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Cardinals' Star Albert Pujols Joins AT&T in Reminding Students Texting Can Wait When Behind the WheelST. LOUIS, Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AT&T* and St. Louis Cardinals' player Albert Pujols are teaming up to raise awareness about the risks of texting and driving. Area teenagers ages 13 to 18 can visit participating AT&T retail locations in the St. Louis, Missouri area** through December 15, 2011 to enter to win*** a chance to bring Pujols to school for an assembly. Pujols joins AT&T in this important public safety initiative that encourages all wireless users, especially youth, to wait to send text messages until after driving. "We all know that texting is now part of everyday life, but nothing is so important to risk lives," said Pujols. "It only takes a few seconds for that message to mean the difference between life and death. It can wait." "We are thrilled to be working with Albert to help us deliver an important safety message and at the same time provide an experience of a lifetime for one lucky student," said Nancy Garvey, AT&T's vice president and general manager for the Greater Midwest Region. "While our lucky student gets to ride to school in a limo, meet Albert and receive a jersey, his or her classmates will take part in a valuable educational experience on the dangers of texting while driving." To win this VIP experience, students must enter in-person at participating St. Louis, Missouri area AT&T retail stores and agent locations**. AT&T has created a unique mobile app that shows contestants a short video on the dangers of texting and driving as part of the entry process. There is a limit of one entry per student. *AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.** AT&T locations within a 25-mile radius of Wildwood, Missouri, including: Arnold, Ballwin, Brentwood, Bridgeton, Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Eureka, Fenton, Florissant, High Ridge, Kirkwood, Lake St. Louis, Manchester, O'Fallon (MO), St. Charles, St. Louis, St. Peters, Sunset Hills, Troy, Valley Park, Washington, Wentzville. ***No purchase necessary. Contest rules available at participating stores. About AT&T AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising. 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. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT. © 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. SOURCE AT&T Inc. |