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ADVISORY/AT&T Broadband Celebrates Millionth High-Speed Cable Internet Customer Milestone in Bay Area; Company Shows Appreciation With Gifts and Charity Donation.


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ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Nov. 15)

PINOLE Pinole (pĭnōl`), city (1990 pop. 17,460), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay; inc. 1903. Primarily residential, it manufactures concrete and chemicals. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2000

Amid colorful festivities fes·tiv·i·ty  
n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties
1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival.

2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration.

3.
, AT&T Broadband will present its millionth high-speed Internet See broadband.  customers with several tokens of its appreciation on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

Gerry and Arlene Balot, a San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation).

The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay
 couple, were the millionth customers in the country to sign up for AT&T@Home, AT&T Broadband's high-speed cable Internet Internet access via the cable companies. There are two kinds of service. One uses a cable modem to connect to a computer, and the other uses an enhanced cable box that provides Internet access directly at the TV.  service. In addition to free cable and Internet service, and several other gifts, the family will receive the opportunity to donate AT&T@Home Internet service to the charity or civic organization of their choice.

AT&T Broadband is the first cable company in the U.S. to serve one million high-speed cable Internet customers. The company is on track to meet its year-end goal of 1.1 million AT&T@Home customers.

AT&T Broadband, a business unit of AT&T, is the nation's largest broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider.  company, providing television entertainment services to about 16 million customers across the nation. The company also provides advanced services, such as digital cable, high-speed cable Internet services and competitive local phone service. AT&T Corp. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:T) is the world's leader in telecommunications services and technology.
WHO: Gerry and Arlene Balot, AT&T@Home's lucky millionth customers. WHAT:
Celebration will feature: an AT&T Broadband truck caravan; live entertainment;
a celebrity installer; presentation of AT&T@Home service for two years to a
charity of the Balots' choice; refreshments; and a press Q&A session with the
Balots. The Balots will receive: a new Gateway computer with one year free
AT&T@Home service; one year free AT&T Broadband digital cable television
service, including premium channels HBO and the Filipino Channel; a selection
of gifts and food ordered via the Internet for the couple and their expected
baby, demonstrating the endless e-commerce possibilities of AT&T@Home; and
more. WHERE: The Balots' home at 457 Dohrmann Lane in Pinole. WHEN: 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15
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