Network Upgrade is Part of a Planned $80 Million Investment in Upstate New York ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 27
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is
supporting its continued commitment to Rochester area customers with the
largest wireless network investment in the region since 2005. The company's
planned $80 million investment in the upstate/western New York area this year
will bring the planned four-year territory investment total to more than
$250 million.
AT&T has delivered dramatic change to the network experience for customers
in the Rochester area -- a direct result of the company's ongoing efforts to
expand and enhance its network operations and the synergies that come from
being part of the world's largest communications company.
Part of the 2008 investment plan calls for more than 50 new cell sites in
upstate. The company has already turned on new sites this year in Bethany,
Leroy and Webster.
AT&T plans to more than double the size of its high speed mobile broadband
footprint in Monroe County. Later this summer, the broadband footprint will
be extended east into Wayne County, southeast into Ontario County, southwest
into Livingston County (including SUNY Geneseo), and northwest to cover the
rest of Monroe County, including SUNY Brockport. Locally, AT&T's high speed
3G network currently brings mobile broadband capability to customers in
Brighton, East Rochester, Fairport, Greece, Gates Center, North Gates,
Pittsford and Webster.
"AT&T's network in Rochester is better than ever. We aren't the same AT&T
that you might have known years ago. Our planned network investment this year
underscores our dedication to consumers and businesses in upstate New York,"
said Jay Summerson, vice president, External Affairs for AT&T in New York.
"We have not only enhanced voice quality and boosted our in-building
coverage -- but we've also enabled our customers to work faster without wires
-- and enjoy more robust speeds on their laptops and mobile phones," added Bob
Holliday, vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless operations in
upstate New York.
The enhanced wireless network speed lets customers download a 5 MB file in
25 seconds, a three minute song (about 3MB) in 15 seconds and a ringtone that
might take one minute and 45 seconds over slower mobile technologies -- only
takes an average of 25 seconds on AT&T's 3G network. Equally as important as
the network, which is now available in more than 280 U.S. major metropolitan
areas, is the device through which a customer experiences it. AT&T's handset
portfolio in company-owned stores is more than 75 percent 3G-capable. By
year-end, the company plans to offer 3G service in nearly 350 major
metropolitan U.S. areas.
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