AT&T (NYSE:T) has been named as the prime vendor for homeland security in the US.

AT&T Gets Prime Vendor Status

The Government Solutions unit of AT&T (NYSE:T) has been selected as a prime vendor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Tactical Communications Equipment and Services (TacCom) contract.

Thomas Harvey, senior vice president, AT&T (NYSE:T) Government Solutions said, “We believe that open standards and the ability to select tactical communications solutions based on performance will provide first responders access to reliable solutions, which are essential to performing their mission. Based on our experience with tactical communications deployments at the local, state and federal level, we believe TacCom provides (Homeland Security) a strong platform to modernize their infrastructure.”

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) stocks were at 33.19 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 11.1% change in the stock price over the past 3 months.

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