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AT&T Integrates Homezone Service with Wireless Phones, Expands Downloadable Titles with Akimbo Content


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Homezone Customers Can Soon Program Their TV from Their Wireless Phone, Enjoy Thousands More Titles via Internet-Based Video on Demand

San Antonio, Texas, January 8, 2007, Delivering on its commitment to connecting the three screens that many consumers value the most — the PC, the TV and the wireless phone — AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced today that its AT&T HomezoneSM customers will soon be able to manage their television recordings via wireless handsets. This new offering positions AT&T among the first major entertainment providers to offer this advanced feature.

Additionally, AT&T announced that it will expand the service’s on-demand content offerings via the Internet to thousands of additional program titles when the service with Akimbo is available to customers, offering them one of the industry’s most robust selections of downloadable broadband-enabled content for television. This content upgrade will be live later this month.

AT&T Homezone service integrates AT&T Yahoo!® High Speed Internet, AT&T | DISH Network satellite television and AT&T Home Networking services via a single set-top device.

Later this month, Homezone customers will be able to view listings and to manage and schedule recordings on the Homezone receiver via compatible wireless phones and devices from wireless carriers. Today, Homezone customers can schedule and manage such recordings through a Web browser on their PCs, and they can trigger video-on-demand downloads, a future feature of wireless integration.

In addition to expanding ways to access the system remotely, AT&T has also expanded its on-demand content library to include thousands of additional titles from Akimbo. This new content builds on AT&T’s numerous alliances with content providers that enable access to movies, music and photos from the Homezone receiver. These alliances include Yahoo! (for LAUNCHcast music, Movie Showtimes, AT&T Yahoo! Photos) and Web Remote Access and Movielink (for movies on demand).

“When consumers think TV, we want them to think AT&T,” said Rick Welday, chief marketing officer-AT&T Consumer, “and compelling features, like wireless remote access and thousands of downloadable titles, give us an entertainment service that is beyond other video services on the market today.”

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EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 13 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network™, the fastest growing pay-TV provider in the country since 2000. DISH Network’s services include hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. EchoStar has been a leader for more than 25 years in satellite TV equipment sales and support worldwide. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 500 company. Visit EchoStar’s DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

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About AT&T Homezone
AT&T Homezone combines the best of AT&T | DISH Network Digital Satellite TV service with the Power of AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet (AT&T Yahoo! Photos, AT&T Yahoo! LAUNCHcast, AT&T Yahoo! Movie Showtimes, and Movies on Demand) to offer customers an entirely new connected entertainment experience. Monthly $9.99 AT&T Homezone Enablement Fee applies, and monthly $5.98 AT&T | DISH Network DVR service fee applies as part of AT&T | DISH Network Service. Customers must have, or purchase, a compatible AT&T Wireless Gateway. To subscribe to AT&T Homezone service, customer must be a new AT&T | DISH Network customer and a new or existing AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet customer and choose a combined bill for these services. Other restrictions, including credit restrictions and qualification, apply. Service not available in all areas. Additional fees apply for premium content. Taxes and fees extra.

About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company in the United States and around the world, with operating subsidiaries providing services under the AT&T brand. AT&T is the recognized world leader in providing IP-based communications services to business and the U.S. leader in providing wireless, high speed Internet access, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. As part of its “three screen” integration strategy, AT&T is expanding video entertainment offerings to include such next-generation television services as AT&T U-verseSM TV. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at www.att.com.

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