AT&T announced that it has expanded its AT&T U-verse services in California and is now available to more than three million living units. AT&T has launched its U-verse services in California in 2006. AT&T U-verse services include AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and AT&T U-verse Voice.
AT&T’s expansion in California is possible due to ‘The Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006.’ California Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation into law in September, 2006, and went into effect January 1, 2007. This legislation has helped bring California 21st century technology through a streamlined, state-issued video franchise allowing new competitors into the marketplace and offering Californians a new choice for home entertainment.
AT&T U-verse has launched several enhancements to U-verse TV customers at no extra cost that includes:
A 20 percent speed increase for AT&T U-verse Internet Max customers from up to 10 Mbps to up to 12 Mbps downstream. AT&T U-bar, which gives you personalized, on-screen weather, sports, traffic and stock information.
College Basketball from Yahoo! Sports, which gives basketball, fans the ability to view tournament brackets, their personalized completed bracket, game summaries and box scores, and more through the AT&T U-bar during the basketball season.
Media Share, which lets you stream your personal photos and music files located on your home computers to any connected TV in the home.
Mobile Remote Access to the DVR, which gives you the ability to program DVR recordings from your Web-connected mobile phone.
Online Photos from Flickr, an app that lets you view personal photos on your TV that you have uploaded to flickr.com.
Total Home DVR, which gives you the freedom to watch and manage recordings from a single DVR on any connected TV in the house.
TV Awards and New Shows, a new app that helps you stay on top of this season’s award shows and season premieres.
U-verse TV Multiview, a new app that lets you watch up to four channels at once on your TV screen.
Weather On Demand, an app that gives you instant access to check the current weather conditions and detailed forecasts in any U.S. city.
Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football, an app to help you manage your fantasy teams from your U-verse TV screen through the AT&T U-bar.
Regular additions to the U-verse High Definition (HD) channel lineup, which now offers access to more than 110 HD channels — more than the local cable providers.
Continued enhancements to the U-verse Web and Mobile Remote Access applications to deliver more functionality and a new user interface.
Ken McNeely, President, AT&T California, said: “The California Legislature had a vision of bringing consumers new choices and increased competition for video services. I’m proud of the progress AT&T has made in the last three years in bringing U-verse to California. We look forward to continuing our investment to make this service available to even more consumers in the future.”
Don Knabe, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, said: “Since the video legislation passed, it’s been great to see AT&T and other carriers invest in new infrastructure and create new jobs. The end result has been new choices for consumers from across Los Angeles County.”
Fred Devereux, President, Mobility and Consumer Markets, AT&T West, said: “Now even more consumers in California can see what the U-verse TV experience is all about. As we continue to showcase the AT&T U-verse TV experience to Californians and evolve our services with new features and enhancements, we look forward to more and more customers learning why U-verse TV is such a unique and exciting service.”
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