Communications company AT&T is offering assistance to earthquake victims in Haiti by providing support to two international relief agencies. The AT&T Foundation is providing a $50,000 donation to Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) to support their relief work on disasters in Haiti and around the globe. 

Telecoms Sans Frontieres is a leading international humanitarian organization specializing in emergency telecommunications. 

TSF has deployed an emergency team from its American base in Managua to provide vital support for emergency telecommunications in Haiti, taking with them satellite mobile and fixed telecommunications tools.  

Its international headquarters in France will also send reinforcements, says AT&T. They are now flying to Haiti, in close contact with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO). 

"AT&T is pleased to be a participating carrier in this program," said Ralph de la Vega, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. 

"In addition to the generosity of its subscribers, AT&T has donated $200,000 this year to the American Red Cross for emergency relief as part of a five-year, $1 million commitment." 

Wireless customers of AT&T can send $10 donations to the Red Cross International Relief Fund by typing the word HAITI and sending it to 90999 via text message from their mobile device. Standard text messaging rates may apply. 

A confirmation message will arrive within a few minutes, to which the customer replies "yes" to finalize the donation.  

All money donated will be passed on to the Red Cross. The funds will go to the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counselling, and other assistance to victims in Haiti. 

The donations will appear as a line-item on the customer's bill or be debited from a prepaid account. 

On Tuesday (Jan. 12), a 7.0-magnitude quake hit the Caribbean nation, Haiti. The quake is stated to be the strongest for Haiti in over 200 years – since 1770. It’s estimated that nearly 3 million people are suffering from the devastating earthquake.