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According to our annual study on business continuity and disaster recovery preparedness for U.S. business in the private sector, 30 percent of businesses across the country are still not prepared for the worst case scenario.

Key findings from the 2007 AT&T Business Continuity Study include:

• Of the 10 cities surveyed this year, businesses in New York ranked first in terms of being the most prepared for natural and man-made disasters, while businesses in Cleveland came in last.
• Companies may have a false sense of security
• Cities are not heeding government warnings.
• Putting a plan on paper is only half of the battle.
• Man-made disasters are a real threat.
• Education is key.

For the sixth consecutive year, AT&T's Business Continuity Study surveyed 1,000 IT executives at companies throughout the United States with more than $10 million in annual revenue for their views on disaster planning and business continuity trends.

According to the study, businesses in areas hit hardest by disasters have been able to learn lessons from the past. New York and Houston business executives indicated that business continuity planning has become a priority in recent years because of natural disasters, security and terrorist threats (45 percent and 33 percent respectively, compared to 29 percent nationally). Conversely, Cleveland executives believe that the probability of a disaster causing business disruption is small (22 percent compared with 14 percent nationally).

Throughout the past 10 years, we have invested more than $500 million in our Network DisasterNetwork Disaster Recovery program, which includes specially trained managers, engineers, and technicians from across the United States, as well as a fleet of more than 150 self-contained equipment trailers, and support vehicles that house the same equipment and components as an AT&T data-routing or voice-switching center.