AT&T U-verse Introduced in Raleigh

December 23, 2008

By Jennifer Hull

AT&T has launched its AT&T U-verse TV and AT&T U-verse High-Speed Internet to residents in the Raleigh area. AT&T U-verse TV ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction in the South Region," according to the J.D. Power and Associates “2008 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction Stud”y and is delivered over AT&T's advanced Internet Protocol (IP) network.

Bob Sellman, general manager of home solutions for AT&T in the Carolinas, said, "With AT&T U-verse TV we're offering an extensive channel lineup, unmatched features, and the latest technology, all at a competitive price and great value."

AT&T U-verse TV Features

Where available, local AT&T U-verse TV features include: a variety of subscription options with 100 percent digital programming; up to 350 channels including U100, U200, the popular U300 and U400 packages, plus U-family, a market-leading family-friendly programming option; all packages include HD-ready equipment, and most packages include an HD-ready digital video recorder (DVR); a Spanish-language package, Paquete Español, which features novelas, movies, news, sports, children's programming, talk shows, and more; AT&T U-verse Total Home DVR which allows recording up to four programs at once; more than 85 HD channels; AT&T Online Photos from Flickr; AT&T U-bar which brings customizable weather, stock, sports, and traffic information to the U-verse TV screen; Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football; Yellowpages.com TV; AT&T Yahoo! Games; a growing Video On Demand (VOD) library; parental controls; and much more.

AT&T U-verse High-Speed Internet Speeds up to 18 Mbps

AT&T U-verse High-Speed Internet offers more bandwidth and faster available speeds. Package options include: Max 18 with downstream speeds up to 18.0 Mbps and upstream speeds up to 1.5 Mbps; Max with downstream speeds up to 10.0 Mbps and upstream speeds up to 1.5 Mbps; Elite with downstream speeds up to 6.0 Mbps and upstream speeds up to 1.0 Mbps; Pro with downstream speeds up to 3.0 Mbps and upstream speeds up to 1.0 Mbps; and Express with downstream speeds up to 1.5 Mbps and upstream speeds up to 1.0 Mbps. And all AT&T U-verse High-Speed Internet packages include wireless home networking at no extra cost, and access to the nation's largest Wi-Fi network with free unlimited connectivity at more than 17,000 hot spot locations.