More Than 500,000 Living Units in Connecticut Can Now Benefit From Video Choice With AT&T U-verse TV

ROCKY HILL, Conn., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Video choice and competition have reached Connecticut consumers in a big way across dozens of cities and towns. 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 500,000 living units across Connecticut.

Since launching AT&T U-verse in nine Connecticut towns in December 2006, 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 100 communities across the state. Between 2007 and 2009, AT&T invested nearly $825 million in its networks in Connecticut, which helped facilitate the roll out of AT&T U-verse services across the state.

"Today's expansion of AT&T U-verse reflects our commitment to make the investments necessary to bring consumers across the Nutmeg State a new era of true video competition," said Rodney Smith, president, AT&T Connecticut. "We are thrilled to offer this innovative video choice to our customers. Local residents have asked for more choices in television service and today we're delivering."

West Hartford Mayor Scott Slifka added, "Offering choice, whether it is shopping, destinations or communication services affords opportunities for our residents. West Hartford is excited to be part of the U-verse build and look forward to working with AT&T to expand services in town."

"Now even more consumers in Connecticut can see what the U-verse TV experience is all about," said Steve Krom, vice president and general manager, AT&T New England. "As we continue to showcase the AT&T U-verse TV experience to Connecticut consumers 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 with features like Total Home DVR, 2009 Connecticut Quality Innovation Silver Award recipient, and the U-verse TV Multiview app, winner of the 2009 TelcoTV Vision Award.

Since the initial launch in Connecticut 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, an app that lets you watch up to four channels in one category at once on your TV screen. You can choose from a variety of channels by sports, news and kids programming genres.
• Remote Access to the DVR, which lets you schedule and manage DVR recordings from any Web-connected PC or mobile device.
• Regular additions to the U-verse High Definition (HD) channel lineup, which now offers access to more than 130 HD channels in Connecticut — more than the local cable providers.
• 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.
• 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.
• Online Photos from Flickr, an app that lets you view personal photos on your TV that you have uploaded to flickr.com.
• Film Awards, an app that lets you read bios, watch previews and vote for your favorite award-nominated films and stars during the awards show season.
• Offers On Demand, an app that lets you redeem a coupon code on-screen for discounts on movie rentals.
• Santa Tracker, an app available during the holidays that lets you follow Santa around the globe, visit Santa's workshop at the North Pole and more.
• 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.
• Caller ID on TV, an app that lets you view your U-verse Voice Caller ID and voicemail notifications on your U-verse TV screen
• U-verse Voice Call History, an app that lets you view your Call History from your PC or TV screen.
• U-verse Voice Click to Call, an app that lets you initiate a call to any number in your Call History with one click of a mouse or the U-verse TV remote control.
• Introduced faster downstream Internet surfing speeds with the launch of Max ( up to 12 Mbps), Max Plus (up to 18 Mbps) and Max Turbo (up to 24 Mbps).

AT&T also expanded its U-verse offers with the introduction of AT&T U-verse Voice in Connecticut. 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 one of 42 AT&T owned retail locations in Connecticut.

*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.

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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. Residential customers only; Prices, programming, and offers subject to change without notice. A one-time TV service activation fee of $29 applies. AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet: Internet speed claim(s) represent maximum downstream and/or upstream speed capabilities. Speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. Many factors can affect actual speeds including the use of other U-verse services. Credit and other restrictions apply. Purchase of U-verse TV required to order AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet. A $3 monthly High Speed Internet equipment rental fee will apply. Channel counts include optional channels available in plan; Wireless networking may require adapter purchased separately; Fiber-optics apply to part or all of the network depending on your location. Other Charges: Taxes, city video cost recovery fees, and other fees extra. No charge for standard professional installation for new AT&T U-verse customers ordering qualifying U-verse TV packages. 30 Day Money Back Guarantee: Residential customers ordering new U-verse service may cancel all AT&T U-verse services within 30 days from service activation. Money-Back Guarantee includes adjustment only of initial installation charges and one month service charges, if paid; Customer is responsible for all additional charges including but not limited to On Demand, Pay Per View, international calls, other pay-per-use features and non-returned equipment charges. HD Service: Access to HD service requires $10/mo. HD Premium Tier available for an additional $5/mo. HD channel availability varies by package selected. THDVR: 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. AT&T U-verse services are provided by AT&T local telephone companies. Customizing options require AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet Service. Wireless phone with Internet access required and standard data charges may apply.

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