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Monday, June 14, 2010

Bridgevine Announces The Appointment Of Dale Motyl as Chief Technology Officer

Vero Beach, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia— Bridgevine Inc. a leading Internet marketing company, today announces the appointment of Dale Motyl as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Prior to joining Bridgevine Motyl held senior technical leadership positions at AT&T, Cap Gemini, SBI and Company, and NCS Technologies, and has years of experience in multi-tier application development, Internet/intranet application design for such industries as hospitality, retail, health care, telecommunications and cable TV.

With over 20 years of experience working with technology and as a software developer supporting fortune 500 companies, Motyl will guide the development and implementations of all technology platforms at Bridgevine.

“Dale’s experience in the areas of software architecture, development and management of teams supporting ecommerce, call center and data warehousing projects is a perfect fit for the diverse requirements we have here at Bridgevine,” states Bridgevine President and COO, Mickey Smith. “Dale will be calling on his vast experience at successfully managing projects involving in-house, outsourced and offshore development resources.”

ABOUT BRIDGEVINE, INC.
Bridgevine is an Internet marketing company that seamlessly connects its advertising clients with new, high quality customers, and its merchandising affiliates with integrated customer monetization solutions. Its proprietary, PCI-certified platform acquires leads through multiple sources, including search, e-tail and retail, and then offers consumers a variety of services and money-saving bundles from participating brands. The company has expedited more than 8 million transactions generating over $1 billion in incremental revenue for a number of world-class partners. It has been cited on the Inc. 500 list two times, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 list, and is backed by major investors such as Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE) and Constellation Ventures/JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM).

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

AT&T seeks telecom rule change

AT&T may now be able to provide television service over phone lines, but it’s a whole different matter when it comes to marketing that line of business to landline customers.

When customers tell AT&T they want to switch to another phone provider, AT&T can’t use its new TV offering – or any of its other services – to try to keep them as phone customers.

Click here for the entire story

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

BRIDGEVINE.COM PROVIDES CONSUMERS WITH THE CONVENIENCE AND COST SAVINGS OF BUNDLED SERVICES


BRIDGEVINE.COM PROVIDES CONSUMERS WITH THE CONVENIENCE AND
COST SAVINGS OF BUNDLED SERVICES

New site empowers consumers to make smart decisions about the services that best fit their lifestyles

ATLANTA, Georgia and VERO BEACH, Florida — February 27, 2008 — Bridgevine, Inc. today unveiled Bridgevine.com —
the trusted source for consumers looking to conveniently compare and shop for the services that shape their lives. From HDTV and VoIP to digital entertainment and home security, Bridgevine.com lets consumers choose individual services or create personalized bundles from the brand name providers they trust to save both time and money.

“Shopping for services can be a daunting task, with constantly changing prices, promotions and package offerings that leave consumers unsure as to whether they are getting the best deal, or even the service that best meets their needs,” said Vinny Olmstead, president and CEO of Bridgevine. “Bridgevine.com represents a new direction in how consumers can learn about, compare and shop for services.”

Bridgevine has partnered with such well-known service providers as Comcast, AT&T, D-Link, Time Warner, Verizon, DIRECTV, RealNetworks, Panasonic and GameFly to offer consumers the services they rely on from the brand names they trust. Unlike other “comparison” shopping websites, the Bridgevine experience is differentiated by a unified shopping cart, real-time pricing, order status updates and scheduling to deliver the best customer experience in the industry. Bridgevine’s deep integration with leading service providers from across the country enables the company to deliver the most accurate information on services, pricing and special promotions, adding even more value to the bundled services shopping experience.

Additionally, Bridgevine.com visitors can shop with the confidence that the deal they see is the deal they’ll get and Bridgevine customer support will be available through the entire process, from selection and ordering through shipping and installation. Bridgevine.com goes beyond simply repackaging and selling services to provide the information consumers need to choose the best services and supporting products. And because Bridgevine.com offers a wide variety of services, shoppers can quickly and easily select the services that fit their lifestyle from a single, user-friendly source.

