AT&T Boosts 3G Coverage for Customers in Central and North Florida
More Than 115 Cell Sites Improving Quality and Broadband-Speed Access.
ORLANDO, Fla., -- Customers wanting faster data speeds to surf the net, download ringtones, play games and send emails faster are now enjoying the benefits of AT&T's latest 3G expansions throughout North and Central Florida. *AT&T has added third-generation (3G) wireless technology to more than 115 cell sites since the start of the year. The added capacity in more areas makes it possible for customers to take advantage of high-speed services and cutting-edge 3G devices like the LG Vu, the Samsung Impression and the BlackBerry Bold, or perhaps one of AT&T's new netbooks.
Since January, AT&T has expanded its 3G network in Cape Canaveral, Daytona, Gainesville, Melbourne, Ocala, Panama City and Tallahassee. Expansions are also are planned for Jacksonville and St. Augustine before year's end. The network upgrades work to improve quality and coverage for those traveling in the following areas:
•Daytona: De Leon Springs as well as coverage from the southern point of Palm Bay in Melbourne, up the east coast to Ormond Beach in Daytona. Including - Mims, Scottsmore, SR 44 between I-4 and I-95, SR 92 between 17/92 & I-4 (including the Deland Airport), SR 415 between SR 44 & Maytown Rd (Osteen)
•Gainesville: Micanopy, Archer, Newbery, Jonesville, Alachua, Lake City, High Springs, and Waldo
•Cape Canaveral/Melbourne: south Palm Bay, Malabar, Micco, Patrick's Airforce Base, south Indialantic
•Ocala: City of Ocala, Dunnellon, Silver Springs, Silver Springs Shores, Belleview, Romeo, Kendrick, Reddick, McIntosh, and Martel
•Panama City: Callaway Bayou, Panama City, Panama City Beach, Parker, Southport, West Bay, and Vicksburg
•Tallahassee: Midway, Chaires, Bethel, Woodville, Centerville, Bradfordville, and Norfleet
AT&T also announced a substantial enhancement to its Tampa-St. Petersburg 3G wireless network with the launch of an additional wireless spectrum in the 850 MHz band. This new spectrum adds significant capacity to the network to support ever-growing demand for 3G mobile broadband service, and provides improved in-building 3G wireless coverage. The 850 MHz spectrum is part of the highest-quality spectrum band available.
"Our goal is to add 3G service in new areas throughout North and Central Florida and to boost network capacity where we already have this technology in place," said Jennifer Van Buskirk, vice president and general manager, AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets for Central and North Florida. "We continually upgrade our network so that our customers have the best experience every time they make a call, check an e-mail or surf the Internet on their AT&T device."
Customers using an AT&T 3G device can download a game or ringtone or access e-mail in a fraction of the time that it used to take. The high-speed AT&T 3G network gives customers access to advanced, on-the-go wireless services such as:
•Video Share - A groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind service in the U.S. that allows users to share live video over wireless phones while carrying on a voice call.
•Cellular Video (CV) - An on-demand streaming video service that lets users watch video clips of their favorite TV shows, movies, news, weather, sports and more.
•AT&T Mobile Music - An integrated music experience that allows one-click access to a complete suite of music-related content, including the most comprehensive music subscription service of its kind in the U.S.
"The AT&T 3G network opens the door to a new era of advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content," said Marshall Criser III, president, AT&T Florida. "I am proud of the enhancements we have made and we will continue to make significant investments throughout the state to deliver dependable, high speed wireless access in more places for our customers."
From 2006 to 2008, AT&T's total capital investment in Florida was more than $3 billion. In 2009, AT&T is investing between $17 billion and $18 billion nationally in total capital expenditures, about two-thirds of which is devoted to network enhancements and expansions. The investment in its 3G wireless broadband network is part of AT&T's ongoing effort to build the broadband networks - both wireless and wired - that will create jobs and fuel economic growth and enable its customers to access the content, applications and services that matter most to them.
The AT&T 3G network - the nation's fastest 3G network, according to data compiled by leading independent wireless research firms - is now available in more than 350 U.S. major metropolitan areas. AT&T announced in May that it would be upgrading its 3G network to deliver even faster mobile broadband speeds. The upgrades are slated to begin later this year, with completion expected in 2011.
