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: April 20, 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
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SECTION 1.  REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

     On April 20,  2005,  our Board of Directors  approved  the standard  annual
award of AT&T  restricted  stock  units  to each  non-employee  Director  who is
elected  to  the  Board  of  Directors  at  the  AT&T  2005  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders.  The  date of  grant  will be the  date  of such  Annual  Meeting,
currently  expected  to occur in June  2005,  and the value of the grant will be
$100,000  based on the price of AT&T common stock on the date of the grant.  The
Company is filing as an exhibit  to this Form 8-K the form of  restricted  stock
unit award  agreement  that the Board of  Directors  has  approved for awards to
non-employee Directors during 2005.

SECTION 2.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 21,  2005,  AT&T  Corp.  issued a press  release  announcing  its first
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 exhibits are being filed or furnished herewith:

Exhibit No.     Description

10              Form  of Restricted Stock Unit Award  Agreement for Non-Employee
                Directors

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


April 21, 2005



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description

10              Form  of Restricted Stock Unit  Award Agreement for Non-Employee
                Directors

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