BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
One Bankers Trust Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Damian P. Reitemeyer Mailing
Address:
Vice President P.O. Box 318
Telephone: 212-250-4599 Church Street
Station
New York, NY 10008
February 14, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Filing Desk
Dear Sirs:
Re: Filing of Schedule 13G on
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
following is one copy of the Schedule 13G with respect to
the common stock of the above referenced corporation.
Please acknowledge your receipt of the Schedule 13G filing
submission through the EDGAR-Link System software, by E-
Mail confirmation.
Sincerely,
Damian P. Reitemeyer
Enclosures
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (Amendment No. 6 )*
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
__________________________________
NAME OF ISSUER:
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
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TITLE OF CLASS OF
SECURITIES 001957109
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CUSIP NUMBER
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing
person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting
beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the
class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed
no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for
a reporting person s initial filing on this form with
respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior
cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover
page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (
Act ) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes)
(Continued on following page(s))
CUSIP No. 001957109 Page 1 of 5 Pages
1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Bankers Trust Company (as Trustee for
various trusts and employee benefit plans, and investment
advisor),BT Securities Corporation, and Bankers Trust
Holdings, Inc. 13-6180473
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, Bankers Trust
Company, and BT Securities Corporation are New York
corporations. Bankers Trust Holdings Inc, is a Delaware
corporation.
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES * [ ]
CUSIP No. 001957109 Page 2 of 5
Pages
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
Bankers Trust New York Corporation - HC
Bankers Trust Company - BK
BT Securities Corporation - BD
Bankers Trust Holdings, Inc. - CO
Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER S PRINCIPAL
EXECUTIVE
OFFICES:
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412
Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Bankers Trust Company (as Trustee for
various trusts and employee benefit plans, and investment
advisor),BT Securities Corporation, and Bankers Trust
Holdings, Inc.
Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
280 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017.
Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, Bankers
Trust Company (as Trustee for various trusts
and
employee benefit plans, and investment advisor),
and BT Securities Corporation are incorporated
in the State of New York with its principal
business office located in New York. Bankers
Trust Holdings Inc. is a Delaware corporation.
CUSIP No. 001957109 Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common stock ($1.00 par value) of American
Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER: 001957109
Item 3 THE PERSON FILING IS A:
For Bankers Trust New York Corporation, and
Bankers Trust Holdings Inc.
(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
For Bankers Trust Company
(b) [X] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the
Act. For BT Securities Corporation
(a) [X] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15
of the Act.
Item 4 OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS:
(c) Number of shares as to which the Bank has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the
vote -
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
vote -
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of -
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of -
CUSIP No. 001957109 Page 4 of 5
Pages
Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
[X]
Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF
OF
ANOTHER PERSON:
Not applicable.
Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
THE
SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING
REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
See Item 3 above.
Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF
THE GROUP:
Not Applicable.
Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not Applicable
CUSIP No. 001957109 Page 5 of 5 Pages
Item 10 CERTIFICATION:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of
my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were
not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
such securities and were not acquired in connection with
or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose
or effect.
SIGNATURE:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: as of December 31, 1995
Bankers Trust New York Corp.
/s/James T. Byrne, Jr.
James T. Byrne, Jr.
Secretary
EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to Bankers Trust Company is shown
below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
|
100%
|
Bankers Trust Company
EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to Bankers Trust Company and BT
Securities Corporation is shown below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
________________________|________________
| |
| |
Bankers Trust Company BT Securities
Corporation
EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to Bankers Trust Holdings Inc. is shown
below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
|
100%
|
Bankers Trust Holdings, Inc.
