Signs a three-year, $44 million contract with US Airways to provide voice and data services, connecting the company's 276 locations worldwide.

AT&T Inc. announced today that it has signed a three-year, $44 million contract with US Airways to provide voice and data services, connecting the company's 276 locations worldwide.
 
Under the terms of the contract, AT&T will serve as US Airways' primary voice and data service provider, supporting toll-free and call-routing services at the airline's call center. The AT&T solution will merge US Airway's current network services, enabling the airline to simplify its telecommunications inventory, billing and overall network architecture.

US Airways expects to incur significant cost savings over the next year. In addition, AT&T will provide Internet services to facilitate the airline's web site and reservation booking agent.

"AT&T offered the optimum solution to consolidate our telecommunications services. They have unsurpassed breadth and depth of services which will enable us to increase efficiencies and decrease overall network costs," said Joe Beery, US Airways' Senior VP and Chief Information Officer. "More importantly, maintaining an efficient and advanced network is crucial to our business, as we continue to strive to deliver outstanding customer experience."