AT&T, GREECE ATHENA PARTNER TO STEER YOUNG DRIVERS

AWAY FROM TEXTING AND DRIVING

More than 500 students from Greece Athena High School, Odyssey Academy will
experience the dangers of texting and driving when AT&T brings its nationally touring
interactive, driving simulator to Athena. Students will also hear the powerful story of a
local man paralyzed by a distracted driver.

WHO/WHAT: No text is worth dying for. That is the simple, yet vital message AT&T is sending drivers,
particularly teens, through the It Can Wait public awareness campaign. To help safeguard young drivers, on
June 11, AT&T is teaming up with Greece Athena High School, Odyssey Academy, Greece Town Supervisor
Bill Reilich, Greece Police Chief Patrick Phelan, the Monroe County Office of Traffic Safety and Matt Oliveri,
who suffered a paralyzing injury from a distractive driving accident, to present the nationally touring It Can
Wait driving simulator.

The It Can Wait driving simulator will enable students to experience the
dangers of texting behind the wheel in a safe and controlled way. The
simulator is a videogame driving setup with a chair, steering wheel, pedals and
monitor for the driver. Drivers get to experience a 3D driving simulation
involving a city and realistic texts that appear on the smartphone
accompanying the chair simulator. As the drivers navigate the course, they
must adhere to common driving laws, such as speed limits, and stopping at red
lights and stops signs - all while texting. The Monroe County Office of Traffic
Safety will also be on hand to educate students with interactive information
regarding distracted driving.

Students will be encouraged to take the pledge to never text and drive again at
www.itcanwait.com. AT&T, its employees and other supporters are calling on
all drivers to go to www.itcanwait.com to take the no-texting-and-driving pledge, and then share their promise
with others via Twitter (#itcanwait) and Facebook.

The students will also take part in a special It Can Wait assembly where they will be presented with an
emotional documentary, The Last Text which recounts stories of families and students who have lost loved
ones or been involved in accidents as a result of texting while driving. Chief Phelan will provide the students
with firsthand accounts of texting and driving accidents resulting in serious injuries or fatalities and discuss the
new state law increasing texting and driving violations from three points to five points on a drivers license.
Lastly, students will hear from someone who knows first-hand how a poor choice can change a life. Matt Oliveri
was paralyzed from the neck down at the age of 23 when his truck was struck by a distracted driver.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 11
Simulator: 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Assembly: 12:55-1:50 p.m.

WHERE: Greece Athena Performing Arts Center
800 Long Pond Rd.
Rochester, NY 14612

CONTACT: Benjamin Roberts, AT&T, 716.626.5883, ben.roberts@att.com

Please Note: There will be an opportunity for reporters/photographers to drive the simulator and take
the pledge.