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on&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Registration
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div>
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S-8</font></div>
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SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div>
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INC.</font></div>
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Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></div>
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Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase Plan</font></div>
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                    <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Please send copies of all
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                  <td width="47%"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ann E.
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by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company.&#160;&#160;See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,"
"accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act (Check one):</font></div>
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accelerated filer <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">&#160;&#160;X&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;Accelerated
filer <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;Non-accelerated
filer <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;Smaller
Reporting Company ___</font></div>
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OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></div>
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      of securities to</font></div>
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      registered</font></div>
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      to be registered</font></div>
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      maximum offering price per share</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Proposed
      maximum aggregate offering price</font></div>
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      Stock, par value $1.00 per share</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      number of shares being registered represents the maximum number of shares
      of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to the AT&amp;T Inc.
      Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase
Plan.</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      price per share was calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) of
      the Securities Act of 1933 for purposes of calculating the registration
      fee. The maximum aggregate offering price was computed by multiplying
      1,000,000 shares by the average of the high and low price of the stock
      on&#160;August 4, 2008 ($30.135 per
share).</font></div>
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I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>Information required by Part I to be
contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration
Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Note to Part I of Form S-8.</font></div>
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II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
following documents have been filed by AT&amp;T Inc. (&#8220;AT&amp;T&#8221;) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) (File No. 1-08610) and are
incorporated herein by reference:&#160;&#160;Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007; Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008; the description of AT&amp;T&#8217;s shares of
common stock, contained in its Registration Statement on Form 10, dated November
15, 1983; and AT&amp;T&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed on January 24, 2008,
January 28, 2008, February 1, 2008, March 21, 2008, April 3, 2008, April 4,
2008, April 11, 2008, April 18, 2008, April 22, 2008, May 13, 2008, and July 23,
2008.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
documents filed by AT&amp;T pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) subsequent to
the filing of this registration statement, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.</font></div>
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4. Description of Securities</font></div>
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Registrant is registering common shares which are registered pursuant to Section
12 of the Exchange Act.</font></div>
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5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">None.</font></div>
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6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>The laws of the State of Delaware
provide for indemnification of any person (the &#8220;Indemnitee&#8221;), under certain
circumstances, against reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#8217; fees, incurred
in connection with the defense of a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of AT&amp;T)
to which such person has been</font></div><br>
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threatened to have been made, a party by reason of the fact that he or she is or
was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of AT&amp;T or by reason
of the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of AT&amp;T as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise. Pursuant to the statute, indemnity may be
provided for if the Indemnitee acted in good faith (and with respect to a
criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful) and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of AT&amp;T. With respect to any threatened, pending or completed
action or suit by or in the right of AT&amp;T, the statute provides that
AT&amp;T may indemnify against expenses (including attorneys&#8217; fees) actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement if the
Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of AT&amp;T, except that no indemnification
may be made if the Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to AT&amp;T
unless specific court approval is obtained. The statute further provides that
the indemnification provided pursuant to it shall not be deemed exclusive of any
rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw,
agreement, vote of shareowners or disinterested directors or otherwise. The
bylaws of AT&amp;T provide that AT&amp;T shall indemnify, and advance expenses
to, any director, officer, employee or agent of AT&amp;T or any person serving
as a director or officer of any other entity at the request of AT&amp;T to the
fullest extent permitted by law.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Under the
statute, AT&amp;T may, and does, maintain insurance policies covering AT&amp;T,
any director or officer of AT&amp;T and any person serving at the request of
AT&amp;T as a director or officer of any other entity. These insurance policies
generally cover liabilities arising out of such service, including liabilities
for which any such person may not be indemnified by AT&amp;T.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
recognition of the directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; need for substantial protection
against personal liability in order to assure their continued service to
AT&amp;T in an effective manner, their reliance on the bylaws and to provide
them with specific contractual assurances that the protection promised by such
bylaws will be available to them, AT&amp;T has entered into indemnity agreements
with each of its directors and officers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
agreement specifies that AT&amp;T will indemnify the director or officer to the
fullest extent permitted by law, as soon as practicable after written demand is
presented, against any and all expenses and losses arising out of any action,
suit or proceeding, inquiry or investigation related to the fact that the
director or officer is or was a director, officer or employee, agent or
fiduciary of AT&amp;T or was serving another corporation, partnership or joint
venture in such a capacity at the request of AT&amp;T. Each agreement also
provides that AT&amp;T will promptly advance any expenses if requested to do so.
