AT&T adds one million U-Verse TV subscribers Y-o-Y

DALLAS , Texas — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today reported third-quarter results highlighted by strong wireless gains, further expansion of AT&T U-verse services and continued double-digit growth in revenues from strategic business products.

Continued Strong AT&T U-verse Gains

AT&T U-verse TV subscribers increased by 240,000 — versus a net gain of 232,000 in the year-earlier third quarter — to reach 1.8 million, up more than 1.0 million over the past year. AT&T U-verse TV’s broadband attach rate continues to run well above 90 percent, and its U-verse Voice attach rate continues to run above 60 percent. More than three-fourths of U-verse TV subscribers have a triple- or quad-play option from AT&T. At the end of the third quarter, AT&T’s U-verse deployment passed more than 20 million living units. Companywide penetration of eligible living units was above 12 percent, and across areas marketed to for 24 months or more, overall penetration now exceeds 20 percent. AT&T’s total video subscribers, which combine the company’s U-verse and bundled satellite customers, reached 4.0 million at the end of the third quarter, representing 14.9 percent of households served.

U-verse Video Connections (in thousands):

12/31/07   3/31/08   6/30/08   9/30/08  12/31/08   3/31/09   6/30/09   9/30/09
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     231       379       549       781     1,045     1,329     1,577     1,816

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