BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced that the company will hire workers for nearly 120 jobs throughout Alabama, including nearly 80 new jobs. The openings are for call center, technician, and retail jobs. 

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"AT&T continues to expand its customer base in Alabama and invest in its network to ensure we are providing the high level of service that customers have come to expect," said Fred McCallum, President, AT&T Alabama.  "As part of our commitment to this level of customer service and to support our growth in the state, we are pleased to have the opportunity to welcome even more Alabama residents to the AT&T family."

Many of the new positions are the result of AT&T's Project Velocity IP (Project VIP), a three-year, multi-billion dollar investment plan to expand and enhance its national wireless and wired IP broadband networks.

AT&T jobs are among the best in the world, and full- and part-time positions include competitive wages and benefits. AT&T currently employs more than 5,700 employees throughout Alabama.  AT&T is regularly recognized for training and development programs that are among the best in the country, and it invested about $280 million training employees and about $26.6 million in tuition aid during 2012. AT&T is committed to and has been recognized for diversity and veteran recruiting. 

More information on AT&T job openings can be found at att.jobs.

For more information about AT&T's coverage in Alabama or anywhere in the U.S., consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code, or even a landmark. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&TAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest and most reliable 4G LTE network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries.  It also offers advanced TV service with the AT&T U-verse^® brand. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

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SOURCE AT&T Inc.