This week, the chairman and chief executive of AT&T confronted an issue unrelated to the business meeting at which he was about to speak. In front of hundreds of major investors, including Fortune 500 executives, Randall L. Stephenson urged the audience not to text and drive.
He didn’t start there, though – he’s been spreading the message at meetings and in conversations with executives at other major companies. AT&T isn’t the first company to take this stance, although in Stephenson’s case, the issue is certainly personal: he revealed in an interview that, a few years ago, someone close to him caused an accident while texting and driving.
Apparently, public service campaigns have done little to curb the issue… but hopefully, as more and more companies step up to plead for better driving habits – especially telecommunications companies – things will begin to improve.
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