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The intent is to bring to the public light information that is somewhat obscure or unreported by more <a href="/wiki/Mainstream_media" title="Mainstream media">mainstream media</a> sources. Most of the site's content revolves around historical and current events, although it also features documents and photos relating to out-of-the-ordinary crimes and people. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Smoking_Gun&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Website" title="Website">website</a> was founded in 1997, by <a href="/wiki/William_Bastone" title="William Bastone">William Bastone</a>; his wife, Barbara Glauber, a graphic designer; and Daniel Green, a freelance journalist, formerly of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></i>, and the son of <a href="/wiki/Stephen_L._Green" title="Stephen L. Green">Stephen L. Green</a>. Most of The Smoking Gun's content is obtained through <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)" title="Freedom of Information Act (United States)">Freedom of Information Act</a> requests to federal, state, and local <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency" title="Law enforcement agency">law enforcement agencies</a>, and from <a href="/wiki/Public_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Public record">public records</a> such as court documents. The site has used those requests to assemble a collection of mugshots of current and historical celebrities.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cable network <a href="/wiki/TruTV" title="TruTV">truTV</a>, formerly <a href="/wiki/Court_TV" title="Court TV">Court TV</a>, purchased The Smoking Gun, as well as the website <a href="/wiki/Crime_Library" title="Crime Library">Crime Library</a>, in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A series of the same name premiered on Court TV in 2005, which featured some of the site's stories and assorted sketch humor, using string puppets. This series was later moved and shown on <a href="/wiki/Adult_Swim" title="Adult Swim">Adult Swim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The site published its second book, <i>The Dog Dialed 911: A Book of Lists from The Smoking Gun</i>, in October 2006. </p><p>From March 2008 until January 2011, on <a href="/wiki/TruTV" title="TruTV">truTV</a>, The Smoking Gun sponsored a cable television series called <i><a href="/wiki/TruTV_Presents:_World%27s_Dumbest..." title="TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...">The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...</a></i>. The series was originally known as <i>World's Dumbest Criminals</i>, but was re-titled <i>World's Dumbest...</i> and began covering other topics. William was a cast member on the show alongside Smoking Gun writer Andrew Goldberg. They left the show after season 1. As of January 2011, the program was re-titled again to <i><a href="/wiki/TruTV_Presents:_World%27s_Dumbest..." title="TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...">truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...</a></i> </p><p>In June 2014, The Smoking Gun was sold back to <a href="/wiki/William_Bastone" title="William Bastone">William Bastone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investigations">Investigations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Smoking_Gun&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Investigations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Smoking Gun began to conduct investigations of <a href="/wiki/Criminal_activity" class="mw-redirect" title="Criminal activity">criminal activity</a> and publicize its results.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2009, the site outed members of <a href="/wiki/Pranknet" title="Pranknet">Pranknet</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Virtual_community" title="Virtual community">virtual community</a> notorious for tricking hotel and fast-food restaurant employees into setting off <a href="/wiki/Fire_alarm" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire alarm">fire alarms</a>, engaging fire-suppression systems, and engaging in humiliating acts. The group, whose members include two convicted <a href="/wiki/Child_molestor" class="mw-redirect" title="Child molestor">child molestors</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also engaged in threatening <a href="/wiki/Telephone_harassment" class="mw-redirect" title="Telephone harassment">telephone harassment</a>, placing fake <a href="/wiki/Craigslist" title="Craigslist">Craigslist</a> ads and shouting racial epithets and obscenities at people responding to them. The group members responded to Craigslist ads placed by young mothers selling household goods, and after gaining the seller's address in an exchange, members would threaten the seller, saying that they would go to their house to rape them and murder their children.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, the site uncovered widespread fabrication in <a href="/wiki/James_Frey" title="James Frey">James Frey's</a> alleged memoir <i><a href="/wiki/A_Million_Little_Pieces" title="A Million Little Pieces">A Million Little Pieces</a>.</i> This investigation led to a public rebuke of Frey by talk show host <a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a>, who had previously endorsed Frey's book as part of her <a href="/wiki/Oprah%27s_Book_Club" title="Oprah's Book Club">Oprah's Book Club</a>. Frey's book, describing his alleged years of <a href="/wiki/Drug_and_Alcohol_Review" title="Drug and Alcohol Review">drug and alcohol</a> abuse and subsequent recovery, contained a number of descriptions of criminal or otherwise outrageous incidents.