AT&T Homezone TV Service to Feature On-Demand Video Content from Akimbo; Agreement Will Deliver Thousands of Movies and Videos to the TV

AT&T Homezone, currently in trial in several states, willintegrate AT&T Yahoo!(R) High Speed Internet and AT&T | DISH Networkprogramming to provide video on demand, digital video recording, andInternet content, including photos and music, via a new award-winningset-top box. AT&T Homezone will be available to customers who purchaseboth AT&T | DISH Network satellite television and AT&T Yahoo! HighSpeed Internet services.

AT&T plans to offer the content available from Akimbo's library ofmore than 10,000 television programs and movies-on-demand. Akimbo isthe fastest-growing video-on-demand service in the United States,offering videos and movies from more than 165 content partnersthroughout the world. Each week, Akimbo adds more than 150 newmainstream and niche titles in 85 different categories, such as music,sports, independent film, anime, major motion pictures, education,children's programming and foreign language.

The service will have an online guide that enables AT&T Homezonesubscribers to view a comprehensive listing of all Akimbo videos andmovies. To help subscribers find videos that match their interests,the on-screen guide features a video search function, full programdescriptions and video previews. Customers can also access the guideremotely from an Internet-connected computer to browse and downloadprograms so that new shows are available for viewing when they gethome.

"Our agreement with Akimbo is yet another milestone as we prepareto launch our AT&T Homezone service - an entertainment service that webelieve will be more powerful and compelling than anything offered onthe market today," said Scott Helbing, chief marketing officer-AT&TConsumer. "Consumers want better solutions and more choices forentertainment, and we're committed to delivering that."

"AT&T's innovations are legendary, and the Homezone servicefollows this tradition," said Joshua Goldman, CEO of Akimbo Systems."As the first Internet video-on-demand service for TV, Akimbo isdelighted to work with AT&T on its groundbreaking Homezone initiativeto bring people the best in communications and entertainment, whereverthey may be."

AT&T is the nation's largest telecommunications provider. Withmore than 7 million high speed Internet lines in service, AT&T is alsothe nation's largest DSL provider. The agreement with Akimbo focuseson maximizing AT&T's industry-leading high speed DSL customer base andoffering differentiated services that consumers increasingly demand.

About the New AT&T

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About Akimbo

With the Akimbo Service, your wish is on demand(TM). Named to theOnHollywood 100 by AlwaysOn and "Best of What's New" by PopularScience, Akimbo has also accepted 2005 Digital World Innovations andCES Best of Innovations 2005 awards. With 12 patent applicationsfeaturing more than 150 patent claims, Akimbo is the first company todeliver digital-quality video-on-demand to any television via abroadband-Internet connection. Akimbo has offices in San Mateo, Calif.and is a privately held company funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield &Byers, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Sprout Group and Zone Ventures. Formore information, visit www.akimbo.com.

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