AT&T Inc. operates in the Telephone communications, exc. radio sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares AT&T Inc. with three other companies in this sector in the United States: China Mobile Limited (2012 sales of $88.93 billion of which 100% was Mobile Telecommunicat), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation ($133.34 billion of which 40% was Mobile Communication), and Verizon Communications ($115.85 billion of which 65% was Verizon Wireless).

Sales Analysis. AT&T Inc. reported sales of $127.43 billion for the year ending December of 2012. This represents a very small increase of 0.6% versus 2011, when the company's sales were $126.72 billion. This was the third consecutive year of growth at AT&T Inc.. The sales level in 2012 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2007, AT&T Inc. had sales of $118.93 billion. Sales of Wireless saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 5.6% in 2012, from $63.21 billion to $66.76 billion. Not all segments of AT&T Inc. experienced an increase in sales in 2012: sales of Other fell 87.9% to $55.00 million. (However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales). AT&T Inc. also experienced decreases in sales in Wireline (down 0.3% to $59.57 billion) and Advertising Solutions (down 68.1% to $1.05 billion) . Business Description