August 19, 2024

David McAtee II
Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel
AT&T INC.
208 S. Akard St.
Dallas, TX 75202

        Re: AT&T INC.
            Form 8-K
            Filed July 12, 2024
            File No. 001-08610
Dear David McAtee II:

       We have completed our review of your filing. Please note that:

      our decision not to issue additional comments should not be interpreted 
to mean that the
    Commission staff or the Commission either agree or disagree with, or are 
opining on the
    legality of, your disclosure or responses, conclusions, or positions you 
have taken. Specifically
    we note that, despite your conclusion that you did not believe that there 
was any material
    impact or reasonably likely material impact as a result of the incident, 
your response states
    that    the Company concluded that, particularly with the reputational and 
customer perception
    risks associated with the incident, information about the incident would 
significantly alter the
    total mix of information made available and that there was a substantial 
likelihood that a
    reasonable shareholder would consider information about the incident to be 
important in
    making a voting or investment decision.    We again call your attention to 
the Commission   s
    statement in the adopting release that Item 1.05   s inclusion of    
financial condition and results
    of operations    is not exclusive; companies should consider qualitative 
factors alongside
    quantitative factors in assessing the material impact of an incident. For 
example, consider
    impacts on customer relationships, competitiveness, and potential 
reputational harm related to
    the cybersecurity incident.    It appears inconsistent to conclude that an 
incident is material
    because of    reputational and customer perception risks associated with 
the incident    but that
    the incident has not had, and is not reasonably likely to have, any 
material impacts on the
    company, including with respect to the company   s reputation and customer 
perception;
      the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and 
adequacy of their
    disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of 
action by the staff;
    and
      the completion of our review does not foreclose the Commission from 
taking any action with
    respect to the filing, the company, or the company   s practices.
 August 19, 2024
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                            Sincerely,

                            Division of Corporation Finance
                            Office of Life Sciences
cc:   Thomas J. Kim, Esq.