AT&T U-verse Introduces New Interactive Features in the Bay Area

AT&T U-verse Introduces New Interactive Features in the Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Customers in the Bay Area now have even more reasons to choose AT&T U-verse(SM) TV. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that Bay Area customers now have access to a suite of new U-verse TV features that further differentiate the service from cable.

The new interactive features -- available to customers at no extra charge -- include:

-- AT&T U-bar, which brings customizable weather, stock, sports, and
traffic information to the TV screen. Customers who also subscribe to
AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet have the option to personalize the
U-bar from their AT&T Yahoo! home page to display weather at a
specified location, their personal stock portfolio, and scores for
their favorite sports teams.
-- YELLOWPAGES.COM TV, an intuitive new way to search for local businesses

and other information via U-verse TV.
-- AT&T Yahoo! Games, available over the television screen, including
Sudoku, Solitaire, JT's Blocks, Mah-jongg Tiles, and Chess.

"We're excited that Bay Area customers are among the first to enjoy these exciting and innovative new features that use the power of our Internet Protocol platform," said Melba Muscarolas, AT&T's vice president and general manager for the San Francisco market area. "With our unmatched features and the new enhancements -- all included at a great value -- we're sure Bay Area customers will agree that AT&T U-verse TV is cooler than cable."

AT&T is the only national provider to offer a 100 percent Internet Protocol-based television (IPTV) service, making AT&T U-verse TV one of the most advanced television offerings available anywhere. AT&T U-verse has been recognized as the 2007 Best Business Strategy by industry analyst firm Stratecast.

The deployment of next-generation video services, including AT&T U-verse TV and AT&T Homezone(SM), reflects AT&T's strategy to become customers' preferred communications and entertainment provider and to deliver a video solution through its traditional footprint that provides greater value, flexibility and simplicity than competitors' offerings.

Customers seeking additional information on AT&T U-verse -- or to find out whether it's available in their area -- can visit http://uverse.att.com/.

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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. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.

(C) 2007 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property. For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logos and other product and service names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: rolf.gatlin@fleishman.com

Source: AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Ted Carr of AT&T Inc., +1-415-778-1354, tcarr@attnews.us

Web site:

http://www.att.com/

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