AT&T Honored By Professional Communications Management Association

The Arthur W. Page Society has named AT&T Inc. as the winner of the 2006 Page Principles Award by for the company's massive communications response in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The annual award recognizes an outstanding demonstration of effective corporate communications and the application of the Page Principles, which are the seven communications management concepts upheld by the Page Society. The award will be formally presented to AT&T during the Arthur W. Page Society's 23rd Annual Conference in October.

Roger Bolton, president of the Arthur W. Page Society, said the competition's panel of judges was most impressed by the AT&T entry. "I salute AT&T and everyone who was involved in the unprecedented relief effort to reunite families after Hurricane Katrina. The company demonstrated that its operating principles, which are very much aligned with the Page Principles, are more than just words—the company acted on its values and delivered on its promise to do the right thing for the communities it services. The Page Society congratulates AT&T for the technology, leadership and compassion demonstrated in the wake of the storm."

"Our mission at AT&T is to keep people connected in good times and bad," said Selim Bingol, senior vice president, Corporate Communications, AT&T. "Given the unprecedented scale of the disaster, helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina was especially gratifying and humbling work. We are guided by the Page Principles so this recognition from the Page Society means a great deal to AT&T."

For more on the award, check out the San Antonio Business Journal article AT&T honored by communications management group for Katrina efforts.