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Uber app to come with AT&T Android phones

By Sun-Times Wire

AT&T Inc. and Uber announced a partnership Wednesday that includes the Uber app being embedded in new AT&T Android phones beginning this summer.

AT&T also will be one of Uber’s key wireless providers to drivers on the Uber platform, according to an Uber blog post.

“As AT&T leads the way in mobilizing your world, we constantly look for ways to deliver innovation for our customers, whether inside our company or through another,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T Mobility. “With Uber we found a company that gets what it means to revolutionize an industry through mobile technology.”

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