More Than 225,000 Dallas-Fort Worth Customers Choose AT&T U-verse TV Over Cable.

Video choice and competition have reached Dallas-Fort Worth consumers in a big way, and they have responded. AT&T* announced that more than 225,000 DFW customers have made the switch to AT&T U-verse(SM) TV. The milestone comes after the initial launch of U-verse TV in the Dallas-Fort Worth area only three years ago.

DFW customers received AT&T U-verse in March 2007, and AT&T has continued its efforts to make the service more widely available in the market. AT&T U-verse is currently offered in parts of more than 45 communities across the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area. From 2006 through 2008, AT&T's total capital investment in its Texas wireless and wireline networks was more than $6 billion, which helped facilitate the roll out of AT&T U-verse services across the state.

"Today's AT&T U-verse subscriber milestone reflects our commitment to make the investments necessary to bring consumers across the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area a new era of true video competition," said Don Cain, AT&T Texas president. "We are thrilled to offer this innovative video choice to DFW area customers, and even more excited about the strong customer response we're seeing."

Texas was the first state where AT&T U-verse services were deployed, as a result of legislation passed in September 2005 by the Texas Legislature and signed by Gov. Rick Perry.

This legislation provides an environment that encourages new video providers, such as AT&T, to invest in Texas to compete against incumbent cable providers.

"The Texas Legislature strives to pass public policy initiatives that encourage investment in the state and provide consumers with more choices, competition and innovative new services," said state Rep. Burt Solomons, chair of the House State Affairs Committee.

"Today's milestone confirms what we've known all along. DFW customers want a new and better TV choice," said Adam Vital, vice president and general manager for AT&T in North Texas. "Dallas-Fort Worth customers love the better DVR, better apps and better experience they get with U-verse TV, and we look forward to more customers learning why U-verse TV is such an exciting TV service."

AT&T U-verse TV is the only 100 percent Internet Protocol-based television (IPTV) service offered by a national service provider, making AT&T U-verse one of the most dynamic and feature-rich services available today. AT&T U-verse TV ranked "Highest in Residential Television Service Satisfaction in the South Region Two Years in a Row," according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 and 2009 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction Studies(SM). Today, AT&T has 2.1 million U-verse TV subscribers nationwide.

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This article was prepared by Telecommunications Weekly editors from staff and other reports.