LOS ANGELES -- A new world of communicationsand entertainment is now available to residents in the Los Angeles area.AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced the launch of AT&T U-verse(SM), whichutilizes AT&T's new fiber-rich network to offer cutting-edge television andhigh speed Internet services. AT&T is the only national provider to offer a100 percent Internet Protocol (IP)-based television service, making U-verseTV "cooler than cable" as one of the most robust and feature-rich servicesavailable today.

AT&T U-verse services are initially available in parts of the LosAngeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan statistical area (MSA), includingAltadena, Anaheim, Burbank, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Glendale, LagunaNiguel, Orange County, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, and Tustin. AT&T willcontinue to increase availability throughout the area on an ongoing basis.

AT&T U-verse offers customers a combination of next-generation digitaltelevision -- including access to more than 25 High Definition (HD) channels-- and high speed Internet access. The award-winning AT&T U-verse TVincludes cutting-edge features that are unmatched in the market, while thenew U-verse enabled AT&T Yahoo!(R) High Speed Internet builds on AT&T'sposition as the nation's leading provider of broadband DSL.

"It's fitting that AT&T U-verse, a service that's delivering the future ofentertainment to our customers, is launching here -- the heart of America'sentertainment industry," said Kieran Nolan, AT&T vice president and generalmanager for the Los Angeles area. "We're excited to bring Los Angeles-areacustomers a new choice for their television services."

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