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AT&T Alascom to Deliver Exclusive Live Web Coverage of Alaska Large School Football Championship ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2007 — AT&T Alascom, a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), today announced that it will stream the First National Bowl Alaska Large School Football Championship game live at http://www.att.com/alascom. The game, which will be played Saturday, Oct. 20, will not be broadcast on television or available on any other Web site. AT&T Alascom presented its first live, exclusive webcast of Alaska high school football when the small school championship was played Oct. 13. “By streaming Alaska’s championship football game live on our Web site, we can make it available to Alaskans who are serving away from home in the U.S. armed forces as well as others who are not able to see the game in person,” said Mike Felix, president, AT&T Alascom. The webcast is made possible through partnerships with the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) and the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network (ASBN), which is providing the audio portion of the programming. AT&T Alascom is an enthusiastic supporter of both organizations and recognizes that each makes unique contributions to supporting youth athletics in Alaska. “AT&T Alascom’s commitment to supporting the youth of our community will make it possible for a wide audience to enjoy Alaska’s large school football championship game,” said Gary Matthews, executive director of ASAA. “We are grateful for the support provided by AT&T Alascom and the other corporate sponsors that make our work possible.” In addition to streaming the game live, AT&T Alascom will keep a link to the coverage active on its Web site after the championship is over. The large school championship is for schools with more than 850 students. The small school championship, which was played in Anchorage on Saturday, Oct. 13, was also broadcasted by AT&T. The footage is still available at http://www.att.com/alascom for those who wish to relive the gridiron action. For more information about AT&T Alascom, please log on to http://www.att.com/alascom. Note: This AT&T release and other news announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. |