ATT will provide these services to Choice and its franchisees through ATT OneNet® Service, an integrated offer portfolio that simplifies managing complex telecommunications. As a result, a new single integrated private network will provide franchisee owners of Comfort, Quality, Clarion, Sleep Inn, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn and MainStay Suites brand hotels and affiliates with the advantages of cost efficiencies, seamless technology migration and service flexibility regardless of size or geographic location. 

�We have worked with ATT to develop an effective, strategic alliance for delivering critical telecommunications services to our business operations and franchisees,� said Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr., president and CEO, Choice Hotels International. �This new agreement strengthens our commitment to provide top-quality, high-performance services to our associates and guests, while leveraging cost savings and management capabilities throughout the system.�

�We are very pleased that this agreement strengthens the long-standing business relationship we enjoy with Choice. We see this as a validation of the mutual benefits that can be achieved through two premier companies who are committed to delivering the best value to customers,� said Rick Miller, president, ATT Global Services. 

Choice Hotels International is the second-largest hotel franchisor in the world, with 4,836 hotels representing 388,697 rooms open and under development in 36 countries. Recent technological innovations by Choice, executed on behalf of its franchisees, include Choicebuys.com, a web-based purchasing system for franchisees, and in-room PCs for guests, currently being tested in the Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Dallas, Texas markets. 

ATT is the world�s premier provider of voice and data communications, with more than 80 million customers, including businesses, government and consumers. ATT runs the world�s largest, most sophisticated communications network.