Seven Cell Sites Enhanced with 3G Mobile Broadband as Part of Ongoing AT&T
Investment in Wireless Network in Pennsylvania
LANCASTER, Pa., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its continuing
network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and
applications, AT&T* today announced the activation of third generation (3G)
technology on seven cell sites in Lancaster County that will enhance coverage
for area residents and businesses in northwestern areas of the county,
including Elizabethtown and Bainbridge. AT&T has also added 3G technology to
ten existing cell sites in the Reading and York areas to further extend the
reach of the 3G network in the region.
These seven cell sites are one part of AT&T's ongoing efforts to drive
innovation and extend its 3G wireless network - the fastest in the nation,
according to independent testing. It is also part of AT&T's ongoing
investment in Pennsylvania to build the broadband networks that will fuel
economic growth and create jobs, and enable its customers to quickly access
the content, applications and services that matter most to them.
"Our goal is pretty simple: we want you to have an extraordinary experience
when you make a call, check e-mail, download a song or video, or surf the
Internet on your AT&T device," said J. Michael Schweder, president of AT&T
Pennsylvania. "As part of the Lancaster community, we're always looking for
new opportunities to provide enhanced coverage and our investment in the local
wireless network is just one way to accomplish this."
"The AT&T 3G network opens the door to a new era of advanced mobile services,
devices and feature-rich content. With 3G speeds, you can surf the Web,
download files faster than ever, and enjoy the very latest interactive mobile
applications," added Dan Lafond, vice president and general manager for AT&T
in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania.
AT&T's 3G mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership
Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most
open and widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T offers 3G
data roaming in more than 100 countries, as well as voice calling in more than
215 countries.
AT&T offers unsurpassed choice in the range of devices, services and
applications compatible with its 3G network. AT&T offers a wide variety of
devices from more than a dozen manufacturers, including handsets that are
compatible with six different operating systems and five different e-mail
applications. AT&T's Media Mall 2.0 offers more than 90,000 content options,
and customers can download virtually any application over the Internet.
Additionally, AT&T supports a community of more than 20,000 application
developers via its devCentral portal.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit
www.att.com/networknews.
*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
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subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings
are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the
nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the
nation's leading high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic
markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales
leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T
brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As
part of their three-screen integration strategy, AT&T operating companies are
expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1
in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE® magazine's list of the World's
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SOURCE AT&T Inc.
Adam Cormier of AT&T Inc., +1-203-506-5456, acormier@attnews.us
