AT&T Brings Video Competition to the State of Nevada

AT&T Inc. has announced plans to invest about $100 million over the next several years in fiber network upgrades, further broadband deployment and Internet-based technologies to bring new services, including television, to Nevada consumers.

So first, let’s take a look at politics. The investment commitment is the result of the enactment of Nevada Assembly Bill 526, which reforms video-franchising regulations. We congratulate and welcome the decision. The bill brings the benefits of video competition to Nevada consumers by establishing statewide uniform standards that restructure the video-provider authorization process and encourage competition and new investment.

"Today's announcement by AT&T indicates that when we create a pro-business culture in Nevada, companies will want to come here not only to do business but to plant the seeds or create investments that will allow them to grow in our communities," said Gov. Jim Gibbons. Ok, enough politics.

How about technology? AT&T will be able to deliver competitive video offers and bring several options to consumers. In part, AT&T's new technology upgrades will support Internet Protocol (IP)-based television, high speed Internet access and, in the future, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The infrastructure and investment will be part of a new set of communications and entertainment through the much advertised AT&T U-verse(SM) service. New services, more competition, that’s all good news for customers in Nevada.