AT&T Offers Faster-Speed Tier for Consumers

Elite Service Delivers Downstream Speeds of up to 6.0 Megabits per Second for Less Than $28 a Month When Ordered Online

AT&T Inc. announced a new, higher-speed tier for its AT&T Yahoo!(R) High Speed Internet service that meets consumers' growing demand for greater bandwidth, while delivering a market-leading price.

Beginning Monday, May 1, new residential customers who order AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet service online through http://www.att.com can purchase the Elite service -- offering downstream speeds between 3.0 Mpbs and 6.0 Mbps and upstream speeds of 384 Kbps up to 768 Kbps -- for only $27.99 a month (other monthly charges and a 12-month term commitment apply). Effective today, the new Elite service is available for $29.99 through AT&T sales channels, when it is ordered with a qualifying service bundle. Existing AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet customers can upgrade to the Elite service through the company's Web site and take advantage of the current pricing promotion beginning Monday.


The offer for the Elite service also includes a $49.99 mail-in rebate, which can be applied toward a $79.99 AT&T Wireless Gateway. When customers order both the Elite service and the wireless gateway through an AT&T call center, they are eligible to have the home network set up in their home, at no charge and after the mail-in rebate, by a CompUSA(R) Techknowledgist(SM)or by a support crew from other participating retailers.

The in-home service provides personal assistance for customers interested in creating a home network; most customers easily self-install their AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet service or receive assistance from AT&T technicians. The in-home setup offer includes the networking of two computers, with file-sharing enabled between each; the networking of one peripheral device, such as a printer, scanner or fax; and upon request from the customer, the activation of AT&T Yahoo! Online Protection.

The Elite service is available in the company's traditional incumbent local exchange area, in those areas where high speed Internet service is available. States included are Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Nevada and Connecticut.