AT&T's wireless network is based on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) technologies, the most open and widely used wireless network platform in the world. AT&T provides 3G data roaming in more than 95 countries and voice calling in more than 215 countries
For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit www.att.com
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(SM) and AT&T |DIRECTV(SM) brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE(R) magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
ORLANDO, Fla., -- Customers wanting faster data speeds to surf the net, download ringtones, play games and send emails faster are now enjoying the benefits of AT&T's latest 3G expansions throughout North and Central Florida. *AT&T has added third-generation (3G) wireless technology to more than 115 cell sites since the start of the year. The added capacity in more areas makes it possible for customers to take advantage of high-speed services and cutting-edge 3G devices like the LG Vu, the Samsung Impression and the BlackBerry Bold, or perhaps one of AT&T's new netbooks.
Since January, AT&T has expanded its 3G network in Cape Canaveral, Daytona, Gainesville, Melbourne, Ocala, Panama City and Tallahassee. Expansions are also are planned for Jacksonville and St. Augustine before year's end. The network upgrades work to improve quality and coverage for those traveling in the following areas:
•Daytona: De Leon Springs as well as coverage from the southern point of Palm Bay in Melbourne, up the east coast to Ormond Beach in Daytona. Including - Mims, Scottsmore, SR 44 between I-4 and I-95, SR 92 between 17/92 & I-4 (including the Deland Airport), SR 415 between SR 44 & Maytown Rd (Osteen)
•Gainesville: Micanopy, Archer, Newbery, Jonesville, Alachua, Lake City, High Springs, and Waldo
•Cape Canaveral/Melbourne: south Palm Bay, Malabar, Micco, Patrick's Airforce Base, south Indialantic
•Ocala: City of Ocala, Dunnellon, Silver Springs, Silver Springs Shores, Belleview, Romeo, Kendrick, Reddick, McIntosh, and Martel
•Panama City: Callaway Bayou, Panama City, Panama City Beach, Parker, Southport, West Bay, and Vicksburg
•Tallahassee: Midway, Chaires, Bethel, Woodville, Centerville, Bradfordville, and Norfleet
AT&T also announced a substantial enhancement to its Tampa-St. Petersburg 3G wireless network with the launch of an additional wireless spectrum in the 850 MHz band. This new spectrum adds significant capacity to the network to support ever-growing demand for 3G mobile broadband service, and provides improved in-building 3G wireless coverage. The 850 MHz spectrum is part of the highest-quality spectrum band available.
"Our goal is to add 3G service in new areas throughout North and Central Florida and to boost network capacity where we already have this technology in place," said Jennifer Van Buskirk, vice president and general manager, AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets for Central and North Florida. "We continually upgrade our network so that our customers have the best experience every time they make a call, check an e-mail or surf the Internet on their AT&T device."
Customers using an AT&T 3G device can download a game or ringtone or access e-mail in a fraction of the time that it used to take. The high-speed AT&T 3G network gives customers access to advanced, on-the-go wireless services such as:
•Video Share - A groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind service in the U.S. that allows users to share live video over wireless phones while carrying on a voice call.
•Cellular Video (CV) - An on-demand streaming video service that lets users watch video clips of their favorite TV shows, movies, news, weather, sports and more.
•AT&T Mobile Music - An integrated music experience that allows one-click access to a complete suite of music-related content, including the most comprehensive music subscription service of its kind in the U.S.
"The AT&T 3G network opens the door to a new era of advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content," said Marshall Criser III, president, AT&T Florida. "I am proud of the enhancements we have made and we will continue to make significant investments throughout the state to deliver dependable, high speed wireless access in more places for our customers."
From 2006 to 2008, AT&T's total capital investment in Florida was more than $3 billion. In 2009, AT&T is investing between $17 billion and $18 billion nationally in total capital expenditures, about two-thirds of which is devoted to network enhancements and expansions. The investment in its 3G wireless broadband network is part of AT&T's ongoing effort to build the broadband networks - both wireless and wired - that will create jobs and fuel economic growth and enable its customers to access the content, applications and services that matter most to them.
The AT&T 3G network - the nation's fastest 3G network, according to data compiled by leading independent wireless research firms - is now available in more than 350 U.S. major metropolitan areas. AT&T announced in May that it would be upgrading its 3G network to deliver even faster mobile broadband speeds. The upgrades are slated to begin later this year, with completion expected in 2011.
AT&T's wireless network is based on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) technologies, the most open and widely used wireless network platform in the world. AT&T provides 3G data roaming in more than 95 countries and voice calling in more than 215 countries
For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit www.att.com
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest 3G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet and voice services. AT&T offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(SM) and AT&T |DIRECTV(SM) brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T's Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations are known for their leadership in directory publishing and advertising sales. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE(R) magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
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