PEG channel added to U-verse TV in Portland, Tennessee

Portland, Tennessee – The City of Portland and AT&T Tennessee today announced that Public, Education and Government (PEG) programming provided by The City of Portland is now carried on AT&T U-verse® TV Channel 99. AT&T U-verse launched in Tennessee in December 2008.

Portland’s PEG channel is now available to all U-verse TV customers in Portland. The launch of AT&T U-verse® services, including AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and AT&T U-verse Voice, is part of an ongoing expansion of AT&T U-verse availability.

“I’m pleased to see AT&T U-verse carrying this PEG channel in our Portland community,” said Rep. Mike McDonald. “Making this programming available on Channel 99 shows AT&T’s continued commitment to invest in Tennessee and support our educational initiatives.”

AT&T U-verse services, which are all delivered over AT&T’s advanced Internet Protocol (IP) network, offer a new alternative to cable with a better DVR, better features and apps, and a better TV experience. AT&T U-verse brings together your TV, broadband, home phone and AT&T wireless services ― all on one bill ― with unique features that provide a new level of integration, convenience and control. And now, AT&T U-verse TV ranks “Highest in Residential Television Service Satisfaction in the South, Three Years in a Row,” according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008-2010 Residential Television Service Satisfaction Studies.SM

PEG programming on U-verse TV is conveniently located on Channel 99, which enables all U-verse TV customers within Portland to view the PEG programming, even if they reside outside Sumner County. This allows programmers to have a larger audience to show their content, while increasing overall access by allowing consumers to learn about issues outside their own community.

“PEG programming carried by AT&T U-verse TV will provide Portland subscribers with direct access to the valuable programming created to keep our residents informed about the community,” said Amy Wald, executive director, Portland Chamber of Commerce. “We’d also like to thank Representative McDonald whose public policy efforts and support for education encourage innovation and technology throughout Tennessee.”

More Choice, Advanced Features

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 application-rich services available today, with advanced capabilities that customers don’t get from other providers.

Where AT&T U-verse services are available, U-verse TV customers can enjoy numerous features and applications, including the ability to manage their recorded programs, and download and watch hit TV shows from qualifying smartphones with U-verse Mobile; the freedom to manage and playback recorded programs from a single DVR on any U-verse connected TV in the house with Total Home DVR the ability to choose and watch up to four favorite channels at one time with the exclusive My Multiview app; an extensive High Definition (HD) channel lineup with access up to 140 HD channels; the ability to program DVR recordings from a Web-connected mobile phone or PC; personalized, on-screen weather, sports, traffic and stock information via AT&T U-bar; the ability to check the current weather conditions and forecasts in any U.S. city with Weather On Demand; and more.

“We continue to make progress adding local PEG channels and enhancing the capabilities of U-verse TV on a regular basis,” said Lanie Johnson, regional director, external affairs, AT&T Tennessee. “We look forward to launching even more new PEG channels and making more insightful and locally based programming available to our U-verse customers in Tennessee.”

For additional information on AT&T U-verse — or to find out if it’s available in your area — visit AT&T U-verse, or call 800-ATT-2020.

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