Total Wireline Voice Connections                                                                           21,459                       24,149             -11.1  %  
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Total Wireless Subscribers                                                                                 139,658                      127,500            9.5    %  
 Domestic Wireless Subscribers                                                                              130,445                      121,772            7.1    %  
 Mexican Wireless Subscribers                                                                               9,213                        5,728              60.8   %  
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Branded Subscribers                                                                                        98,158                       91,448             7.3    %  
 Branded Net Adds                                                                                           1,195                        539                -         
                                                                                                                                                                      
 AT&T Inc.                                                                                                                                                            
 Construction and capital expenditures:                                                                                                                               
 Capital expenditures                                                                   $                   4,451                 $      3,848              15.7   %  
 Interest during construction                                                           $                   218                   $      123                77.2   %  
 Dividends Declared per Share                                                           $                   0.48                  $      0.47               2.1    %  
 End of Period Common Shares Outstanding (000,000)                                                          6,156                        5,193              18.5   %  
 Debt Ratio1,2                                                                                              51.2     %                   51.5     %    -30  BP     
 Total Employees                                                                                            280,870                      250,790            12.0   %  
                                                                                                                                                                      
 
 
 1  Prior year amounts restated to conform to current period reporting methodology.                                 
 2  Total long-term debt plus debt maturing within one year divided by total debt plus total stockholders' equity.  
    Note: For the end of 1Q16, total switched access lines were 15,975.                                             
                                                                                                                    Business Solutions and Consumer Mobility may not total to AT&T Mobility due to rounding.  
 
 
 Financial Data                      
                                                                                                         
 AT&T Inc.                           
 Supplemental AT&T Mobility Results                                                                      
 Dollars in millions                 
 Unaudited                                                                                               
                                       Three Months Ended  
                                       3/31/2016                      3/31/2015    % Chg          
 AT&T Mobility                                                                                           
 Operating Revenues                                                                                      
 Service                               $                   14,798                  $      14,812         -0.1  %    
 Equipment                                                 3,156                          3,374          -6.5  %    
 Total Operating Revenues                                  17,954                         18,186         -1.3  %    
                                                                                                                    
 Operating Expenses                                                                                                 
 Operations and support expenses                           10,624                         11,472         -7.4  %    
 Depreciation and amortization                             2,056                          2,005          2.5   %    
 Total Operating Expenses                                  12,680                         13,477         -5.9  %    
 Operating Income                      $                   5,274                   $      4,709          12.0  %    
                                                                                                                    
 Operating Income Margin                                   29.4    %                      25.9    %                 
 
 
 Financial Data                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 AT&T Inc.                                     
 Segment Supplemental                          
 Dollars in millions except per share amounts  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 For the three months ended March 31, 2016     
                                                 Revenues            Operations and Support Expenses             EBITDA       Depreciation and Amortization       Operating Income (Loss)           Equity in Net Income of Affiliates             Segment Contribution       
 Business Solutions                              $         17,609                                     $  10,802            $  6,807                               $                        2,508                                        $  4,299                           $  -        $  4,299       
 Entertainment Group                                       12,658                                        9,578                3,080                                                        1,488                                           1,592                              3           1,595       
 Consumer Mobility                                         8,328                                         4,912                3,416                                                        922                                             2,494                              -           2,494       
 International                                             1,667                                         1,588                79                                                           277                                             (198    )                          14          (184   )    
 Segment Total                                   $         40,262                                     $  26,880            $  13,382                              $                        5,195                                        $  8,187                           $  17       $  8,204       
 Corporate and Other                                       273                                           377                  (104                           )                             17                                              (121    )                                                  
 Acquisition-related items                                 -                                             295                  (295                           )                             1,351                                           (1,646  )                                                  
 Certain Significant items                                 -                                             (711    )            711                                                          -                                               711                                                        
 AT&T Inc.                                       $         40,535                                     $  26,841            $  13,694                              $                        6,563                                        $  7,131                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 For the three months ended March 31, 2015     
                                                 Revenues            Operations and Support Expenses             EBITDA       Depreciation and Amortization       Operating Income (Loss)           Equity in Net Income of Affiliates             Segment Contribution       
 Business Solutions                              $         17,557                                     $  11,073            $  6,484                               $                        2,342                                        $  4,142                           $  -        $  4,142       
 Entertainment Group                                       5,660                                         4,859                801                                                          1,065                                           (264    )                          (6  )       (270   )    
 Consumer Mobility                                         8,778                                         5,541                3,237                                                        1,002                                           2,235                              -           2,235       
 International                                             236                                           218                  18                                                           28                                              (10     )                          -           (10    )    
 Segment Total                                   $         32,231                                     $  21,691            $  10,540                              $                        4,437                                        $  6,103                           $  (6  )    $  6,097       
 Corporate and Other                                       345                                           234                  111                                                          20                                              91                                                         
 Acquisition-related items                                 -                                             299                  (299                           )                             121                                             (420    )                                                  
 Certain Significant items                                 -                                             217                  (217                           )                             -                                               (217    )                                                  
 AT&T Inc.                                       $         32,576                                     $  22,441            $  10,135                              $                        4,578                                        $  5,557                                                      
 
