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AT&T Delays Mobile TV Again, Promises It in 2008

by Terrence O'Brien on December 20, 2007 at 04:20 PM

AT&T Promises Mobile TV ASAPFor those of you who aren't AT&T Wireless (or Cingular) customers, we're gonna let you in on a little secret: AT&T is notorious for getting things done in a less-than timely fashion. For example, things like the Windows Mobile 6 update for the BlackJack get pushed back repeatedly and release dates pass without a word from AT&T.

The latest victim is AT&T's MediaFLO-powered mobile TV operation. Originally AT&T's mobile TV offering was supposed to be released in Q4 of 2007. As of recent, that date has been pushed back to early 2008. AT&T has said they want the service up and running as soon as possible, though a specific launch date was not set. We expect to see it some time in the third quarter.

What's worse is it appears that the feature list for the forthcoming mobile entertainment initiative has been stripped down. Initial discussion mentioned datacasting (for sending additional information such as news and weather) and music streaming, but now it appears as if AT&T is simply porting Verizon's VCAST to its network.

From Engadget

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