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, the site revealed financial irregularities in <a href="/wiki/Y%C3%A9le_Haiti" title="Yéle Haiti">Yéle Haiti</a>, a charitable foundation set up by rapper <a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean">Wyclef Jean</a>, soon after he publicized its successful fundraising for disaster relief following the <a href="/wiki/2010_earthquake_in_Haiti" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 earthquake in Haiti">2010 earthquake in Haiti</a>. As reported by <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, the foundation had failed to file several years of tax returns. Later it was found to have illegally diverted funds to the personal use of Jean and some of his family.<sup id="cite_ref-spendsmuch_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spendsmuch-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019 Jean admitted irregularities at the charity.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Smoking_Gun&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWesterdal1997" class="citation web cs1">Westerdal, Jay (February 13, 1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://whois.domaintools.com/thesmokinggun.com">"TheSmokingGun.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/DomainTools" class="mw-redirect" title="DomainTools">DomainTools</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Investigation Discovery">Investigation Discovery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Channel" title="Travel Channel">Travel Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TLC_(TV_network)" title="TLC (TV network)">TLC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Minor Networks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Heroes_Channel" title="American Heroes Channel">American Heroes Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooking_Channel" title="Cooking Channel">Cooking Channel</a> (69%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destination_America" title="Destination America">Destination America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_en_Espa%C3%B1ol" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery en Español">Discovery en Español</a></li> <li><a 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Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ThreeLife" class="mw-redirect" title="ThreeLife">ThreeLife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TriStar_Pictures" title="TriStar Pictures">TriStar Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turner_South" title="Turner South">Turner South</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Discovery, Inc.</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3net" title="3net">3net</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canal_8_Sport" title="Canal 8 Sport">Canal 8 Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Civilization_(Latin_American_TV_channel)" title="Discovery Civilization (Latin American TV channel)">Discovery Civilization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Family_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery Family (France)">Discovery Family (France)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Geschichte" title="Discovery Geschichte">Discovery Geschichte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Health_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery Health Channel">Discovery Health Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_People" title="Discovery People">Discovery People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Shed" title="Discovery Shed">Discovery Shed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Travel_%26_Living" title="Discovery Travel & Living">Discovery Travel & Living (brand)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurosport_News" title="Eurosport News">Eurosport News</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FitTV" class="mw-redirect" title="FitTV">FitTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_Network_(New_Zealand_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Food Network (New Zealand TV channel)">Food Network NZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GXT" title="GXT">GXT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oh!K" title="Oh!K">Oh!K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quest_Arabiya" title="Quest Arabiya">Quest Arabiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Setanta_Sports_Asia" title="Setanta Sports Asia">Setanta Sports Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivolta" title="Vivolta">Vivolta</a> (20%)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="AT&amp;T" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AT%26T" title="Template:AT&T"><abbr title="View this 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AT%26T#Corporate_governance" title="AT&T">Board of<br />directors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Kennard" title="William Kennard">William E. Kennard</a> (Chairman)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_T._Ford" title="Scott T. Ford">Scott T. Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Hutchins" title="Glenn Hutchins">Glenn H. Hutchins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_J._Luczo" title="Stephen J. Luczo">Stephen J. Luczo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marissa_Mayer" title="Marissa Mayer">Marissa A. Mayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_McCallister" title="Michael McCallister">Michael B. McCallister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beth_E._Mooney" title="Beth E. Mooney">Beth E. Mooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_K._Rose" title="Matthew K. Rose">Matthew K. Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stankey" title="John Stankey">John Stankey</a> (CEO)</li> <li>Cynthia B. Taylor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Ubi%C3%B1as" title="Luis Ubiñas">Luis A. Ubiñas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_DiPiazza" title="Samuel DiPiazza">Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_W._Fisher" title="Richard W. Fisher">Richard W. Fisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joyce_M._Roche" title="Joyce M. Roche">Joyce M. Roche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_L._Stephenson" title="Randall L. Stephenson">Randall L. Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Tyson" title="Laura Tyson">Laura D'Andrea Tyson</a></li> <li>Geoffrey Y. Yang</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Communications" title="AT&T Communications">Communications</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility" title="AT&T Mobility">AT&T Mobility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cricket_Wireless" title="Cricket Wireless">Cricket Wireless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ameritech" title="Ameritech">AT&T Midwest</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Bell" title="Pacific Bell">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Bell" title="Illinois Bell">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Bell" title="Indiana Bell">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Bell" title="Michigan Bell">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Bell" title="Nevada Bell">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Bell" title="Ohio Bell">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Bell" title="Wisconsin Bell">Wisconsin</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BellSouth_Telecommunications" title="BellSouth Telecommunications">AT&T Southeast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Bell" title="Southwestern Bell">AT&T Southwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Alascom" title="AT&T Alascom">AT&T Alascom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BellSouth_Long_Distance" title="BellSouth Long Distance">BellSouth Long Distance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SBC_Long_Distance" title="SBC Long Distance">SBC Long Distance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Responder_Network_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="First Responder Network Authority">FirstNet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Business_Internet" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Business Internet">AT&T Business Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SBC_Telecom" title="SBC Telecom">AT&T Small Business</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Cybersecurity" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Cybersecurity">AT&T Cybersecurity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Labs" title="AT&T Labs">AT&T Labs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyatta" title="Vyatta">Vyatta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Internet" title="AT&T Internet">AT&T Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DirecTV" title="DirecTV">DirecTV</a> (70%)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AT%26T#AT&T_Latin_America" title="AT&T">Latin America</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Mexico" title="AT&T Mexico">AT&T Mexico</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Unef%C3%B3n" title="Unefón">Unefón</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Buildings and<br />facilities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Whitacre_Tower" title="Whitacre Tower">Whitacre Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Michigan_Headquarters" title="AT&T Michigan Headquarters">AT&T Building (Detroit)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Building_(Indianapolis)" title="AT&T Building (Indianapolis)">AT&T Building (Indianapolis)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Building_(Kingman,_Arizona)" title="AT&T Building (Kingman, Arizona)">AT&T Building (Kingman, Arizona)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Building_(Nashville)" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Building (Nashville)">AT&T Building (Nashville)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Building_(San_Diego)" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Building (San Diego)">AT&T Building (San Diego)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Center_(Los_Angeles)" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Center (Los Angeles)">AT&T Center (Los Angeles)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Center_(Milwaukee)" title="AT&T Center (Milwaukee)">AT&T Center (Milwaukee)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Center_(St._Louis)" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Center (St. Louis)">AT&T Center (St. Louis)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_City_Center" title="AT&T City Center">AT&T City Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Huron_Road_Building" title="AT&T Huron Road Building">AT&T Huron Road Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenox_Park,_Brookhaven,_Georgia" title="Lenox Park, Brookhaven, Georgia">AT&T Lenox Park Campus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33_Thomas_Street" title="33 Thomas Street">AT&T Long Lines Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/811_Tenth_Avenue" title="811 Tenth Avenue">AT&T Switching Center (Manhattan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Switching_Center" title="AT&T Switching Center">AT&T Switching Center (Los Angeles)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asia-America_Gateway" title="Asia-America Gateway">Asia-America Gateway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit%E2%80%93Columbia_Central_Office_Building" title="Detroit–Columbia Central Office Building">Detroit–Columbia Central Office Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europe_India_Gateway" title="Europe India Gateway">Europe India Gateway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Offices" title="Project Offices">Project Offices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Room_641A" title="Room 641A">Room 641A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TAT-14" title="TAT-14">TAT-14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Building_(Omaha)" title="AT&T Building (Omaha)">AT&T Building (Omaha)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tower_Square_(Atlanta)" title="Tower Square (Atlanta)">AT&T 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