AT&T Springs Into Action With Live Mobile Coverage of NCAA(R) March Madness(R) and Hot New Device Promo

DALLAS, March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T's forecast for spring: warmer weather, slam dunk mobile content and a hot new device promo. AT&T* announced today it will carry live mobile coverage of all 64 games of the NCAA® Division I Men's Basketball Championship through its AT&T Mobile TV and AT&T Radio services. Additionally, AT&T has launched a 50-percent off promo for some of its coolest quick messaging phones.

Live Coverage of Men's NCAA® March Madness®

Fans can catch every pass, shot and score of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship via AT&T Mobile TV and AT&T Radio as the result of an agreement with CBS.

Subscribers of both AT&T Mobile TV and AT&T Radio will be able to enjoy complete live coverage of the tournament as well as game highlights, score recaps and analysis directly from their compatible AT&T mobile phones. Coverage includes:

• March 16: Opening Round game via ESPN
• March 18 through April 5: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship games, beginning with first-round games, via CBS Sports  

Additionally, on March 14, AT&T Mobile TV will air the NCAA Selection Sunday show on CBS.

On AT&T Mobile TV, fans can catch the action by tuning in to three new AT&T exclusive channels that have been added and dedicated to the tournament, along with the CBS Mobile and ESPN channels. Fans can access the games by clicking the TV icon on their AT&T Mobile TV device. On AT&T Radio, fans can find all the tournament games under Talk, News, and Sports; then choose NCAA® March Madness®. AT&T Radio subscribers can then browse by region and choose the game they want to follow.  

AT&T Mobile TV is available for $9.99 per month and features popular live and time-shifted programming provided by FLO TV. New subscribers receive the first seven days of their subscription for free. For more information, including market availability and compatible handsets, visit www.att.com/mobiletv.

AT&T Radio is available for $6.99 per month and compatible with 40 handsets. To download AT&T Radio, customers can text NCAA to 7299 (standard messaging rates apply) or visit the AT&T App Center at www.att.com/appcenter. An unlimited data plan is required.

50 Percent Off Quick Messaging Phones

Also to kick off spring, AT&T is offering customers 50 percent off some of its most popular quick messaging phones. Equipped with full QWERTY keyboards for faster, easier texting, the following devices are included in the promotion. A voice plan and qualifying data plan is required on a two year service agreement for each phone.

• Motorola Karma ($14.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) – Curvy and compact messaging device with 2.0 megapixel camera, high-resolution display and slide-out keyboard makes texting, blogging, tweeting and talking a breeze.
• LG Neon ($9.99 after $30 mail-in rebate) – Green and white touch screen device with 2.0 megapixel camera and access to instant messaging, mobile email, music services and more.
• Pantech Reveal™ ($14.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) – Slim and snappy slider that features an open-faced numeric keypad on the front of the phone which slides vertically to uncover a full keyboard. Uniquely, both sets of keys stay active simultaneously, giving users fast access to numbers and letters at the same time.
• Pantech Impact™ ($24.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) – New form factor available in pink or blue featuring an OLED touch screen that lets users send text messages, make calls, and control their music library without having to open the phone. A sideways flip of the phone reveals a full physical keyboard and a second display screen, allowing for a fuller experience when typing longer messages.
• Samsung Mythic™ ($129.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) – Enabled with AT&T Mobile TV capability, which gives users access to live and time-shifted TV programming from leading entertainment channels for $9.99/month. The screen is a large 3.3 inch touch screen with Samsung's TouchWiz™ user interface, which allows for quick access to favorite features and has specially designed widgets for personalization.
• Samsung Flight™ ($129.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) – Vertical sliding form factor with a full keyboard underneath that comes in red and silver color options. A textured design and subtle ridge on the back make it easy to text or use the touch screen with one hand.
• Samsung Magnet™ ($9.99 after $30 mail-in rebate) – Incredibly slim orange and black bar-shaped device with appeal to teens who need a low-cost, quick messaging phone. Support for full HTML Web browsing through the att.net mobile Web browser is also available for the Pantech Reveal and Impact, and the Samsung Mythic and Flight devices.

Additionally, the new Motorola BACKFLIP™ with MOTOBLUR™, available now from AT&T, is perfect for basketball fans who want to keep track of which friends are celebrating and which friends are commiserating the tournament results through social networking. The device syncs contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more — from sources such as Facebook®, MySpace, and Twitter®.

For a complete look at AT&T offerings, visit www.att.com.

For more information and detailed disclaimer information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

The NCAA, March Madness, and Men's Final Four are trademarks owned or licensed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.  All other licenses or trademarks are property of their respective holders.

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