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Live Idol Videos and Live Idol Tones Now Available on AT&T Mobile Phones

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:26:04 +0000

More than 29.4 million viewers tuned in to FOX on Tuesday night to watch the performances of the Top 12 AMERICAN IDOL contestants. While it's way too early to know who will win it all, no doubt most fans already have their favorites. AT&T wireless customers can now relive their favorite AMERICAN IDOL performances over and over again with Live Idol Videos and Live Idol Tones directly from their wireless phones.

"One of the reasons AMERICAN IDOL continues to be the number one show on television is because it allows fans to be a part of the 'Idol' experience in a meaningful way," said John Burbank, vice president, marketing, AT&T. "The availability of Live Idol Videos and Live Idol Tones are two unique ways, beyond voting, that allow our wireless customers to show their support for their favorite AMERICAN IDOL contestants." Live Idol Videos » read more »

AT&T Rolls Out Burton Blog on the Wireless Racing Portal

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:59:07 +0000

Jeff Burton Gives Exclusive Insights on Topics on and off the Track

SAN ANTONIO, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- One of motorsports' most talented drivers and insightful interviews is now sharing his views on this year's season in a new blog available only through the MEdia™ Net Racing Portal from the wireless unit of AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T).

Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet and 18-time NASCAR Cup Series winner, is launching the Burton Blog, a unique perspective on a variety of issues as varied as candid reviews of his race performances and light-hearted commentary on pop culture. Cingular, now AT&T, is making the unique content available to its more than 61 million customers exclusively on its MEdia Net Racing Portal.

Continuing through the end of the Cup season in November, new Burton Blog entries will be posted several times a week in the "Cingular Exclusives" section of the MEdia Net Racing Portal. » read more »

AT&T Adds New Wireless Coverage to Newton

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:53:27 +0000

WESTWOOD, Mass., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced today that Cingular, now AT&T and the nation's largest wireless carrier, has turned on a new cell site in Newton, Massachusetts.

The new site brings enhanced coverage to the company's wireless customers along Route 9 and Hammond Pond Parkway as well as to the area around Chestnut Hill Malls, supporting increased customer traffic in the area.

In addition to this new cell site, AT&T added more than 95 cell sites in New England last year. At the end of 2006, the company's two-year network investment in the New England region surpassed half a billion dollars. The company also recently completed the integration of its legacy Cingular and AT&T Wireless cell sites to establish a single, enhanced network. » read more »

AT&T's Wireless Unit Launched 27 New Cell Sites in the Saluda/Newberry/Monticello Area in 2006

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:52:35 +0000

Carrier's commitment delivers innovation, enhanced quality and coverage to the Carolinas

COLUMBIA, S.C., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier and part of the new AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T), upgraded and expanded its western Carolinas service by launching 27 new cell sites in the Saluda/Newberry/Monticello area last year. The local investment was part of the wireless company's estimated $6 billion national network capital expenditure program during 2006.

Last year, AT&T's wireless unit built more than 200 new cell sites across the Carolinas, expanding coverage and enhancing network capacity for residents and visitors to the area. As a result, AT&T's ALLOVER™ network* -- the nation's largest digital voice and data network -- has grown bigger and better in western South Carolina. » read more »