ATLANTA, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Video choice and competition has reached Georgia consumers in a big way across dozens of cities. AT&T* today announced that AT&T U-verse(SM) services, including AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and AT&T U-verse Voice, are now available to more than 500 thousand living units across the state - a little over a year after launching the services in the Atlanta area.

Since introducing AT&T U-verse in Atlanta in May 2008, AT&T has continued its efforts to make the service more widely available to consumers. AT&T U-verse is currently offered in parts of more than 30 counties across the state. Between 2006 and 2008, AT&T invested nearly $3.25 billion in its wireless and wireline networks in Georgia, which helped facilitate the roll out of AT&T U-verse services across the state.

The rapid rollout of AT&T U-verse was made possible in Georgia by "The Consumer Choice for Television Act of 2007," which was signed by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue on May 30, 2007. This legislation has helped bring competition and choice to Georgia consumers by creating a streamlined, state-issued video franchise. Georgia consumers now have a new choice for home entertainment.

"I want to commend the Georgia General Assembly and Governor Perdue for their leadership in bringing Georgia consumers new choices and increased competition for video services," said Sylvia Russell, President, AT&T Georgia. "I'm proud of the progress AT&T has made in the last two years in making this competitive choice available to more than 500,000 Georgia consumers. We look forward to continuing our investment to make this service available to even more consumers in the future."

"Today's announcement demonstrates that a competitive market drives investment," said Lt. Governor Casey Cagle. "AT&T has brought enhanced technology and capacity to our state, which in turn benefits all Georgia consumers."

"Just two years ago, the Georgia General Assembly passed The Consumer Choice for Television Act to bring Georgia consumers a choice in video services," said Senator David Shafer. "Today, more than half a million Georgia consumers benefit from that kind of choice."

"Now even more consumers in Georgia can see what the U-verse TV experience is all about," said Keith Holmes, President, Mobility and Consumer Markets, AT&T Georgia. "As we continue to showcase the AT&T U-verse TV experience to Georgians and evolve our services with new features and enhancements, we look forward to more and more customers learning why U-verse TV is such a unique and exciting service."

AT&T U-verse TV is the only 100 percent Internet Protocol-based television (IPTV) service offered by a national service provider, making AT&T U-verse one of the most dynamic and feature-rich services available today. AT&T U-verse TV ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction in the South Region Two Years in a Row," according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 and 2009 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction Studies(SM).

Since the initial launch in Georgia, AT&T U-verse has introduced several enhancements to U-verse TV customers at no extra cost including:

• Total Home DVR, which gives you the freedom to watch and manage recordings from a single DVR on any connected TV in the house.
• U-verse TV Multiview, a new app that lets you watch up to four channels at once on your TV screen.
• Regular additions to the U-verse High Definition (HD) channel lineup, which now offers access to more than 115 HD channels -- more than the local cable providers.
• Santa Tracker, a new app for the holiday season that lets families visit the North Pole and follow Santa around the world on Christmas Eve on channel 98.
• AT&T U-bar, which gives you personalized, on-screen weather, sports, traffic and stock information.
• Media Share, which lets you stream your personal photos and music files located on your home computers to any connected TV in the home.
• Weather On Demand, an app that gives you instant access to check the current weather conditions and detailed forecasts in any U.S. city.
• Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football, an app to help you manage your fantasy teams from your U-verse TV screen through the AT&T U-bar during football season.
• College Basketball from Yahoo! Sports, which gives basketball fans the ability to view tournament brackets, their personalized completed bracket, game summaries and box scores, and more through the AT&T U-bar during the basketball season.
• Online Photos from Flickr, an app that lets you view personal photos on your TV that you have uploaded to flickr.com.
• TV Awards and New Shows, an app that helps you stay on top of the season's award shows and season premieres during the fall.
• Introduced faster Internet surfing speeds with the launch of Max (12 Mbps) and Max Plus (18 Mbps).

AT&T also expanded its U-verse offers with the introduction of AT&T U-verse Voice in Georgia. U-verse Voice is a managed IP-based digital voice service that is delivered over the AT&T's fiber-rich network. This allows U-verse Voice customers to enjoy great sound quality and reliability, as well as unmatched calling features that combine with your AT&T U-verse TV, broadband and wireless services.

AT&T U-verse customers enjoy quadruple-play integration, enhanced features and greater value, all made possible by IP technology. For additional information on AT&T U-verse -- or to find out if it's available in your area -- visit www.att.com/u-verse, call 800-ATT-2020 or visit a local AT&T location.

*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.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(SM) and AT&T | DIRECTV(SM) brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies.

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IMPORTANT OFFER INFORMATION: Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T U-verse. Call or go to www.uverse.att.com to see if you qualify. All promotional offers expire 3/20/10. Residential customers only; Prices, programming, and offers subject to change without notice HD Service. A monthly $10 HD Technology Fee applies for access to HD service. Subscription to an AT&T U-verse programming package and an HDTV required for optimized HD viewing experience. HD channel availability varies by package selected. HD Premium Tier available for an additional $5 per month and requires subscription to HD service for $10 per month. THDVR: Four channels can be recorded to the DVR or viewed simultaneously. Full Total Home DVR functionality requires a receiver for each additional TV at $7 per month each. DVR not included with U100 or U-basic packages. Media Share requires Windows XP or Vista operating systems and streams only photos or songs that are supported by Microsoft Media Player. Multiview: Channels/content available for viewing in Multiview are based on TV package subscription and additional programming purchased. Santa Tracker and customizing options require AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet Service.

AT&T U-verse services are provided by AT&T local telephone companies.

AT&T U-verse received the highest numerical score among television service providers in the South in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2008-2009 Residential Television Service Satisfaction Studies(SM). 2009 study based on 28,118 total responses from measuring 13 providers in the South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX) and measures consumer satisfaction with television service. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in January, March and June, 2009. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com

SOURCE AT&T Inc.

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