Republic Services Inks $13.5 Million Deal for AT&T Network Services

PHOENIX, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, AT&T* announced that
Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) a leading provider of solid waste
collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services, has awarded AT&T a
three-year $13.5 million contract to be its primary networking services
provider. Seeking network reliability and a single provider solution, Republic
Services chose AT&T network services to support the integration and
consolidation of Republic Services and Allied Waste, which merged in December
2008 to form the second largest environmental services provider in the U.S.

AT&T will provide Virtual Private Network (VPN) service for Republic Services'
759-site domestic Wide Area Network (WAN) environment consisting of corporate
headquarters, data centers, call centers, regional offices, transfer stations
and landfills. AT&T's network will support all of Republic Services' domestic
infrastructure and communication needs including voice, data and video. AT&T
services will help Republic to simplify companywide communications and support
improvements in customer service.

"With the AT&T network, we know we have the best technology in place to
continue building on the momentum of our newly merged company," said Bill
Halnon, chief information officer of Republic Services. "We're confident in
AT&T's ability to deliver a consistent, reliable and secure network experience
across our enterprise."

Republic Services also will have around-the-clock access to real-time
information about the performance of its networking services and a direct
connection to electronic billing and ordering systems through the reliable and
award-winning AT&T BusinessDirect(R) portal.

*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.

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AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings
are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the
nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the
nation's leading high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic
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Gina Pernetti of AT&T, +1-916-847-8542, gp7182@att.com