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DALLAS, Tx. Oct. 30, 2008 -- There are now 17,000 more reasons for smart shoppers to buy a
smartphone from AT&T. AT&T Inc. today announced it will begin offering free AT&T Wi-FiSM service to current and new iPhone 3G, iPhone and BlackBerry® Bold™ customers. AT&T has more than 17,000 hot spots including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and thousands of other locations.
AT&T is offering the free Wi-Fi service to customers with unlimited data plans. In addition to the BlackBerry Bold, the BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 and the BlackBerry® 8820 will follow later this year, and AT&T plans to make the offer available to more mobile devices in the future. Additional details, including instructions on how to access the hot spots, are available at http://www.attwifi.com.
"AT&T is committed to providing its customers with the best connectivity at the best value," said David Christopher, chief marketing officer of AT&T's mobility business unit. "We have the industry's leading lineup of smartphones, along with the nation's largest Wi-Fi network. It only makes sense for us to bring these unique capabilities together for our customers."
Free Wi-Fi access is also available with all AT&T small business broadband plans, AT&T U-verse(SM) High Speed Internet plans and with qualified AT&T LaptopConnect plans. For customers without an AT&T broadband or smartphone plan, Wi-Fi subscriptions are available for $19.99 a month, providing worldwide access to both AT&T and partner locations.
About AT&T
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Information Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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