AT&T U-verse TV Introduces Weather On Demand in Columbus, Providing Local and National On-Demand Forecasts
Columbus, Ohio, October 27, 2008
AT&T U-verseSM TV customers in Columbus now have a brighter TV forecast. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced the launch of Weather On Demand in Columbus, an interactive feature that allows U-verse TV customers to find the weather information they want, in the city they want, at the time they want — all at the touch of a button. Columbus U-verse TV customers can now enjoy the feature at no extra charge.
"Weather On Demand is just another great example of the benefits of U-verse TV and our Internet Protocol (IP) platform," said Amanda Harris, general manager of AT&T Ohio. "We're making it easy for customers to check weather conditions and forecasts in their hometown or across the country, whenever they want. Not only is this feature available at no extra charge, it will be a great resource for our U-verse TV customers who want up-to-date and accurate weather information."
Customers can access weather information for their home city and any other U.S. city they specify on their "My Cities" list by tuning to Channel 227. Customers can then:
- View weather information for cities throughout the country that they select.
- View current local conditions, including high/low temperatures, humidity, wind, visibility and barometric pressure.
- Get local and nationwide forecasts, including hourly and six-day outlooks.
- Access animated local and national radar imagery and satellite views.
- Watch current videos of meteorologists presenting the local weather updates.
- Search and select cities by name, ZIP code or by looking at a U.S. map.
Weather On Demand, with weather information provided by AccuWeather.com, is the latest addition to the constantly evolving suite of features that has been introduced to all U-verse TV customers at no extra charge since the AT&T U-verse launch in June 2006, including Total Home DVR; the ability to program DVR recordings from your mobile phone; personalized, on-screen weather, sports, traffic and stock information via AT&T U-bar; the ability to track and manage your fantasy football team and league standings from your TV from within the U-bar; a customized channel to browse personal online photos from flickr.com; and more.
AT&T's U-verse deployment is rapidly introducing competitive choice and next-generation services to more consumers. AT&T U-verse customers enjoy quadruple-play integration, enhanced features and greater value, all made possible by IP technology. AT&T U-verse TV ranked "Highest in Residential Television Service Satisfaction in the North Central Region," according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction StudySM.
For additional information on AT&T U-verse TV — or to find out if it's available in your area — visit http://uverse.att.com or stop by the nearest AT&T retail location.
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Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T U-verse. Call or go to www.uverse.att.com to see if you qualify. Customizing options require AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet Service. Wireless remote access requires WAP 2.0-compliant cell phone or other handheld device. Full Total Home DVR functionality requires a receiver for each additional TV at $5per month each.
AT&T received the highest numerical score among television service providers in the North Central region in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Residential Television Service Satisfaction StudySM. Study based on 18,938 total responses from measuring 11 providers in the North Central region (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) and measures consumer satisfaction with television service. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in July 2008. Your experiences may vary. Visit http://www.jdpower.com.
