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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Customers in Wisconsin now have even more reasons to choose AT&T U-verse(SM) TV. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that Wisconsin 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 AT&T U-verse TV.
— AT&T Yahoo! Games, available on the television screen, including Sudoku, Solitaire, JT’s Blocks, Mah-jongg Tiles and Chess.
“The addition of these interactive features — at no extra cost to our customers — shows AT&T’s commitment to not only bring choice and competitive pricing, but the latest innovative services and features to Wisconsin residents,” said John DeVaul, AT&T vice president and general manager for Wisconsin. “This is just the tip of the iceberg. We’re offering Wisconsin residents a video choice that delivers other unmatched features and a robust channel lineup, including more than 40 High Definition channels, Big Ten Network and NFL Network.”
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 connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else. 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/.
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/.