Each director and officer undertakes in the agreement to repay such advancements
if it is ultimately determined that he or she was not entitled to
indemnification. The right of any director or officer to indemnification in any
case will be determined by either the Board of Directors (provided that a
majority of directors are not parties to the claim), by a person or body
selected by the Board of Directors or, if there has been a change in control,
defined in the agreement generally to mean an acquisition by any person of 20
percent or more of AT&amp;T&#8217;s stock or a change in the identity of a majority of
the Board of Directors over a two-year period, by a special, independent
counsel.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In each
agreement, AT&amp;T commits to maintaining its insurance coverage of directors
and officers both in scope and amount at least as favorable as the policies
maintained as of the effective date of the agreement. In the event that such
insurance is not reasonably available or if it is determined in good faith that
the cost of the insurance is not reasonably justified by the coverage thereunder
or that the coverage thereunder is inadequate, AT&amp;T may discontinue any one
or more of such policies or coverages. In such event, AT&amp;T agrees to hold
harmless and</font></div><br>
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directors and officers to the full extent of the coverage which would otherwise
have been provided if the insurance in effect on the effective date of the
agreements had been maintained. Each agreement will remain effective so long as
the director or officer is subject to liability for an indemnifiable event (the
&#8220;indemnification period&#8221;). Each agreement also provides that if during the
indemnification period the then existing directors and officers have more
favorable indemnification rights than those provided for in the agreement, each
director or officer shall be entitled to such more favorable rights. The
foregoing summary is subject to the detailed provisions of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, AT&amp;T&#8217;s bylaws, and the agreements between AT&amp;T and each
of its directors and officers.</font></div>
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Plan</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">to
      file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of the
      securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this
      registration statement:</font></div>
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      include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act
      of 1933;</font></div>
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      reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
      date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
      amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
      fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
      statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
      volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
      offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
      the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
      reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
      Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
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      not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
      change to such information in the registration
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undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement;
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      1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
      registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
      offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
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      securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
      offering.</font></div>
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      any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
      Registrant&#8217;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
      employee benefit plan&#8217;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
      registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
      relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
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      1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
      the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
      Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
      Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
      expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
      claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
      by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
      controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
      action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
      controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
      Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
      settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
      jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
      public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
      adjudication of such issue.</font></div>
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the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San
Antonio, State of Texas, on this 6th day of August, 2008.</font></div>
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to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated:</font></div>
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s8.htm
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission
on                        .         Registration
No. 333-
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AT&T
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
43-1301883
(State or
      Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S.
      Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation
      or Organization)
208 S. Akard Street; Dallas,
      Texas
75202
(Address of
      Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
      Code)
AT&T
Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase Plan
(Full
Title of the Plan)
Name, address and
      telephone number of agent for service:
Please send copies of all
      communications to:
Ann E.
      Meuleman
Wayne
      Wirtz
Senior Vice
      President and Secretary
Associate
      General Counsel
AT&T
    Inc.
AT&T
      Inc.