 
 Financial Data                            
                                                                                    
 AT&T Inc.                                                                          
 Non-GAAP Consolidated Reconciliation      
 Adjusted EBITDA and Margin1                                                        
 Dollars in millions                                                                
 Unaudited                                                                          
                                             Three Months Ended  
                                             March 31,           
                                             2015                        2016  
 Reported Operating Revenues                 $                   32,576          $  40,535     
                                                                                               
 Reported Operating Income                   $                   5,557           $  7,131      
 Plus: Depreciation and Amortization                             4,578              6,563      
 EBITDA2                                     $                   10,135          $  13,694     
 Adjustments:                                                                                  
 Wireless merger integration costs3                              209                42         
 DIRECTV/Mexico merger integration costs4                        89                 254        
 Employee separation costs                                       217                25         
 Gain on transfer of wireless spectrum                           -                  (736    )  
 Adjusted EBITDA                             $                   10,650          $  13,279     
 Adjusted EBITDA Margin*                                         32.7    %          32.8    %  
 
 
 1 2015 Adjusted EBITDA has been restated to reflect the change in accounting for customer set-up and  
 installation costs.2 EBITDA is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization.3     
 Adjustments include Operations and Support expenses for domestic wireless integration costs.4         
 Adjustments include DIRECTV merger integration costs and Operations and Support expenses for          
 international wireless integration costs.                                                             
                                                                                                               
 Adjusted EBITDA and Margin are non-GAAP financial measures calculated by excluding from operating     
 revenues and operating expenses certain significant items that are non-operational or non-recurring in 
 nature, including dispositions and merger integration and transaction costs.  Management believes that 
 these measures provide relevant and useful information to investors and other users of our financial  
 data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends. Adjusted EBITDA 
 should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial         
 performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, may   
 differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies. *Adjusted EBITDA Margin is         
 calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by Operating Revenues.                                         
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                               
 
 
 Financial Data    
                                                                                                                                                    
 AT&T Inc.                                                                                                                                          
 Non-GAAP Segment  
 Reconciliation    
 Business Solutions                                                                                                                                  
 Segment EBITDA                                                                                                                                     
 Dollars in                                                                                                                                         
 millions                                                                                                                                           
 Unaudited                                                                                                                                          
                     Three Months Ended  
                     3/31/15                     6/30/15    9/30/15          12/31/15    3/31/16          
                                                                                                                                                    
