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    Earlier, AT&T announced that it will be using nickel cadmium batteries from Saft "to provide battery back-up service for parts of its wire-line network." Saft is a former unit of Alcatel, AT&T's lead equipment integrator for its fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) network and IPTV services. Saft's batteries, the company says, are "optimized for long life under extreme temperature conditions and will survive without maintenance for up to 10 years."