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AT&T U-verse Arrives in Jacksonville

September 2, 2008

By Nora Gray

AT&T announced the launch of AT&T U-Verse TV and AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet service to various communities throughout Jacksonville. AT&T U-verse offers TV, broadband, and wireless service delivered over the company's Internet Protocol (IP) network. AT&T plans to make U-verse services available to more homes throughout the area on an ongoing basis.

AT&T U-verse Services Available to Florida Customers


Rob Bentley, AT&T vice president and general manager for the Southeast region, said "AT&T U-verse TV offers customers an extensive channel lineup, unmatched features, and the latest technology. It's all about delivering a better TV experience."

"We are thrilled to be able to offer AT&T U-verse services to more Florida customers," said Marshall Criser III, AT&T Florida president. "Our customers have asked for more choices in television service and AT&T is providing that choice."

AT&T U-verse TV Features

Where available, local AT&T U-verse customers can enjoy numerous TV benefits, including: a variety of subscription packages to choose from with up to 320 channels, music, local, movies, sports, and Spanish-language and international packages; more than 45 high definition (HD) channels; the ability to set the DVR from any location with a Web-connected PC or compatible AT&T mobile phone; and the ability to record up to four programs at one time on the DVR. Customers will also be able to use their television screen to view photos they've uploaded; weather, stock reports and portfolio, sports, and traffic information; Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football; YellowPages.com; and AT&T Yahoo! Games. AT&T U-verse TV also features a growing Video on Demand (VOD) library, as well parental control options.

AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet Features

AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet offers more bandwidth and speeds to meet the needs of consumers or small business broadband users, including four package options with optimum downsteam speeds up to 10 Mbps and upstream speeds up to 1.5 Mbps. All AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet packages include wireless home or office networking at no extra cost, giving customers the freedom to access online photos, receive and send large data files, view streaming video, and access other high-bandwidth applications from a wireless-enabled laptop or other device. Subscribers also receive virtually unlimited e-mail storage, powerful anti-virus and anti-spam software and access to the nation's largest Wi-Fi network with free unlimited connectivity at more than 17,000 hot spot locations.