Bridgevine.com benefits include:

• The total package — Bridgevine.com not only offers the best prices on services but also access to the products that help make those services part of day-to-day life. From HDTVs to gaming routers, Bridgevine.com offers the total package at a significant discount over buying the service and product separately.
• Unified shopping cart — Bridgevine.com shoppers can select individual services or create personalized bundles from multiple providers and still use a single shopping cart/checkout process. Unlike other sites, consumers can bundle exactly the services that fit their needs without being restricted to a single provider.
• Real-time information — Bridgevine.com has real-time access to its partners’ systems, ensuring shoppers view only the most up-to-date promotions, deals, pricing, etc. Competitors’ sites show static data, meaning confirmation of rates, promotions, etc. must be done manually, often after the order has been placed, which can mean consumers do not always receive the deal they signed up for.
• Unmatched customer service — Bridgevine.com’s live, highly qualified customer service professionals provide no-pressure product and service consulting, and the support continues through the entire process to provide a seamless experience all the way through delivery and installation.

About Bridgevine
Founded in 2003, Bridgevine, Inc. is headquartered in Vero Beach, FL with offices in Atlanta, GA. The company’s consumer-facing website, Bridgevine.com, is a trusted source for consumers to learn about, compare and shop for the services that shape their lives. From communications to entertainment to security, Bridgevine.com lets consumers choose individual services that are best for them, or create personalized bundles from trusted providers resulting in saved time and money. Unlike other “comparison” shopping websites, Bridgevine’s powerful technology offers a unified shopping cart, real-time pricing, order status and scheduling to deliver the best customer experience in the industry. Bridgevine’s deep integration with leading service providers from across the country — including Comcast, AT&T, D-Link, Time Warner Cable, Verizon, DIRECTV, RealNetworks, Panasonic, GameFly and more — enables Bridgevine to deliver the most accurate information on services, pricing and special promotions, adding even more value to the bundled services shopping experience. The company’s proprietary ecommerce platform is licensed by leading retailers, websites and Fortune 500 companies, making it possible for them to monetize online, call center and in-store traffic. Bridgevine was ranked 57 on the prestigious 2007 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies. For more information, please visit www.bridgevine.com.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Most Analog Cellular to Fade Away Next Week


The biggest U.S. mobile operators, AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, will close down their analog networks on Monday.



PC World
Friday, February 15, 2008; 12:19 AM

You may think of sunsets as something nice to look at, but if you have an older cell phone or a home alarm system, there's one coming up on Monday that may not be so pretty.

That day, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will let mobile operators shut down their analog networks. It's called the "analog sunset" because those AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System) networks, which were first deployed in the 1980s and brought cellular service to millions of Americans, will finally disappear behind the digital networks that serve almost all mobile phones in use today.

The biggest U.S. mobile operators, AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, will close down their analog networks that day. At the same time, AT&T will turn off its first digital network, which uses TDMA (Time-Division Multiple Access) technology. (Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA don't have analog networks.) Calls to some small, rural mobile operators indicated that most of them plan to shut down AMPS, too.

Monday, January 21, 2008

AT&T: Wireless Boosts the Bundle


AT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said that the anchor for the triple-play bundle of the future will be wireless telephony, not wireline service. The telecom giant will be more aggressive this year both within its region and possibly outside its territory with the three-product bundle that includes wireless phone service, he said last week.

"In-region, without a doubt, it will continue to get more aggressive," Stephenson said at the Citigroup Entertainment, Media & Telecommunications conference in Phoenix last Tuesday. "The triple-play option " wireless, broadband and video " that will be our strategic product set in the marketplace in-region. Out of the region, we'll see."
That could bode well for the telco, which owns the largest wireless-telephony service provider in the country, AT&T Wireless.

Click here for the complete story.

Monday, November 26, 2007

US Airways expands AT&T wireless deal


Airline giant US Airways has signed a contract with AT&T for the communications company to provide wireless services to customers, corporate email and cargo tracking.

The deal is worth $6 million and is an expansion of a long-running contract between the companies which has seen AT&T provide US Airways with internet protocol data services. US Airways will now use hand-held barcode scanners which can connect wirelessly with AT&T's network and will allow the airline to provide tracking for its customers in real time. AT&T already provides similar services to many regional airlines around the US.

