Article: AT & T'S LONG-DISTANCE RATE CUT SWELLS TO $2B.(Main)

Byline: Associated Press

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. said Wednesday it was adding about $450 million to its planned June 1 rate cuts, bringing the total to about $2 billion, the biggest reduction in AT&T history.

AT&T's filing Thursday with the Federal Communications Commission will include an overall 11.8 percent reduction for long-distance service, the company said.

The additional cut was revealed by James Olson, AT&T's president and chief operating officer, who was elected Wednesday to succeed Charles Brown as chairman and chief executive.

AT&T on April 24 announced plans to lower rates by $1.5 billion, also a record, on June ...

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