AT&T Connecticut Adds Two Additional Connecticut PEG Programming Channels and Enhances PEG Service Functionality

AT&T Connecticut Adds Two Additional Connecticut PEG Programming Channels and Enhances PEG Service Functionality

North Haven and Branford Public Access Channels Join the U-verse Local Programming

HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T Connecticut announced today the addition of NHTV North Haven Community Television and BCTV Branford Community Television Inc. channels to the public, education and government (PEG) programming available to Connecticut residents through AT&T U-verse(SM) TV.

In addition to the new PEG channels, AT&T Connecticut has recently implemented enhancements that have resulted in improved PEG channel launch times and picture quality, and streamlined the navigation for viewers to return to preferred PEG programming.

NHTV and BCTV are now available to all Connecticut U-verse TV subscribers.

"We are pleased to be able to offer AT&T U-verse TV subscribers in the North Haven area access to the valuable programming we create to keep our residents informed about the community," said Walter Mann, Executive Director of NHTV.

"AT&T U-verse TV not only allows us to reach out to our audience in Branford, but also makes our programming available to neighboring communities; it may be interesting for others to learn about Branford's perspective," said Margot Hardenbergh, President of BCTV.

In addition to adding North Haven and Branford community programming to U-verse TV, AT&T Connecticut has improved PEG channel launch time and expects to see even faster launch speeds with future software releases. The company has also recently enhanced the video encoding rate for PEG channels resulting in improved video quality and resolution that matches AT&T Connecticut's standard definition commercial channels.

U-verse PEG channels are easier to access than ever before with the addition of "auto-recall" functionality, which remembers the last municipality whose PEG programming was being watched and makes it easier to access the PEG content from the menu.

"We continue to make progress adding local PEG channels and enhancing the capabilities of U-verse TV on a regular basis, just as we said we would," said John Emra, vice president of External Affairs, AT&T Connecticut. "We look forward to launching even more new PEG channels and making their valuable community programming available to our competitive video service."

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