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AT&T @Home Offers a Special Holiday Promotion; High-Speed Cable Internet Provider Delivers Faster On line Holiday Shopping.


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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000

AT&T @Home in the Greater Chicago Market is offering a unique promotion just in time for the holiday season. Customers subscribing to @Home'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 between November 27 and December 31 will receive free installation of AT&T @Home plus the first two months of service for free and a $60 webvan.com gift coupon good for items carried by the online retailer.

AT&T @Home is excited about this great opportunity for our customers to experience both the exceptional speeds and rich content of our high-speed cable Internet connection and also save time during the holidays by taking advantage of Webvan's convenient shopping service," said Danny Allouche, marketing manager for AT&T @Home.

AT&T@Home is the revolutionary new cable service that delivers Internet content directly to your personal computer via a cable connection, cable modem cable modem

Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet.
 and customized AT&T@Home software. In addition to a high-speed connection and broadband broadband

Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies).
 content, AT&T@Home provides the tools a customer needs to participate fully in the online community.

Webvan is the online retailer that is revolutionizing the way America shops, delivering a variety of products to consumers' doorsteps at the time of their choosing. Webvan offers competitive prices on brand-name products, including high quality fresh produce, meat and seafood seafood

Edible aquatic animals excluding mammals, but including both freshwater and ocean creatures. Seafood includes bony and cartilaginous fishes, crustaceans, mollusks, edible jellyfish, sea turtles, frogs, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers.
, groceries, drugstore items, pet products, personal electronics, books, CD's and more.

Customers participating in the promotion save over $230 on installation monthly cost of AT&T @Home service. They will receive a Webvan coupon in the mail approximately two weeks after their AT&T @Home installation. They can then go directly to the Webvan site to register (if not already a customer), make their purchases and checkout. Orders will be delivered within the 30-minute window chosen by the customer.

"This fit-for-the-holidays offer is just another way AT&T is working to provide the products and services that make our customers lives simpler," concluded Allouche. To order AT&T @Home and participate in this special promotion please call (888) 824-8578

AT&T Broadband, a business unit of AT&T, is the nation's largest broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider.  company, providing analog and digital television entertainment services to about 16 million customers across the nation. The company also provides advanced services, such as 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 In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings:

1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider.

2.
 and technology.

About Webvan

Webvan Group, Inc. is setting a new standard for Internet retailing, combining the convenience of online shopping with a personalized per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 courier A monospaced typeface originating from the typewriter that is commonly used for letters. It is still considered by many to be the "appropriate" typeface for business correspondence.  service that delivers products into customers' homes within a 30-minute window of their choosing. Through its Web site, http://www.webvan.com, Webvan offers a broad selection of quality products at competitive prices. The company's relentless focus on customer service, innovation, and value saves its customers time and money. Webvan's corporate headquarters are located in Foster City, CA.
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