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Posted on June 12, 2008
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SAN ANTONIO, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — In recognition of
National Internet Safety Month, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced a
collaboration with nonprofit advocacy organizations to promote a safe
online experience for consumers. AT&T also encouraged parents to be
involved in their children’s online activity, including wireless devices
and computers. As the nation’s largest broadband and wireless provider,
AT&T has a long-standing commitment to protect consumers online and
safeguard their Internet experience. The company offers parental controls
for various communications modes such as Surf Smart (Internet at home),
Wireless Smart (mobile phone), Watch Smart (TV) and Talk Smart (home
phone).
“June is an important time of year to raise awareness for consumers
about creating a safe online experience,” said Brent Olson, AT&T assistant
vice president of Public Policy. “With kids out of school and more people
spending time online, kids are more likely to be surfing the Internet and
keeping track of friends and family on mobile phones and other hand-held
devices, both wired and wireless, not to mention the familiar family
computer. With today’s convergence of technologies, we strongly encourage
parents to understand and keep updated on their children’s online and
mobile phone activities and to educate them about the risks they face
online and the measures they can take to protect themselves.”
Along with the tools and services that AT&T provides to customers to
help keep their families safe, the company is also supporting a number of
critical outreach efforts that will help educate parents, children and
communities about online safety. AT&T is working with the Family Online
Safety Institute (FOSI), the Internet Keep Safe Coalition (IKeepSafe), Drug
Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) officers and Enough Is Enough to provide
the resources and educational opportunities necessary to inform consumers
of all ages about the benefits and challenges faced online.
“We’ve taught our children to be wary of ’stranger danger’ on the
playground, but their wide use of the Internet and networking sites expands
the dangers of a virtual playground that reaches into our homes,” said U.S.
Rep. Melissa Bean, who sponsored the U.S. House of Representatives
resolution designating June as National Internet Safety Month.
AT&T supports FOSI — an international nonprofit organization committed
to providing innovative solutions for family online safety — who will
issue three studies focused on best practices in online safety education.
“FOSI works to promote the best online tools, which include tools for
wireless phones with Internet capabilities,” said Stephen Balkam, CEO of
FOSI. “AT&T is committed to helping consumers and their families implement
safe online practices, and their involvement, especially with Wireless
Smart Limits, will strengthen our coordinated efforts for family safety.”
Later this fall, with support from AT&T, the IKeepSafe coalition and
DARE officers will launch an Internet safety program for children that will
be provided in schools throughout the country. The online safety program
will target children in grades one through five, with an emphasis on
cyberbullying for fifth-graders. Programs also will be provided to parents
and organizations in these communities.
“It’s wonderful to collaborate on this project with AT&T, a company
with a long-standing commitment to educate consumers about how to keep safe
on the Internet,” said Marsali Hancock, president of IKeepSafe. “AT&T is
dedicated to reaching consumers with important Internet safety messages
every day to protect consumers online and safeguard their Internet
experience.”
AT&T is also supporting a program through Enough Is Enough, an Internet
safety organization dedicated to protecting children and families from the
Internet dangers of pornography and sexual predators. The program targets
at- risk youth, who have little to no parental supervision and are in an
environment that makes them more susceptible to risky online behavior. The
pilot program launches in Virginia in the fall, and the national rollout is
next year. The organization will also distribute an online safety 101 kit
for parents later this year, with tips and instruction from a variety of
organizations and companies, including AT&T.
To help consumers have a safer online experience, AT&T offers a full
library of supportive Internet safety and security tips and interactive
safety games for kids, all available at http://www.att.com/safety. In
addition, consumers can go to http://OnGuardOnline.gov to review practical
tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help them
be on guard against Internet fraud, secure their computer and protect their
personal information.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their
offerings are the world’s most advanced IP-based business communications
services and the nation’s leading wireless, high speed Internet access and
voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory
publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and
YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators
in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen
integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In
2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America’s Most Admired
Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and
the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is
available at http://www.att.com.
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