Payments for AT&T phone services to be made online

Mobile phone users of AT&T will be provided the option to receive and pay their AT&T wireless phone bills through more than 3,000 financial institutions' Web sites. In order to facilitate bill payments AT&T Inc. entered into an expanded relationship with CheckFree, now part of Fiserv Inc., a leading provider of information technology services to the financial and insurance industries.

Under the partnership of AT&T and CheckFree customers can sign up through their banks' Web sites to receive eBills, or online statements, from AT&T. With eBill service customers can get access to their current statements online, adjust payment options to their needs and view archived account histories for their service. Customers receive their billing and account information through their preferred financial institutions.

"Customers today are demanding choice and convenience in how they view and pay their bills online," said Brian Daly, director, AT&T Mobility. "They enjoy the simplicity of being able to manage their bills at their individual banking service provider, so they can consolidate their finances in one central location online. Our goal is to provide customers with a variety of billing and payment options so they can choose the method that best meets their needs."