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AT&T Delivers Highlights From 2008 Golden Goggle Awards Via the TV and PC and Sends One Lucky Customer to Star-Studded Event in New York

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Posted 24 November 2008 @ 12:36 pm ET

DALLAS, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the second year in a row,AT&T invites fans of the USA Swimming National Team to dive into front-rowseats at the star-studded 2008 Golden Goggle Awards.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and the USA Swimming Foundation(http://swimfoundation.org) announced today that highlights from the 2008Golden Goggle Awards, the most esteemed awards show in American swimming, willbe available via AT&T U-verse(SM) TV Video On Demand starting Monday, Dec. 1,and are also now available on the AT&T blue room(http://www.attblueroom.com/teamusa) and http://www.usaswimming.org.

Hosted by legendary sportscaster Bob Costas, event highlights will includered carpet interviews by five-time Olympic medalist Josh Davis andsportscaster Craig Hummer; award presentations to world-class athletes;recognition of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team including record-breaking OlympiansMichael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin; behind-the-scenes footage from backstage;and exclusive outtakes.

"Thanks to record-breaking performances at the 2008 Olympic Games inBeijing, swimming has gained new respect and become an instrumental part ofAmerican culture," said Jason Simpson, AT&T director of Olympic Integration."We are thrilled to once again work with USA Swimming to deliver fans withexclusive content from this one-of-a-kind awards celebration."

In addition, last month AT&T offered fans the chance to enter asweepstakes to attend the 2008 Golden Goggle Awards. The contest winner,Whitney Gilstrap of Joplin, Mo., was presented with an all-expense-paid tripfor two to New York City for the ceremony.

"Winning this trip to New York to see my favorite athlete, Michael Phelps,in person was simply amazing," said Gilstrap. "We can't wait to share picturesfrom this once-in-a-lifetime experience."

The Golden Goggle Awards annually recognizes the internationalaccomplishments of USA Swimming's top athletes. Among this year's nominees are43 Olympians and 11 world-record holders from the 2008 Olympic Games. Inaddition, an assortment of celebrities -- including stars of the silverscreen, network television personalities and 18 other Olympic legends -- willbe on hand to present the 2008 winners with their awards.

As an official partner of the U.S. Olympic Team and USA Swimming, AT&Tprovides significant financial support, products and services to America'sathletes. In addition, AT&T served as the official telecommunications servicespartner of the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Forthe complete array of AT&T offerings, visit http://www.att.com.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Itssubsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers ofAT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offeringsare the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services andthe nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services.In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing andadvertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COMorganizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields ascommunications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy,AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again rankedNo. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Telecommunications Companylist and No. 1 on America's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list.Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services providedby AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.

(C) 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&Tlogo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T IntellectualProperty and/or AT&T affiliated companies.

Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as partof an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information, please reviewthis announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

About USA Swimming

As the National Governing Body for competitive swimming in the UnitedStates, USA Swimming formulates the rules, implements policies and procedures,conducts national championships, disseminates safety and sports medicineinformation and selects athletes to represent the United States ininternational competition. USA Swimming has more than 300,000 membersnationwide and sanctions more than 7,000 events each year. For moreinformation, visit usaswimming.org.

SOURCE AT&T Inc.


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