Language Line Services

Language Line Services and AT&T Team Up To Connect Businesses With California's Culturally Diverse Population

Los Angeles — (January 19, 2007) — Selling to Southern California’s growing population of limited English speakers has never been easier thanks to Your World. Your Language ^SM., the first-ever free interpretation phone service, which launches today in Southern California. Created by Language Line Services, the global leader of over-the-phone language interpretation, and powered by the new AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Your World. Your Language. connects businesses that want to expand their multilingual customer base with the limited English speakers who need their services.

Language Line Services developed the patent-pending technology that makes Your World. Your Language. possible, and provides the specially-trained and experienced interpreters. AT&T operates the network, and is responsible for routing calls through Your World. Your Language’s toll-free number 888-855-0811.

Immigration is playing an increasing role in the United States’ population growth, which surged to 300 million this year. According to the Census Bureau, every 31 seconds someone who speaks little if any English enters the United States. Louis Provenzano, Language Line Services’ president and chief operating officer, noted that most immigrants enter into tight-knit communities with niche economies where they only need limited English proficiency to survive financially.

“The variety of languages spoken in the U.S. makes it virtually impossible and uneconomical for businesses to provide adequate interpreters of their own,” said Provenzano.

The U.S. Census also shows that Los Angeles has the largest Latino population of any major American city. Additionally, Los Angeles is home to more Koreans than anywhere else outside of North and South Korea, and more Filipinos than anywhere outside Manila.

“Your World. Your Language. will enable businesses to enter Southern California’s multilingual communities and reach customers who are ready to buy, but prefer to do business with companies that speak their languages,” added Provenzano.

Your World. Your Language. currently serves customers in eight languages including: Cantonese (Chinese), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Chinese), Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Originally launched in San Francisco, the telephone-based interpreter service is now available to limited English speakers throughout Southern California, and will roll-out nationwide by the close of 2008.

“Limited English speaking consumers are four times as likely to buy a product or service in their preferred language,” said Jody Garcia, vice president of Specialty Customer Care for AT&T West. “More and more companies are realizing that providing multi-language channels is not only a convenience for customers, but a necessity for growing business in an increasingly diverse marketplace.”

Your World. Your Language. is free for consumers. Businesses that join the Your World. Your Language WorldPartner ^SM network are charged on a per call basis, paying only for calls placed through the service to their customer representatives.

When limited English speakers or tourists call Your World. Your Language. they reach an easy to navigate menu that first prompts them to select their preferred language and then a particular business category to call. A specially trained Language Line Services interpreter then joins the line, connects the caller to the selected business and remains on the line to carry out communication between the consumer and the business’s English-speaking customer representative.

Sample banking, credit card, insurance, health, telephone, utility, travel, transportation, city and social service organizations signed on to offer their services to Southern California’s limited-English speakers through Your World. Your Language include: 1-800-DENTIST®, AT&T, Cingular Wireless, Citibank, Dish Network, and Orbitz. For more information about Your World. Your Language.^SM visit www.YourWorldYourLanguage.com

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company in the United States and around the world, with operating subsidiaries providing services under the AT&T brand. AT&T is the recognized world leader in providing IP-based communications services to businesses and the U.S. leader in providing wireless, high speed Internet access, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising through its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding video entertainment offerings to include such next-generation television services as AT&T U-verse^SM TV. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at www.att.com

About Language Line Services

Language Line Services, the world’s leading provider of language-based services, is a trusted partner to thousands of organizations whose focus is to effectively serve the rapidly expanding market of limited English speakers. The company delivers a dynamic suite of solutions spanning phone and video interpretation, document translation, interactive software-based translation, and interpreter training and certification programs, enabling clients to communicate with customers in their preferred language. Through its leading-edge technology infrastructure, Language Line Services delivers support for over 170 unique languages to its industry-leading portfolio of clients across markets including healthcare, financial services, government, telecom, packaged goods, insurance services, travel, and more. For information on how Language Line Services is helping clients achieve their strategic multi-cultural marketing and regulatory compliance objectives, please call 1-800-752-6096 or visit www.languageline.com .