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DALLAS—Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. said Friday it is moving its corporate headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas for easier access to customers and operations around the world.

AT&T said the move would begin in the coming weeks and is expected to be complete around the end of the year.

The move will put AT&T closer to many of its technology suppliers and help cement the Dallas area as a telecom hub. Nokia, Ericsson, Nortel and others have major operations here.

AT&T expects the move to involve about 700 of its nearly 6,000 San Antonio-based employees...