AT&T Unity Cell Phone Plan Joins Cell, Landlines

AT&T is back in the wireless business: andthis is a real, tangible advantage for tens of
with the launch of the Unity plan, AT&T ismillions of individual customers and families. "More
already showing its traditional spirit of innovation.than two years ago, Cingular Wireless, now the
Announced on January 19, 2007, AT&T Unitynew AT&T, raised the bar by creating the
will, in one sweep, create the largest free,largest unlimited wireless calling community in
unlimited-calling community in America.America," said Edward E. Whitacre Jr., chairman
The name AT&T has been absent from theand CEO of AT&T. "[This is] a feat no
cell phone marketplace for a few years, after itscompetitor has been able to duplicate. With
name had been replaced by Cingular Wireless.AT&T Unity, we are raising the bar even
Now, a recent merger between AT&T andhigher by adding unlimited domestic calling to and
BellSouth has changed the situation. In the coursefrom AT&T wireline customers."
of 2007, the AT&T brand will graduallyAnd by consolidating the user's or family's cell
replace the Cingular Wireless trade-name.phone and land-line bill, the new AT&T Unity
And with the announcement of the Unity plan, theoffers convenience as well as an easy way to
name AT&T Wireless is reentering the cellkeep communication costs efficient and under
phone market with a bang.control.
The AT&T Unity Plan: Unlimited Free CallingSigning Up for the AT&T Unity Plans
From and To Cell Phone and WirelinesThe AT&T Unity plan has been made
The main feature of the AT&T Unity plan isavailable starting January 21, 2007. It may be
that is allows customers to place and receivepurchased by qualified AT&T and Cingular
unlimited calls to all AT&T and CingularWireless subscribers who are also signed up for
Wireless cell phone numbers as well as to allAT&T wireline services. AT&T Unity is
AT&T wirelines.available both as an individual plan and as a family
While, previously, unlimited cell phone calling wasplan; users can choose between different levels
only available to other cell phones within the sameoffering up to 6,000 anytime minutes, nationwide
network, the AT&T Unity program extendslong distance, roaming, voice mail, call forwarding,
this benefit to all lines, including wireless, wirelinescall waiting, 3-way calling and caller ID.
or land-lines, homes, businesses--in short, anyAT&T Unity is available to qualified cell phone,
phone number on the AT&T or Cingularbusiness and residential customers; however, it
network. By doing so, it also offers subscribers amay not be purchased in conjunction with a
single, consolidated phone bill that includes both theprepaid cell phone, it is not yet available in all
cell phone and land line.areas, and specific features may vary by region.
With the size of the AT&T customer base,