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AT&T Brings Exciting Wireless Products and Services to Eight Counties in West Virginia

Posted on: Wednesday, 5 March 2008, 12:00 CST

ELKINS, W.Va., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. , the nation's largest wireless company, announced today that advanced wireless voice, data products and services will be provided to Tucker, Randolph, Upshur, Webster, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Braxton and Clay counties. The launch follows AT&T's January 2 acquisition of the wireless assets of Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation, sold in the state under the Cellular One brand.

AT&T has enhanced Cellular One's wireless network to provide its premier level of devices including the Apple iPhone which will be available later this week. AT&T customers benefit from the nation's largest digital voice and data network, which serves 70.1 million customers and has third-generation (3G) broadband available in more than 265 metropolitan markets.

Newly renovated company stores in Elkins, Summersville and Buckhannon will offer customers access to more than 20 AT&T music and camera phones, PDAs and smartphones. These locations bring the number of AT&T stores in West Virginia to 24. In addition, AT&T's products and services are available throughout the state in more than 60 authorized agent and national retailer locations, such as Wal-Mart, RadioShack and Best Buy.

"We're thrilled to expand our services throughout eastern West Virginia," said Erika K. Thompson, vice president and general manager of AT&T's wireless division in West Virginia and Virginia. "These customers now have access to some of the hottest new voice and data wireless products, including the wildly popular BlackBerry(R) Curve, as well as a wide range of music and video-capable handsets and data devices equipped with e-mail clients and must-have features such as Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6. Our pricing is easy to understand; roaming and long distance are always included. We just introduced unlimited voice plans starting at $99.99 a month for customers who want the predictability of flat pricing for minutes. AT&T is the only company that lets you roll over unused minutes from month to month."

Chris Marr, chairman of Community Connect Foundation, a nonprofit group that works to develop West Virginia's technological resources and infrastructure, said: "Having access to the latest services and products offered by AT&T's advanced network will enable West Virginia businesses and consumers to interact more effectively. The more AT&T invests in the state, the more opportunities our communities have to use technology to address their needs."

Exciting Products and Unique Applications

For the first time, customers in Tucker, Randolph, Upshur, Webster, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Braxton and Clay counties will be able to purchase AT&T's cutting-edge wireless devices like the AT&T Tilt(TM), Pantech duo, BlackBerry Curve 8310 and BlackJack(TM) II. These devices offer exciting features:

-- AT&T Tilt: Operates on Windows Mobile 6, features a 3.0-megapixel camera and has Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities. -- Pantech Duo: Boasts an innovative dual-sliding, double-keyboard design and is powered by Windows Mobile 6. -- BlackBerry Curve 8310: Includes built-in GPS capabilities, with a 2.0 megapixel camera and Bluetooth(TM) stereo headset support. -- BlackJack II: Allows customers to sideload their music from Yahoo!(R) or Napster(R).

Additionally, dynamic AT&T Mobile Music and CV applications let customers manage a variety of multimedia libraries, download and play stereo-quality music, watch TV shows and view exclusive content from HBO, MTV, ESPN and other channels through their AT&T wireless device and service.

New Offerings

Former Cellular One customers have a wide variety of calling plans, and those who choose AT&T will not be charged activation or upgrade fee to join.

Unlimited Calling Plans: The flat-rate calling plans for customers who want predictability in their voice minutes. A variety of text-messaging and data plans are available.

GoPhone: Flexible prepaid offers with no annual credit check, no annual contract, no deposit and no roaming or long distance fees. Rollover(R) Minutes and Mobile to Mobile calling for AT&T's 70.1 million customers are also included.

Rollover Minutes: Customers can roll over their unused minutes from month to month for 12 months, not available with flat-rate pricing.

AT&T Senior Nation Plan: AT&T provides tailored pricing and wireless devices for the special needs of senior citizens.

Mobile to Mobile Feature: Customers can enjoy free mobile calling among AT&T's 70.1 million customers.

International Roaming: AT&T customers can use their wireless services in 200 countries, and they have the flexibility to browse the Web and perform other wireless data functions in more than 145 countries. Customers can also take advantage of special roaming plans available on 75 cruise ships worldwide.

Online Account Management: Customers can pay bills and view their account and rate-plan information online at http://www.wireless.att.com/.

Star Services: Customers can check their account balances, minutes and date usage and make a payment from an AT&T wireless device with Star Services.

Network Enhancements

AT&T has enhanced the network coverage of eight West Virginia counties by launching Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution (EDGE) -- the largest high speed national wireless data network in the U.S. currently available in more than 13,000 cities and towns and along 40,000 miles of highways and secondary roads. The recent acquisition extends AT&T's wireless network in West Virginia to Elkins, Buckhannon, Davis, Canaan Valley, Snowshoe, Webster Springs, Summersville, Richwood and Sutton. Over the past three years, the company has invested $19.5 million and added 29 cell sites to beef up network performance in the state. This year, AT&T plans to invest more than $16 million throughout West Virginia to further expand coverage and deploy its blazing-fast 3G network.

AT&T has an online tool that provides detailed coverage information about its network anywhere in the U.S. at http://www.wireless.att/coverageviewer.

Note: This AT&T release and other news announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.

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AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Elizabeth Gautier of AT&T Inc., +1-202-659-5888, cell,+1-202-270-5724, egautier@attnews.us

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Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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