175 E.
      Houston, 11th Floor
175 E.
      Houston, 2nd Floor
San Antonio,
      Texas 78205-2233
San Antonio,
      Texas  78205-2233
(210)
      821-4105
(210)
      821-4105
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,"
"accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer
X
Accelerated
filer
Non-accelerated
filer
Smaller
Reporting Company ___
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
      of securities to
be
      registered
Amount
      to be registered
Proposed
      maximum offering price per share
Proposed
      maximum aggregate offering price
Amount
      of registration fee
Common
      Stock, par value $1.00 per share
1,000,000
(1)
$30.135
(2)
$30,135,000
(2)
$1,185.00
(1)
The
      number of shares being registered represents the maximum number of shares
      of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to the AT&T Inc.
      Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase
Plan.
(2)
The
      price per share was calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) of
      the Securities Act of 1933 for purposes of calculating the registration
      fee. The maximum aggregate offering price was computed by multiplying
      1,000,000 shares by the average of the high and low price of the stock
      on August 4, 2008 ($30.135 per
share).
PART
I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be
contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration
Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART
II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The
following documents have been filed by AT&T Inc. ("AT&T") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (File No. 1-08610) and are
incorporated herein by reference:  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007; Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008; the description of AT&T's shares of
common stock, contained in its Registration Statement on Form 10, dated November
15, 1983; and AT&T's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed on January 24, 2008,
January 28, 2008, February 1, 2008, March 21, 2008, April 3, 2008, April 4,
2008, April 11, 2008, April 18, 2008, April 22, 2008, May 13, 2008, and July 23,
2008.
All
documents filed by AT&T pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") subsequent to
the filing of this registration statement, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item
4. Description of Securities
The
Registrant is registering common shares which are registered pursuant to Section
12 of the Exchange Act.
Item
5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
None.
Item
6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The laws of the State of Delaware
provide for indemnification of any person (the "Indemnitee"), under certain
circumstances, against reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred
in connection with the defense of a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of AT&T)
to which such person has been
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made, or
threatened to have been made, a party by reason of the fact that he or she is or
was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of AT&T or by reason
of the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of AT&T as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise. Pursuant to the statute, indemnity may be
provided for if the Indemnitee acted in good faith (and with respect to a
criminal action or proceeding, had no reason to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful) and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of AT&T. With respect to any threatened, pending or completed
action or suit by or in the right of AT&T, the statute provides that
AT&T may indemnify against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement if the
Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of AT&T, except that no indemnification
may be made if the Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to AT&T
unless specific court approval is obtained. The statute further provides that
the indemnification provided pursuant to it shall not be deemed exclusive of any
rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw,
agreement, vote of shareowners or disinterested directors or otherwise. The
bylaws of AT&T provide that AT&T shall indemnify, and advance expenses
to, any director, officer, employee or agent of AT&T or any person serving
as a director or officer of any other entity at the request of AT&T to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
Under the
statute, AT&T may, and does, maintain insurance policies covering AT&T,
any director or officer of AT&T and any person serving at the request of
AT&T as a director or officer of any other entity. These insurance policies
generally cover liabilities arising out of such service, including liabilities
for which any such person may not be indemnified by AT&T.
In
recognition of the directors' and officers' need for substantial protection
against personal liability in order to assure their continued service to
AT&T in an effective manner, their reliance on the bylaws and to provide
them with specific contractual assurances that the protection promised by such
bylaws will be available to them, AT&T has entered into indemnity agreements
with each of its directors and officers.
Each
agreement specifies that AT&T will indemnify the director or officer to the
fullest extent permitted by law, as soon as practicable after written demand is
presented, against any and all expenses and losses arising out of any action,
suit or proceeding, inquiry or investigation related to the fact that the
director or officer is or was a director, officer or employee, agent or
fiduciary of AT&T or was serving another corporation, partnership or joint
venture in such a capacity at the request of AT&T. Each agreement also
provides that AT&T will promptly advance any expenses if requested to do so.
Each director and officer undertakes in the agreement to repay such advancements
if it is ultimately determined that he or she was not entitled to
indemnification. The right of any director or officer to indemnification in any
case will be determined by either the Board of Directors (provided that a
majority of directors are not parties to the claim), by a person or body
selected by the Board of Directors or, if there has been a change in control,
defined in the agreement generally to mean an acquisition by any person of 20
percent or more of AT&T's stock or a change in the identity of a majority of
the Board of Directors over a two-year period, by a special, independent
counsel.