 Segment Operating 
 Revenues          
 Total Segment       $                   17,557             $        17,664              $        17,692       $                   18,214             $  17,609       
 Operating Revenues                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Segment Operating                       4,142                       4,232                        4,297                            3,721                 4,299        
 Income                                                                                                                                                               
 Segment Operating                       23.6    %                   24.0    %                    24.3    %                        20.4    %             24.4    %    
 Income Margin                                                                                                                                                        
 Plus: Depreciation                       2,342                       2,460                        2,474                            2,513                 2,508        
 and amortization                                                                                                                                                     
 EBITDA1             $                   6,484              $        6,692               $        6,771        $                   6,234              $  6,807        
 EBITDA as a % of                        36.9    %                   37.9    %                    38.3    %                        34.2    %             38.7    %    
 Revenues                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Entertainment     
 Group Segment     
 EBITDA            
                     Three Months Ended  
                     3/31/15                     6/30/15    9/30/15          12/31/15    3/31/16          
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Segment Operating                                                                                                                                                    
 Revenues                                                                                                                                                             
 Total Segment       $                   5,660              $        5,782               $        10,858       $                   12,994             $  12,658       
 Operating Revenues                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Segment Operating                       (264    )                   (196    )                    1,019                            1,445                 1,592        
 Income                                                                                                                                                               
 Segment Operating                       -4.7    %                   -3.4    %                    9.4     %                        11.1    %             12.6    %    
 Income Margin                                                                                                                                                        
 Plus: Depreciation                       1,065                       1,065                        1,389                            1,426                 1,488        
 and amortization                                                                                                                                                     
 EBITDA1             $                   801                $        869                 $        2,408        $                   2,871              $  3,080        
 EBITDA as a % of                        14.2    %                   15.0    %                    22.2    %                        22.1    %             24.3    %    
 Revenues                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Entertainment     
 Group Segment     
 Adjusted Operating 
 Revenues          
                                                                                                               Three Months Ended          
                                                                                                               3/31/15                     3/31/16    
                                                                                                                                                                      
 Segment Operating                                                                                             $                   5,660              $  12,658       
 Revenues                                                                                                                                                             
 DIRECTV Operating                                                                                                                 6,456                              
 Revenues2                                                                                                                                                            
 Adjustments:                                                                                                                                                         
 Other DIRECTV                                                                                                                     88                                 
 operations                                                                                                                                                           
 Revenue                                                                                                                           95                                 
 recognition                                                                                                                                                          
 Intercompany                                                                                                                      (16     )                          
 eliminations                                                                                                                                                         
 Adjusted Total                                                                                                $                   12,283             $  12,658       
 Segment Operating                                                                                                                                                    
 Revenues                                                                                                                                                             
 YoY Growth                                                                                                                                              3.1     %    
                                                                                                                                                                      
 1 For AT&T, EBITDA 
 is defined as     
 operating income  
 before            
 depreciation and  
 amortization.     
 EBITDA differs    
 from Segment      
 Operating Income  
 (Loss), as        
 calculated in     
 accordance with   
 U.S. generally    
 accepted          
 accounting        
 principles (GAAP), 
 in that it        
 excludes          
 depreciation and  
 amortization.     
 EBITDA does not   
 give effect to    
 cash used for debt 
 service           
 requirements and  
 thus does not     
 reflect available 
 funds for         
 distributions,    
 reinvestment or   
 other             
 discretionary     
 uses. EBITDA is   
 not presented as  
 an alternative    
 measure of        
 operating results 
 or cash flows from 
 operations, as    
 determined in     
 accordance with   
 GAAP. Our         
 calculation of    
 EBITDA, as        
 presented, may    
 differ from       
 similarly titled  
 measures reported 
 by other          
 companies.2       
 Includes operating 
 revenues for      
 DIRECTV, as       
 reported in       
 DIRECTV's Form 10 
 -Q for the period 
 ended 3/31/15.3   
 Includes certain  
 adjustments to    
 conform to AT&T   
 methodology and   
 presentation and  
 eliminate         
 intercompany      
 transactions.     
 Revenue           
 recognition       
 adjustment        
 conforms DIRECTV's 
 practice of       
 recognizing       
 revenue to be     
 received under    
 contractual       
 commitments on a  
 straight line     
 basis over the    
 minimum contract  
 period to AT&T's  
 method of limiting 
 the revenue       
 recognized to the 
 monthly amounts   
 billed.           
                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
 Financial Data         
                                                                                                                              