Joe Beery, US Airways' senior vice president and chief information officer, said: "In a move to optimize and improve our tracking of cargo shipments, we sought a reliable and consistent solution. "AT&T brings the benefit of wireless advantages to the solution and enhances our agility and high-quality standards to our customer service philosophy."

Friday, November 02, 2007

AT&T and Motorola unveil Moto Q


Communication giant AT&T and Motorola have released the Moto Q handset, which the companies claim is the first "globally capable" device.

The Moto Q offers download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps and has a built-in GPS as well as a 2.0 megapixel camera. Users of the Moto Q can use the smart device to check email and browse the web in 135 different countries across the globe.

Juergen Stark, corporate vice president, Productivity, Motorola Mobile Devices, said: "Staying connected, informed and entertained is becoming a way of life for busy professionals and consumers. "With AT&T, the Moto Q global delivers unparalleled download speeds, on-board memory, messaging, processing power and voice quality, all packaged within a sleek design for the modern consumer."

Moto Q uses Windows Mobile 6 which allows users to view text and images on the internet as they would appear on their PC. Last year Motorola reported a revenue of $41.2 billion.

Monday, October 22, 2007

ATT Accuses Vonage of Violating VoIP Patents


America’s leading telephone operator, ATT Inc., filed an intellectual property lawsuit against the troubled VoIP provider, Vonage Holdings Corp yesterday, seeking damages for alleged patent infringement.

AT&T’s lawsuit, filed at a U.S. District Court in Wisconsin, alleges that Vonage willfully violated an ATT patent concerning telephone systems that allow customers to make VoIP calls using standard telephone equipment.

AT&T claims that it tried to reach a licensing agreement with Vonage, but was unsuccessful, forcing it to file suit against its smaller competitor.

This latest legal woe comes just days after Vonage settled a similar dispute with wireless carrier, Sprint Nextel, for $80 million. Vonage is also fighting a losing battle against New York-based telephone giant, Verizon Communications, to which it lost another massive patent infringement suit earlier this year.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

AT&T scraps parental controls


Communications giant AT&T has announced that it has been forced to at least temporarily abandon its parental control service for children's cell phones.

Dubbed Smart Limits, the service could potentially interfere with the children's access to the 911 emergency number, AT&T admitted. The company said that though user's who had cell phones with Smart Service could call 911, they were often cut off and the operator would be incapable of calling them back. AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel said: "The service was very well received by customers in the first few weeks it was available.

"But the safety and security of our customers comes first. We plan to reintroduce the service as quickly as we possibly can." Smart Limits allows parents to block calls from certain numbers, as well as block any calls coming in from numbers that are not recognized. Additionally, if there is a web browsing service on the phone, the service can block access to certain websites.

Monday, September 24, 2007

AT&T Announces $750 Million Investment to Bring Florida Consumers New Video Services, Choice and Competition


As a direct result of a new state law that encourages statewide video competition, AT&T Inc. has announced plans to invest approximately $750 million during the next several years in fiber network upgrades, further broadband deployment and Internet-based technologies to bring new services, including cutting-edge television, to Florida consumers.

These upgrades are a direct result of House Bill 529 being passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law in May by Gov. Charlie Crist. "We look forward to bringing Florida consumers not only choice and competition but also advanced video, voice and Internet service technology," said Marshall Criser, president, AT&T Florida. "We especially commend Governor Crist, Representathttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifive Trey Traviesa, state Senator Mike Bennett and all of the members of the Florida Legislature for their
vision."

The Consumer Choice Act of 2007, HB 529, brings a new world of communications and entertainment for consumers. HB 529 will also encourage investment in next-generation broadband network infrastructure and will help bring new technology and jobs to Florida. According to the Internet Innovation Alliance, increased competition in the video market would result in increased investment across the industry and spur new entrants, contractors, equipment- makers, manufacturers and service-providers to
create nearly 7,000 jobs in Florida.

The Consumer Choice Act was vigorously supported by consumer groups, business groups and tens of thousands of citizens throughout the state.

