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Adam Vital

Dear Timothy Harris,
September 8, 2010

I am writing to thank you for choosing AT&T for your wireless service, and to update you on exciting plans we have to make your wireless experience even better.

You already know that AT&T covers 97% of all Americans. And as an AT&T customer, you have access to the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network; a mobile broadband network that allows you to talk and browse the web at the same time; and seamless access to over 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots – more than any other U.S. wireless provider.

But you may not know the extent of our plans to improve your experience. In 2010 alone, we plan to invest between $18 and $19 billion in our wireless and wireline networks across the country. In fact, we’ve invested more in our networks over the last three years than any of our U.S. competitors. We’ve already upgraded our cell sites to enable faster mobile broadband speeds when paired with expanded backhaul, and we plan a similar upgrade at the end of the year that will enable even faster speeds.

We’re not stopping there. We are also adding thousands of new cell sites, expanding mobile broadband coverage to millions of customers, installing enhanced fiber backhaul, and increasing the capacity of our data network. Not only do these enhancements provide a better experience today, but they also enable a seamless migration to our next generation of mobile broadband – LTE.

What this means to you is simple: better coverage where it matters most, and fast access to information on the go.

Your satisfaction is always our number one goal. If you have any needs or questions about what AT&T can do for you, I invite you to stop by your local AT&T store, visit att.com, or come tell us what you think at www.facebook.com/ATT.

Again, thank you for being our customer.

Sincerely,

Adam Vital
Vice President and General Manager
AT&T – North Texas Region

So has Facebook killed the web? Has facebook killed the bible, or art, or all literature as we know it? I find such a question absurd just as one might ask whether you believe in a Jesus Christ as your lord and savior. What one must ask is who is asking the question. I would bet the bank that any such line of questioning would derive from a source whose best interest is to make up such nonsense. Passionately believe in things, but do not try to persuade as that is the first sign of disinformation. Disinformation leads to manipulation and ultimately persuasion, of which I believe we are all subject to in some form or fashion. The fact is is that Facebook is a website no matter how large or how immense they make themselves out to be. People can easily turn to another source of information at will as I believe that those online could care less about what a website is or what facebook is or how powerful they seem to be.

I believe our society is attempting to pioneer something great, just as we found that the world was round. If facebook helps us figure out what that something is, then so be it…if it’s only purpose is to identify that I like the color red, then it will fail. Humans are trying to connect to something greater than the Internet, something greater than religion, and something greater than ourselves. We need to stop ourselves from asking such stupid questions and find enough strength to figure out the right questions to ask.

So who is the artist behind the curtains?

Ok, I give up as I am too tired to answer, but perhaps another time.

Speak and Spell not included. Void where prohibited.