 AT&T Inc.                                                                                                                    
 Non-GAAP Segment       
 Reconciliation         
 Consumer Mobility                                                                                                            
 Segment EBITDA                                                                                                               
 Dollars in millions                                                                                                          
 Unaudited                                                                                                                    
                          Three Months Ended  
                          3/31/15                    6/30/15    9/30/15         12/31/15    3/31/16  
                                                                                                                              
 Segment Operating                                                                                                            
 Revenues                                                                                                                     
 Total Segment Operating   $                   8,778             $        8,755              $        8,784       $  8,749       $  8,328       
 Revenues                                                                                                                                      
 Segment Operating                            2,235                      2,619                       2,743          2,141          2,494       
 Income                                                                                                                                        
 Segment Operating                            25.5   %                   29.9   %                    31.2   %       24.5   %       29.9   %    
 Income Margin                                                                                                                                 
 Plus: Depreciation and                       1,002                      934                         976            939            922         
 amortization                                                                                                                                  
 EBITDA1                  $                   3,237             $        3,553              $        3,719       $  3,080       $  3,416       
 EBITDA as a % of                             36.9   %                   40.6   %                    42.3   %       35.2   %       41.0   %    
 Revenues                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
 International Segment                                                                                                                         
 EBITDA                                                                                                                                        
                          Three Months Ended  
                          3/31/15                    6/30/15    9/30/15         12/31/15    3/31/16  
                                                                                                                                               
 Segment Operating                                                                                                                             
 Revenues                                                                                                                                      
 Total Segment Operating   $                   236               $        491                $        1,526       $  1,849       $  1,667       
 Revenues                                                                                                                                      
 Segment Operating                            (10    )                   (131   )                    (83    )       (259   )       (198   )    
 Income                                                                                                                                        
 Segment Operating                            -4.2   %                   -26.7  %                    -5.4   %       -14.0  %       -11.9  %    
 Income Margin                                                                                                                                 
 Plus: Depreciation and                       28                         93                          225            309            277         
 amortization                                                                                                                                  
 EBITDA1                  $                   18                $        (38    )           $        142         $  50          $  79          
 EBITDA as a % of                             7.6    %                   -7.7   %                    9.3    %       2.7    %       4.7    %    
 Revenues                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                               
 1 For AT&T, EBITDA is  
 defined as operating   
 income before          
 depreciation and       
 amortization. EBITDA   
 differs from Segment   
 Operating Income       
 (Loss), as calculated  
 in accordance with U.S. 
 generally accepted     
 accounting principles  
 (GAAP), in that it     
 excludes depreciation  
 and amortization.      
 EBITDA does not give   
 effect to cash used for 
 debt service           
 requirements and thus  
 does not reflect       
 available funds for    
 distributions,         
 reinvestment or other  
 discretionary uses.    
 EBITDA is not presented 
 as an alternative      
 measure of operating   
 results or cash flows  
 from operations, as    
 determined in          
 accordance with GAAP.  
 Our calculation of     
 EBITDA, as presented,  
 may differ from        
 similarly titled       
 measures reported by   
 other companies.       
 
