TonyC
Platinum Member
FYI - This is the latest press release we received in our employee newsletter yesterday. I hope this helps. I'm sure I'll be getting more today and I'll pass them along.
AT&T BROADBAND PLANS FOR EXCITE@HOME RULING - [Rocky Mountain News, 3B.]
Subscribers to AT&T Broadband's high-speed Internet service began receiving letters from the company assuring them that AT&T will switch the service to another network if problems develop Friday. Of AT&T's 1.4 million high-speed Internet subscribers, about 900,000 receive service through Excite@Home, which is in bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy court will rule Friday whether to allow AT&T's $307 million purchase of Excite@Home's assets, which would allow AT&T to continue offering the service without interruption. AT&T has constructed an independent network to provide service with what AT&T describes as a minimum of interruption. "We have taken this very seriously, so our customers would not have any (long-term) outage," said [AT&T Broadband President and CEO Bill] Schleyer, [at the] Western Cable Show [yesterday]. AT&T's current high-speed service operates at about 1.5 megabits per second, and AT&T's new service will be better because the technology is better, Schleyer said. Schleyer emphasized that he believes the bankruptcy court will allow AT&T to continue to offer the Excite@Home service, but if events go against AT&T, the company is prepared. Although most subscribers would lose service for an undetermined amount of time, Schleyer said the period would not be "measured in months." Some customers might lose service for only a few days, and most will probably lose service for less than a week or so, he said.
AT&T BROADBAND PLANS FOR EXCITE@HOME RULING - [Rocky Mountain News, 3B.]
Subscribers to AT&T Broadband's high-speed Internet service began receiving letters from the company assuring them that AT&T will switch the service to another network if problems develop Friday. Of AT&T's 1.4 million high-speed Internet subscribers, about 900,000 receive service through Excite@Home, which is in bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy court will rule Friday whether to allow AT&T's $307 million purchase of Excite@Home's assets, which would allow AT&T to continue offering the service without interruption. AT&T has constructed an independent network to provide service with what AT&T describes as a minimum of interruption. "We have taken this very seriously, so our customers would not have any (long-term) outage," said [AT&T Broadband President and CEO Bill] Schleyer, [at the] Western Cable Show [yesterday]. AT&T's current high-speed service operates at about 1.5 megabits per second, and AT&T's new service will be better because the technology is better, Schleyer said. Schleyer emphasized that he believes the bankruptcy court will allow AT&T to continue to offer the Excite@Home service, but if events go against AT&T, the company is prepared. Although most subscribers would lose service for an undetermined amount of time, Schleyer said the period would not be "measured in months." Some customers might lose service for only a few days, and most will probably lose service for less than a week or so, he said.