AT&T's infrastructure and investment will include a new world of communications and entertainment through AT&T U-verse(SM) service. AT&T is the only major U.S. provider to offer a 100 percent Internet Protocol (IP)-based television service, and that makes AT&T U-verse TV one of the most robust and feature-rich services available today. The planned network investment in Florida by AT&T companies does not change AT&T's capital expenditure guidance for 2007 and 2008. AT&T is in the process of updating its U-verse deployment plans for the Southeast region and expects to provide an update later this year.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Apple mulls wireless move


The software and technology giant Apple is reportedly considering building a wireless network of its own.

BusinessWeek has reported that the company is considering taking part in the government's upcoming auction of a segment of the wireless spectrum. If Apple did indeed build its own wireless network, it would no longer have to rely carriers such as AT&T to provide service for its wireless devices like the iPhone.

Giants such as Google and others are also likely to put in bids for the 700 MHz spectrum, which the Federal Communications Commission has dubbed "beachfront property". The minimum bid for the band will be 4.6 billion but the bidding is widely expected to go as high as $9 billion. However, a source at Apple told BusinessWeek that though the company is still considering the move, it is more likely that they will choose not to. Meanwhile, over the weekend Apple sold its millionth iPhone. Click here for information on other digital products and services.

Thursday, September 06, 2007

FCC Leaves Public In The Dark


By JOHN DUNBAR

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's odd for an agency that has the word "communications" as its middle name, but the Federal Communications Commission routinely leaves the public in the dark about how it makes critical policy decisions.

That secrecy was on display during the recent debate over how the government should auction off the rights to billions of dollars worth of publicly owned airwaves.

For three weeks, potential bidders such as AT&T Inc. and Google Inc. and a coalition of public interest groups waged a war through the media over proposed rules, prepared under FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, that would guide the auction.

The debate advanced largely on rumor and speculation, because Martin's draft, as required by agency rules, was never made public. In fact, even when commissioners approved the auction rules at an open meeting on July 31, they still hadn't been made public.

That didn't happen until 10 days later, after the FCC staff had a chance to proofread and fine-tune the language.

The auction rules experience is not unique. It is how the agency has conducted the public's business for at least a decade, some observers say. The FCC is auctioning a large swath of spectrum being made available thanks to a transition by TV station owners to digital broadcasting. Old-style analog broadcasting must cease by Feb. 18, 2009. Anyone who does not have a digital-ready television or converter by then won't be able to receive a picture.

The transition will be long, expensive and painful, but ultimately worth it. More efficient use of the spectrum will lead to billions of dollars deposited in the U.S. Treasury from auction proceeds and more advanced services for wireless customers. The government estimates the auction, scheduled to begin Jan. 16, 2008, will raise between $10 billion and $15 billion.

Before the auction can be conducted, the FCC must work out hundreds of technical details regarding the licenses that will be granted for use of the spectrum. These include what the spectrum can be used for and the size of the geographic areas the licenses will cover.

On April 25, the agency issued a "notice of proposed rulemaking" that laid out the general framework for what would be included in the rules and it requested comment from interested parties.

Flash forward to July 10: In a front-page newspaper story, Martin previewed his proposal for the auction rules. He said his proposal would promote a "truly open broadband network — one that would open the door to a lot of innovative services for consumers."

Martin said the rules would require winning bidders on the spectrum to let wireless customers use whatever phone and whatever kind of software they want on the network — something that would be new to the largely closed wireless industry.

Similar stories followed, some quoting Martin. But the writers were forced to rely on the chairman's characterization of what was in his proposal rather than being able to read the proposal itself.

FCC rules say the "content of agenda items" — such as draft proposals — are "nonpublic information" and "shall not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any person outside the Commission."

Employees who break the rule can be terminated.

Martin made his media push before his proposal was circulated among the other four commissioners, a move criticized by former FCC General Counsel Henry Geller.

"In my day you couldn't treat the other commissioners that way," Geller said. "It's kind of a fait accompli."

Industry reaction to the media reports was swift and fierce.

Verizon Wireless described the proposal as a "Google Block" on the auction, favoring the giant search engine company over other potential bidders. AT&T said the proposed restrictions would "devalue this spectrum, thereby robbing the U.S. Treasury and taxpayers of its full worth."

