May 1, 2008
AT&T launches TV service on new phones, rivaling Verizon
AT&T Inc. is launching its new video service for cell phones Sunday on two phones, and will charge $15 per month for 10 channels. AT&T will have two exclusive channels on the service, it said Thursday. The Associated Press reports.
"AT&T already has a mobile video service called CV, which is based on different technology. It works like Internet video, providing short clips on demand.
This new service is more like regular TV broadcasts, constantly streaming shows on airwaves that run alongside regular cell-phone spectrum. Judging by V Cast Mobile TV, which is available on four phones, the quality is much higher than on-demand cell-phone clips.
... The only AT&T handsets that will initially work with the service are the ones that are going on sale Sunday: the LG Vu, a touch screen phone and the Samsung Access."
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