 
 Financial Data    
                                                                                                                             
 AT&T Inc.                                                                                                                   
 Non-GAAP          
 Reconciliation -  
 Supplemental      
 AT&T Mobility                                                                                                               
 EBITDA                                                                                                                      
 Dollars in                                                                                                                  
 millions                                                                                                                    
 Unaudited                                                                                                                   
                     Three Months Ended  
                     3/31/15                     6/30/15    9/30/15          12/31/15    3/31/16          
                                                                                                                             
 Operating Revenues                                                                                                           
 Service Revenues    $                   14,812             $        15,115              $        15,095       $  14,815       $  14,798       
 Equipment Revenues                       3,374                       3,189                        3,234           4,071           3,156        
 Total Operating     $                   18,186             $        18,304              $        18,329       $  18,886       $  17,954       
 Revenues                                                                                                                                      
 Operating Income                        4,709                       5,300                        5,418           4,376           5,274        
 Operating Income                        25.9    %                   29.0    %                    29.6    %       23.2    %       29.4    %    
 Margin                                                                                                                                        
 Plus: Depreciation                       2,005                       2,031                        2,046           2,031           2,056        
 and amortization                                                                                                                              
 EBITDA1             $                   6,714              $        7,331               $        7,464        $  6,407        $  7,330        
 YoY Growth                                                                                                                       9.2     %    
 EBITDA as a % of                        36.9    %                   40.1    %                    40.7    %       33.9    %       40.8    %    
 Revenues                                                                                                                                      
 EBITDA as a % of                        45.3    %                   48.5    %                    49.4    %       43.2    %       49.5    %    
 Service Revenues                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
 Mexico EBITDA                                                                                                                                 
 Dollars in                                                                                                                                    
 millions                                                                                                                                      
 Unaudited                                                                                                                                     
                     Three Months Ended  
                     3/31/15                     6/30/15    9/30/15          12/31/15    3/31/16          
                                                                                                                                               
 Operating Revenues                                                                                                                             
 Total Operating     $                   236                $        491                 $        581          $  643          $  537          
 Revenues                                                                                                                                      
 Operating Income                        (10     )                   (131    )                    (134    )       (258    )       (251    )    
 Operating Income                        -4.2    %                   -26.7   %                    -23.1   %       -40.1   %       -46.7   %    
 Margin                                                                                                                                        
 Plus: Depreciation                       28                          93                           67              89              81           
 and amortization                                                                                                                              
 EBITDA1             $                   18                 $        (38     )           $        (67     )    $  (169    )    $  (170    )    
 EBITDA as a % of                        7.6     %                   -7.7    %                    -11.5   %       -26.3   %       -31.7   %    
 Revenues                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                               
 1 For AT&T, EBITDA 
 is defined as     
 operating income  
 before            
 depreciation and  
 amortization.     
 EBITDA service    
 margin is         
 calculated as     
 EBITDA divided by 
 service revenues. 
 EBITDA differs    
 from Segment      
 Operating Income  
 (Loss), as        
 calculated in     
 accordance with   
 U.S. generally    
 accepted          
 accounting        
 principles (GAAP), 
 in that it        
 excludes          
 depreciation and  
 amortization.     
 EBITDA does not   
 give effect to    
 cash used for debt 
 service           
 requirements and  
 thus does not     
 reflect available 
 funds for         
 distributions,    
 reinvestment or   
 other             
 discretionary     
 uses. EBITDA is   
 not presented as  
 an alternative    
 measure of        
 operating results 
 or cash flows from 
 operations, as    
 determined in     
 accordance with   
 GAAP. Our         
 calculation of    
 EBITDA, as        
 presented, may    
 differ from       
 similarly titled  
 measures reported 
 by other          
 companies.        
                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
 Financial Data                              
                                                                                      
 AT&T Inc.                                                                            
 Non-GAAP Consolidated Reconciliation        
 Adjusted Diluted EPS1                                                                
 Unaudited                                                                            
                                               Three Months Ended  
                                               March 31,           
                                               2015                          2016     
                                                                                      
