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AT&T to Broadcast Texas House Legislative Sessions to U-verse TV Customers Statewide

Posted on: Thursday, 2 April 2009, 12:30 CDT

Broadcasts to air through end of session on a trial basis at no cost to state

AUSTIN, Texas, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T* today announced that it will begin televising Texas House legislative sessions in mid-April to its AT&T U-verse(SM) TV customers statewide. The trial program comes at the request of the state House of Representatives, whose members have asked that legislative sessions be televised to bring government closer to the public.

AT&T U-verse TV is available in parts of Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Lubbock, Midland and Odessa and numerous suburban communities in those metro areas.

"Our goal is to be the best at connecting people, and that includes connecting legislators with their constituents," said Don Cain, president of AT&T Texas. "Our congratulations go to state Representatives Charlie Geren and Joaquin Castro for spearheading the move to televise the sessions."

"We commend AT&T for launching this trial. Watching live broadcasts of House sessions will be a new experience for consumers - many of whom live hundreds of miles from the Capitol," said state Rep. Charlie Geren.

Equipment vendor ViewCast of Plano, Texas will partner with AT&T to televise the hearings through the end of the Legislative session June 1. As part of the trial program, both companies have agreed to televise the sessions at no cost to the state.

The broadcasts will be available on channel 99, AT&T's PEG (public, educational and government) programming channel for U-verse TV customers. The Texas legislative sessions will be the first state government proceedings that AT&T has broadcast to its customers statewide anywhere in the country.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) 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, the nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the nation's leading 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 their three-screen integration strategy, AT&T operating companies are expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE(R) magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies. 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.

(C) 2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.

Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T U-verse. Call or go to www.uverse.att.com to see if you qualify.

About ViewCast

ViewCast develops industry-leading hardware and software for the transformation and delivery of professional-quality video over IP and mobile networks. ViewCast's award-winning solutions simplify the complex workflows required for the Web-based streaming of news, sports, music, and other video content to computers and mobile devices, empowering broadcasters, businesses, and governments to easily and effectively reach and expand their audiences. With more than 300,000 video capture cards deployed globally, ViewCast sets the standard in the streaming media industry. ViewCast Niagara(R) streaming appliances, Osprey(R) video capture cards, and Niagara SCX(R) encoding and management software provide the highly reliable technology required to deliver the multi-platform experiences driving today's digital media market.

ViewCast (www.viewcast.com) is headquartered in Plano, Texas, USA, with sales and distribution channels located globally.

SOURCE AT&T Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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