For more information, contact: Meaghan Wims Duffy & Shanley for AT&T New England (401) 278-4434

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AT&T Brings State-of-the-Art Disaster Drill Exercise to Hartford
WHAT: AT&T will stage a multi-day Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) exercise to demonstrate the companys ability to quickly recover communications after a disaster strikes. The drills, held four times annually at locations across the U.S., include establishing emergency communications channels from the location. Over 25 pieces of state-of-the-art recovery equipment will nearly fill the Rentschler Field parking lot, including: Technology Recovery Trailers Satellite COLT (Cell on Light Truck - a mobile cell site than can be moved anywhere) Emergency Communications Vehicle 53-foot Incident Command Trailer Tool and Supply Trailer (a small hardware store) Power Trailer and Power Distribution Trailer National Disaster Search Dog Foundation handler/dog teams

In its two decades of service, the team has been deployed more than 70 times, including recent deployments for Hurricanes Sandy in 2012 and Irene in 2011. The NDR team deployed on September 11, 2001, following the New York City World Trade Center disaster, recovering the services of a destroyed network office and providing emergency communications support for humanitarian efforts. AT&T has invested more than $60 million in its Network Disaster Recovery program, and is the first company to receive U.S. Department of Homeland Security private sector preparedness program certification. We chose Connecticut for this exercise, in part, to help local and regional first responders understand NDRs role in restoring communications for an area impacted by a disaster, said Mark Francis, AT&T Vice President, Network Operations. NDR exercises are a global effort they are conducted in the United States and abroad to maintain the readiness of the team and its equipment.

This will be the NDR teams first full technical exercise in Connecticut. For more information, visit the Network Disaster Recovery page. WHO: WHERE: WHEN: AT&T Network Disaster Recovery team Rentschler Field, 615 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT The drill will be held from May 17 to May 20. MEDIA TOURS AVAILABLE: Friday, May 17, 2013, from noon to 4 p.m.