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

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

HOUSTON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Customers in the Houston area now have even more reasons to choose AT&T U-verse(SM) TV. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that Houston-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 AT&T U-verse TV.   -- AT&T Yahoo! Games, available over the television screen, including      Sudoku, Solitaire, JT's Blocks, Mah-jongg Tiles, and Chess.    

"We've always said that the AT&T U-verse experience would continue to grow and evolve, and our new features show what's possible with our advanced Internet Protocol platform," said Ed Cholerton, AT&T vice president and general manager for the Houston area. "Now, Houston customers can enjoy even more unmatched features and new enhancements with a service that's cooler than cable."

AT&T is the only national provider to offer a 100 percent IP-based television (IPTV) service, delivering a new level of service integration and features that makes AT&T U-verse TV cooler than cable and 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/.

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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, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

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

Source: AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Dan Feldstein, +1-713-513-9507, dan.feldstein@fleishman.com,
for AT&T Inc.

Web site: http://www.att.com/

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