AT&T announces that AT&T U-verse IPTV and Internet services are now more widely available in Hartford and to more than 230,000 living units in parts of more than 80 Connecticut cities and towns. Fonfara is one of the principal authors of a new state law allowing consumers to have a video choice beyond their incumbent cable company.

Since introducing U-verse services to parts of nine Connecticut cities and towns in December 2006, AT&T has made service available to more Connecticut customers on an ongoing basis -- and the aggressive rollout is expected to continue. AT&T also has expanded its channel lineup, including more HD channels, and has added unique interactive features that have further differentiated the service from its competitors. This week, the company added AT&T Online Photos from Flickr -- a simple and convenient way to watch slide shows and browse online photos right from U-verse IPTV screens.

AT&T is the only national provider to offer a 100 percent IPTV service, making AT&T U-verse IPTV one of the most advanced television offerings available. AT&T is deploying next-generation video services, including AT&T U-verse IPTV, as part of its mission to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else.

In addition to AT&T Online Photos from Flickr, U-verse IPTV has introduced several new interactive features since its launch in Connecticut -- at no extra charge -- including:

• AT&T U-bar, which brings customizable weather, stock, sports and traffic information to the U-verse TV screen, without interrupting the current program. Customers who also subscribe to AT&T High Speed Internet can personalize the U-bar from their AT&T portal to display weather at specific locations, their personal stock portfolio and scores for their favorite sports teams.
• YELLOWPAGES.COM TV, which lets U-verse TV customers easily search for local businesses and other information via their TV screen.
• AT&T Yahoo! Games, so U-verse TV customers can now play their favorite online games -- including Sudoku, Solitaire, JT's Blocks, Mah-jongg Tiles and Chess -- on the TV screen.

Connecticut was also one of the first areas to receive AT&T U-verse Voice, a next-generation digital voice service that brings together customers' AT&T wireline and wireless voice, broadband and IPTV services with unique features that provide a new level of integration, convenience and control.