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The Weather Underground Brings Enhanced Weather Services to AT&T PocketNet(TM) Mobile Phone Users

International Weather Conditions and 'Favorites' to be Available to Users Of AT&T PocketNet(TM) Mobile Phone Services

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weather Underground (http://www.wunderground.com/) today announced that their second generation of innovative weather services will be available to AT&T PocketNet(TM) service subscribers. The Weather Underground's latest entry into the wireless industry introduces enhanced content, including international conditions, and improved "Favorites" technologies. A few mouse clicks within a standard Web browser allows visitors to create a personalized weather information page which lists current weather conditions in chosen U.S. and international locations. This "Favorites" list is compatible with both standard WWW browsers, and AT&T PocketNet phones.

The Weather Underground's flagship WWW site includes extensive international conditions, comprehensive worldwide search capabilities, timely severe weather warnings, skiing conditions and a tropical storm center. "Providing customization web tools for the PocketNet platform confirms The Weather Underground's commitment to providing quality content and improved technologies to all Internet platforms," said Jeff Ferguson, Director of Communications for The Weather Underground. "Our strength has long been that of merging top quality content with dynamic interfaces. We are pleased to participate in PocketNet activities."

"Often the difficulty in releasing a new platform is teaching new users how to navigate efficiently," said Stephen Stribley, Manager of Strategic Relations of AT&T's Wireless Data Division. "The Weather Underground leverages our customer's familiarity with WWW standards, thus reducing the learning required for this new platform, without compromising functionality."

The Weather Underground's web site (http://www.wunderground.com/) provides visitors with weather, and skiing information for thousands of locations worldwide, through a proprietary, comprehensive search engine.

"We are dedicated to provide comparable functionality to all hardware platforms," said Alan Steremberg, Director of Technology for The Weather Underground. "Bringing international data, enhanced search and our 'Favorites' functionality to the PocketNet platform, assures ease of use for new and existing customers."

About The Weather Underground

The Weather Underground, Inc. was founded in 1995 as an Internet content publisher, specializing in real-time delivery of weather conditions, forecasts, and warnings. The Weather Underground provides customized weather web solutions to the broadcasting, ISP, newspaper, and wireless industries. Additional information about Weather Underground products, services and clients can be found at: [http://www.wunderground.com/about/].

About AT&T

AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T) is the world's premier communications and information services company, serving more than 90 million customers, including consumers, businesses and government. The company has annual revenues of more than $52 billion and 130,000 employees. It runs the world's largest, most sophisticated communications network and is the leading provider of long-distance and wireless services. AT&T operates in more than 200 countries around the world.

The company also offers on-line services and access to home entertainment, and has begun to deliver local telephone service. In addition, AT&T offers outsourcing, consulting, systems-integration and customer-care services to large businesses and manages one of the world's largest credit card programs.

SOURCE: The Weather Underground