EX-23 2 ex23_ltssp.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ex23_ltssp.htm
EX 23




Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-141864) pertaining to AT&T Long Term Savings and Security Plan of our report dated September 4, 2009, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of AT&T Long Term Savings and Security Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2008.


/s/ ERNST &YOUNG LLP

Dallas, Texas
September 30, 2009