AT&T U-Verse Introduces New Interactive Features in the Los Angeles Area
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 -- Customers in the Los Angeles area now have even more reasons to choose AT&T U-verse SM TV. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that Los Angeles-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:
o 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.
o YELLOWPAGES.COM TV, an intuitive new way to search for local businesses and other information via AT&T U-verse TV.
o AT&T Yahoo! Games, available on the television screen, including Sudoku, Solitaire, JT's Blocks, Mah-jongg Tiles and Chess.
"We've told Los Angeles customers that AT&T U-verse would continue to grow and evolve, and the fact that we've added these new features demonstrates our commitment," said Kieran Nolan, AT&T vice president and general manager for the Los Angeles area. "We're ready to show our Los Angeles-area customers the new enhancements and unmatched features that make U-verse TV 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 HomezoneSM, 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/.
Source: AT&T Inc.
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