Take a look at this link.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020506/lam094_2.html
It states AT&T's plans for Chicago's HDTV.
They are getting skimpy, as far as full bit rate is concerned, they are not carrying CBS-HD because of this. At least it's a start.
This is the answer I received from Chuck DeCourt of CBS as to why AT&T isn't carrying CBS.
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Originally posted by cdecourt
My understanding from NY is that AT&T only wants to provide a 12.5 Gig bit rate vs the 19.+ Gig bit rate our HD signal requires. The lower bit rate would degrade our picture quality.
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*******s!