Their wrath was short-lived.

On July 16, James W. Cicconi, AT&T's chief of government affairs and general counsel, visited Martin and his chief of staff, Daniel Gonzalez. Two days after the visit, AT&T dropped its opposition to the plan, with Cicconi describing Martin's open-access model in a publicly released statement as "an experiment."

Verizon also tempered its criticism, following a visit with Martin by Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam and former Rep. Tom Tauke, R-Iowa, Verizon's public policy chief.

It became clear that the companies, which run the nation's two largest wireless networks, were initially under the impression that Martin's proposal went further than it actually did.

In fact, despite the pro-consumer spin that Martin put on his idea, some industry analysts concluded the auction rules would do little to encourage the emergence of a new wireless competitor to challenge the incumbents.

While draft proposals are not made public, Martin could have made public the text of the rules he was pushing in an earlier proceeding. That's how many other federal regulatory agencies operate, and how the FCC has operated in years past, Geller said.

"You have to set out what it is you're proposing to do," he said. "If you really are proposing open access, you should have it out there. If you don't, it's flawed rulemaking."

Geller served in several positions with the FCC from 1949 through 1973. He also was President Carter's top telecommunications adviser.

Longtime FCC observers told AP that rule proposals became less specific after telecommunication laws were rewritten in 1996, when the commission had to approve thousands of pages of extremely dense regulations in a very short time period.

So why not put the proposed rule out for comment?

In response to that question, FCC spokeswoman Tamara Lipper provided this statement:

"The FCC's procedures balance the need for deliberation and the open and candid exchange of ideas and information with conducting its business in an open and transparent fashion. Through the comment cycle and the ex parte process, members of the public are able to participate in and have access to information regarding pending items."

The agency's ex parte rules require that communications with agency personnel regarding issues before the commission be made public.

On July 24, Martin made his first public presentation regarding his plan to the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and took some heat from Republican lawmakers who objected to his plan.

By then the issue was largely decided, with three of the five commissioners publicly supporting it.

On July 31, in a carefully scripted open meeting, the commission approved — something — 4-to-1. (Commissioners also unanimously approved a plan designed to lead to the creation of a national public safety broadband network.)

A press release was distributed, as were written statements of the commissioners. The rules, however, were not. The 352-page package wouldn't be released until Aug. 10.

Actually, 10 days is a relatively quick turnaround for the agency.

"This proceeding is in line with existing culture," said Phillip J. Weiser, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, who co-authored a book on telecommunications issues. "Many people would say '10 days? That's nothing, that's great.'"

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

AT&T offers cell phone restriction


Communications giant AT&T is offering a new service that will allow parents to restrict their children's cell phone usage.

Dubbed Smart Limits, the service lets parents set restrictions on when children are able to use the phone and who they are able to receive text messages and phone calls from. It also lets them incoming calls and block calls from unknown numbers. Parents will also be able to block children from accessing certain websites using their phone's wireless technology. However, this function would not work on phones like the Apple iPhone, which uses Wi-Fi to access the web.

AT&T's chief marketing officer for wireless, David Christopher, was quoted by the Wall St Journal as saying: "We're letting parents feel good about giving kids cell phones without the unintended consequence of a surprise bill or behavior that they don't know about." Smart Limits is to cost an extra $4.99 per month per line, AT&T has said.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Anti-Bush Lyrics Edited



AT&T has admitted that it edited the lyrics of a Pearl Jam song during a live webcast, taking out parts that criticized George W Bush.

Monitors of the band's set at Lollapalooza in Chicago cut the two lines referring to Bush. The show was being shown through AT&T's Blue Room entertainment website. Spokesman for AT&T Michael Coe said that the lyrics should not have been cut.

He said: "What was edited out of those songs should not have been edited out. "That was a mistake and we regret that." The lines which were cut were from a song being done to the tune of Pink Floyd's famous "Another Brick in the Wall". They consisted of "George Bush, leave this world alone" and "George Bush find yourself another home".

AT&T's Blue Room is a site that contains concerts, video game advice, interviews and other content and can only be accessed with a high-speed internet connection. Currently George W Bush is floundering badly in the polls due to the unpopular war in Iraq.

