Article: AT&T Readies Promotion for Local Service.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Aug. 30--AT&T Corp. plans to announce today that it will temporarily give away local phone service in 10 U.S. markets including some parts of the Bay Area, marking its biggest effort yet to capture a piece of the $60 billion local telephone business.

Customers who sign up for AT&T local service between Sept. 1 and Nov. 15 will receive free local calling through January. With some plans, subscribers can also get free long-distance. AT&T, of Basking Ridge, N.J., will waive most taxes and fees during the period for customers gained during the promotion.

AT&T's latest promotion covers two dozen Bay Area communities, where AT&T now provides phone service over ...

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