AT&T Files First Statewide Video Services Franchise

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The Competitive Cable and Video Services Act of 2008, HB 1421,brings a new world of communications and entertainment forconsumers. HB 1421 will also encourage investment innext-generation broadband network infrastructure and will helpbring new technology to Tennessee. On the first day that HB 1421became effective, AT&T filed its initial application for astate-issued certificate of franchise authority to offer videoservices in communities across the state.

"We look forward to bringing Tennesseans not only choice andcompetition but also advanced video, voice and Internet servicetechnology," said Morton. "It will take time to enhanceour network to offer these exceptional services, but we will moveas quickly as possible to compete for Tennessee customers."

AT&T's planned infrastructure and investment will include a newworld of communications and entertainment through AT&TU-verse(SM) services. AT&T is the only major U.S. provider tooffer a 100 percent Internet Protocol (IP)-based televisionservice, and that makes AT&T U-verse TV one of the most robustand feature-rich services available today.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Itssubsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are theproviders of AT&T services in the United States and around theworld. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-basedbusiness 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 advertisingsales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COMorganizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators insuch fields as communications equipment. As part of itsthree-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TVentertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 onFortune magazine's World's Most Admired Telecommunications Companylist and No. 1 on America's Most Admired Telecommunications Companylist. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the productsand services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates isavailable at http://www.att.com/ .

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