In each
agreement, AT&T commits to maintaining its insurance coverage of directors
and officers both in scope and amount at least as favorable as the policies
maintained as of the effective date of the agreement. In the event that such
insurance is not reasonably available or if it is determined in good faith that
the cost of the insurance is not reasonably justified by the coverage thereunder
or that the coverage thereunder is inadequate, AT&T may discontinue any one
or more of such policies or coverages. In such event, AT&T agrees to hold
harmless and
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indemnify
directors and officers to the full extent of the coverage which would otherwise
have been provided if the insurance in effect on the effective date of the
agreements had been maintained. Each agreement will remain effective so long as
the director or officer is subject to liability for an indemnifiable event (the
"indemnification period"). Each agreement also provides that if during the
indemnification period the then existing directors and officers have more
favorable indemnification rights than those provided for in the agreement, each
director or officer shall be entitled to such more favorable rights. The
foregoing summary is subject to the detailed provisions of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, AT&T's bylaws, and the agreements between AT&T and each
of its directors and officers.
Item
7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not
applicable.
Item
8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description of
Exhibits
5
Validity opinion of Wayne Watts,
Esq.
10
AT&T
      Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase
Plan
23-a
Consent
      of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
      Firm
23-b
Consent of Wayne
Watts, Esq. (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit 5)
24                                      Powers
of Attorney of Officers and Directors
Item
9. Undertakings
(a)           The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
to
      file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of the
      securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this
      registration statement:
(i)
to
      include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act
      of 1933;
(ii)
to
      reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
      date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
      amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
      fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
      statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
      volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
      offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
      the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
      reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
      Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
      price
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represent
      no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
      forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
      registration statement;
(iii)
to
      include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
      not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
      change to such information in the registration
  statement;
provided, however
, that the
undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement;
and
(2)
that,
      for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
      1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
      registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
      offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
      initial
bona fide
offering thereof; and
(3)
to
      remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
      securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
      offering.
(b)
The
      undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
      any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
      Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
      employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
      registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
      relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
      securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering
      thereof.
(c)
Insofar
      as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
      1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
      the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
      Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
      Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
      expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
      claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
      by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
      controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
      action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
      controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
      Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
      settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
      jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
      public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
      adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San
Antonio, State of Texas, on this 6th day of August, 2008.
AT&T
INC.
By:  /s/
Richard G. Lindner
Richard G.
Lindner
Senior
Executive Vice President
and Chief
Financial Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated:
Principal
      Executive Officer:
Randall
      L. Stephenson *
Chairman
      of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
and
      President
Principal
      Financial and
Accounting
      Officer:
Senior
      Executive Vice President and
Chief
      Financial Officer
By:   /s/ Richard G.
Lindner
Richard
      G. Lindner, as attorney-in-fact
for Mr. Stephenson, the
Directors, and on
his own behalf as Principal
Financial
and Accounting Officer
August 6,
2008
DIRECTORS:
William
      F. Aldinger III *
Lynn
      M. Martin *
Gilbert
      F. Amelio *
John
      B. McCoy *
Reuben
      V. Anderson *
Mary
      S. Metz *
James
      H. Blanchard *
Joyce
      M. Roche *
August
      A. Busch III *
Laura
      D'Andrea Tyson *
James
      P. Kelly *
Patricia
      P. Upton *
Jon
      C. Madonna *
*
By power of
attorney
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description of
Exhibits
5
Validity
opinion of Wayne Watts, Esq.
10
AT&T
      Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase
Plan
23-a
Consent
      of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
      Firm
23-b
Consent of
Wayne Watts, Esq. (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit 5)
24                                      Powers
of Attorney of Officers and Directors
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