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

ATT concentrates on products for disabled customers

Communications giant ATT is focusing on developing new products for its disabled customers, the company has claimed.

Those with impaired vision or blindness are being targeted by two new products called Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier. To develop the products, ATT worked with Code Factory, a developer of software solutions for the blind. Currently ATT is getting advice from experts within the disabled community on designing further services to aid the visually impaired.

Paul Schroeder, vice president of programs and policy for the American Foundation for the Blind, said: "The partnership of companies such as Code Factory and ATT bodes well for those in the disabled community, demonstrating that they have not forgotten the visually impaired demographic." Such companies are looking for fresh and "unorthodox" ways of extending their services to the disabled community, Mr. Schroeder added.

Meanwhile, ATT has added its support to the Federal Communication Commission's proposals for the auction of the 700 MHz spectrum auction, which would expand choice for those who use wireless.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

AT&T To Offer Free Napster To Go

Communication giant AT&T has offered its wireless and broadband Internet customers a year free access to the Napster To Go service.

From April 1st broadband subscribers that add wireless phone service, or vice versa, will be able to use the Napster service, which offers over three million songs. Currently AT&T's wireless unit, Cingular, is America's largest cell carrier, boasting in excess of 60 million subscribers.

Rick Welday, chief marketing officer of AT&T Consumer, said: "By tying Napster To Go to AT&T's robust communications network, we're turning up the volume nationwide on both consumer value and added convenience." By joining communication with entertainment, AT&T is showing that it is committed to delivering content at home and "on the go", added Mr. Welday.

AT&T has also announced that residents of Kansas City will now be able to its U-verse services. U-verse features AT&T's fiber-rich network with television and high-speed Internet services available on demand.

"Napster concludes their fiscal year 2007 with over 830,000 paid subscribers, which many believe makes them the largest on-demand music service in the industry," states Mark Weibel, EVP of Marketing for Broadband National Inc. who operates the industries leading comparative website. "This would make Napster larger than Rhapsody, and larger than all of the other remaining competitors combined."http://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

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Monday, April 02, 2007

AT&T Announced $750 Million Global Investment

Communications provider AT&T is to invest more than $750 million this year in delivering global IP services and solutions to businesses across the world.

The extra money will help the company to extend its global IP network and capabilities, allowing it to provide more services to business customers in the US and elsewhere. It will also allow for the extended deployment of key access technologies, such as DSL, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and satellite, to help companies connect to AT&T's global IP network.

"In a global environment where IP network and convergence trends continue to transform companies and whole industries, we're well-positioned to meet our customers' needs," said Dick Anderson, AT&T group president for global business services. The company will focus its investment on key markets in fast growing economies in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America, as well as developed markets in Europe and Canada.

AT&T offers, among other things, IP-based business communications services, high-speed wireless Internet access and voice services.

For more information on AT&T broadband and other digital products and services visit www.broadbandnational.com

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

AT&T Integrates Homezone Service

As part of the company's ongoing efforts to deliver media through the PC, TV and wireless phone, AT&T have debuted the Homezone service.

Using the service, customers can control their television recordings via their wireless handsets. AT&T also claims to have widely expanded the service's content via the Internet to include multiple new program titles.

Rick Welday, chief marketing officer for AT&T Consumer, said: "When consumers think TV, we want them to think AT&T and compelling features, like wireless remote access and thousands of downloadable titles, give us an entertainment service that goes beyond others on the market today." Homezone also lets users look at listings as well as set off video-on-demand downloads, the only service that offers this capability.

Users' can also take advantage of Akimbo, one of the largest video-on-demand services in the U.S., with over 15,000 titles. And Akimbo adds over 150 new titles to its library every week. Meanwhile, AT&T has announced a major expansion of its worldwide Wi-Fi hotspots for business customers. Up to 13,000 new hotspots, available to AT&T Remote Access customers, will be added at hotels, restaurants and airports worldwide.

"We’re seeing growth spurred by the introduction and sale of hardware devices that can convert videos downloaded from the Internet into signals that can be played on high definition television sets," states Mark Weibel EVP of Marketing for Broadband National, who operates the industries leading comparative shopping website.

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