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AT&T U-verse Introduces New Interactive Features In Oklahoma City
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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 U-verse TV screen, without interrupting the current
program. Customers who also subscribe to AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet
can personalize the U-bar from their AT&T Yahoo! home page to display
weather at specific locations, their personal stock portfolio and scores
for their favorite sports teams.
* YELLOWPAGES.COM TV, which lets U-verse TV customers easily search for
local businesses and other information via their TV screen.
* AT&T Yahoo! Games, so U-verse TV customers can now play their favorite
online games -- including Sudoku, Solitaire, JT's Blocks, Mah-jongg
Tiles and Chess -- on the TV screen.
"These innovative features are just another example of what
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 is deploying next-generation video services, including AT&T U-verse TV, as part of its mission to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else.
Customers who want additional information on AT&T U-verse TV -- or to find out if it's available in their area -- can visit http://uverse.att.com or stop by the nearest AT&T retail location. To find the closest store, visit http://www.wireless.att.com/find-a-store/.
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
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AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet provided by AT&T Internet Services with customized content, services, and applications from Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo!, the Yahoo! logos and other product and service names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc.
Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.
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