Tag: at&t

Green America and T-Mobile Push AT&T and Verizon to Match T-Mobile’s 100% Renewable Energy Commitment

Stuart Mitchell

Green America congratulated T-Mobile today on being the first telecom company in the U.S. to adopt the RE100 pledge, the company’s commitment to move to 100 percent renewable energy by 2021.  T-Mobile is the first of the big four telecom companies in the United States to make such a pledge. Green America’s “Hang Up on Fossil Fuels” campaign, which started in 2017, focuses attention on the enormous amount energy used by the telecom sector and the fact that the biggest companies get the vast majority of their energy from fossil…

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John Legere Throws Down $1.5 million #CleanUpWireless Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

T-Mobile recently committed to 100% renewable energy by 2021. They have used this to try and push the other big networks to follow suit. Their lack of action in this direction was deemed not good enough by their CEO and president John Legere.  Today, John is throwing down the gauntlet and kicked off the #CleanUpWireless Challenge. T-Mobile have committed $500,000 to a non-profit dedicated to advancing clean energy initiatives. They have also thrown down the challenge to their two biggest rivals. The company stated: “If one of AT&T or Verizon…

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AT&T Teams with ‘The Bus’ to Brighten Holidays

Stuart Mitchell

Football legend Jerome Bettis, aka “The Bus,” recently hosted a couple dozen children and their families for a holiday dinner at his Pittsburgh restaurant, Jerome Bettis’ Grille 36. Santa Claus stopped by and Bettis gave gifts of tablets and toys to each of the children.   The party celebrated the success of the third annual Jerome Bettis AT&T Toy Drive. AT&T stores throughout the Pittsburgh area collected thousands of toys this year for the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh to give to children all across the city. AT&T also donated…

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AT&T and Music Superstars Come Together to Spread Hope Through Song

Stuart Mitchell

AT&T is offering free downloads of their new inspirational song “Be the Glow,” just in time for the holiday season. R&B stars Monica Brown and Fantasia Barrino, rapper Romeo Miller, and Gospel legends Fred Hammond, Marvin Sapp and Earnest Pugh came together to create the uplifting tune as a message of love and hope. ATT describe the song as an instant classic and a perfect addition to any holiday playlist. “There can be so much bad news in the world today that it’s easy to forget the good,” said Angela…

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AT&T Launches Live Proud Holidays Sweepstakes to Support True Colors Fund

Stuart Mitchell

AT&T is supporting the work to end LGBT youth homelessness with True Colors Fund this holiday season. AT&T invites the LGBT community and allies to take part in our Live Proud Holiday Campaign Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. You can participate in this campaign to raise awareness of the LGBT youth homelessness crisis in two different ways: by participating in the AT&T Live Proud Holiday Sweeps and by sharing the campaign video. You can enter the sweepstakes1 by tagging three of your friends using their @handles on the AT&T’S Instagram…

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