 Reported Diluted EPS                          $                   0.63            $  0.61      
 Adjustments:                                                                                   
 Amortization of intangible assets                                 0.01               0.14      
 Merger and integration costs2                                     0.04               0.03      
 Tax-related item                                                  (0.05  )           -         
 Gain on transfer of wireless spectrum                             -                  (0.08  )  
 Other3                                                            0.02               0.02      
 Adjusted Diluted EPS                          $                   0.65            $  0.72      
 Year-over-year growth - Adjusted                                                     10.8   %  
                                                                                                
 Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding                                        
 with Dilution (000,000)                                           5,219              6,190     
                                                                                                
 
 
 1 2015 Adjusted Diluted EPS has been restated to reflect the change in accounting for customer set-up and installation costs.2 Adjustments include DIRECTV merger and integration costs, domestic and international wireless merger and integration costs.3 Other adjustments include employee separation costs and other costs.  
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Adjusted Diluted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated by excluding from operating revenues, operating expenses, and income tax expense certain significant items that are non-operational or non-recurring in nature, including dispositions and merger integration and transaction costs. Management believes that this measure provides relevant and useful information to investors and other users of our financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of our operations and underlying business trends.        
 Adjusted Diluted EPS should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of Adjusted Diluted EPS, as presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Sum of components may not tie due to rounding.                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
 Financial Data                                                                               
                                                                                              
 AT&T Inc.                                                                                    
 Non-GAAP Consolidated Reconciliation                                                         
 Capital Investment                                                                           
 Dollars in millions                                                                          
 Unaudited                                                                                    
                                                                         Three Months         
                                                                         Ended                
                                                                         March 31,            
                                                                         2016                 
                                                                                              
 Reported construction and capital                                       $             4,669          
 expenditures                                                                                         
 Add: Vendor financing for capital                                                     43             
 investments in Mexico                                                                                
 Capital Investment                                                      $             4,712          
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
 Free Cash Flow                                                                                       
 Dollars in millions                                                                                  
 Unaudited                                                                                            
                                          Three Months Ended  
                                          March 31,           
                                          2015                           2016          
                                                                                                      
 Net cash provided by operating           $                   6,738                    $      7,900      
 activities                                                                                              
 Less: Construction and capital                               (3,971  )                       (4,669  )  
 expenditures                                                                                            
 Free Cash Flow                           $                   2,767                    $      3,231      
                                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
 Free Cash Flow after Dividends                                                                          
 Dollars in millions                                                                                     
 Unaudited                                                                                               
                                          Three Months Ended  
                                          March 31,           
                                                              2015                     2016   
                                                                                                         
 Net cash provided by operating           $                   6,738                    $      7,900      
 activities                                                                                              
 Less: Construction and capital                               (3,971  )                       (4,669  )  
 expenditures                                                                                            
 Free Cash Flow                                               2,767                           3,231      
 Less: Dividends paid                                         (2,434  )                       (2,947  )  
 Free Cash Flow after Dividends           $                   333                      $      284        
                                        
 Capital Investment is a non-GAAP       
 financial measure calculated by        
 including financing arrangements for   
 capital improvements of the wireless   
 network in Mexico. These favorable     
 payment terms are considered vendor    
 financing arrangements and are reported 
 as repayments of debt instead of       
 capital expenditures. Management       
 believes that Capital Investment       
 provides relevant and useful           
 information to investors and other     
 users of our financial data in         
 evaluating the investment in our       
 business. Free cash flow includes      
 reimbursements of certain              
 postretirement benefits paid. Free cash 
 flow is defined as cash from operations 
 minus construction and capital         
 expenditures.  Free cash flow after    
 dividends is defined as cash from      
 operations minus construction, capital 
 expenditures and dividends.  We believe 
 these metrics provide useful           
 information to our investors because   
 management regularly reviews free cash 
 flow as an important indicator of the  
 cash generated by normal business      
 operations, including capital          
 expenditures, and makes decisions based 
 on it. Management also views free cash 
 flow as a measure of cash available to 
 pay debt and return cash to            
 shareowners.                           
                                                                         
                

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