SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Date of Report: October 21, 2005


                                   AT&T CORP.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                    New York

                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                    1-1105                        13-4924710
            (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                   One AT&T Way
              Bedminster, New Jersey                 07921
         (Address of Principal Executive           (Zip Code)
          Offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (908) 221-2000

                                 Not Applicable

          (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)


Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


SECTION 2.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 21, 2005,  AT&T Corp.  issued a press  release  announcing  its third
quarter 2005 financial  results.  A copy of the press release is being furnished
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. Such  information  shall not be deemed "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


SECTION 9.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits.

The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

Exhibit No.     Description


99.1            Press  Release of  AT&T Corp. dated  October 21, 2005 announcing
                AT&T Corp.'s financial results for its third quarter 2005




                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  AT&T CORP.




                                  /s/   Robert S. Feit
                                  ---------------------------------
                                  By:   Robert S. Feit
                                        Vice President - Law and Secretary


October 21, 2005


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description


99.1            Press  Release of  AT&T Corp. dated  October 21, 2005 announcing
                AT&T Corp.'s financial results for its third quarter 2005