SPOKANE, Wash., April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T*
invested more than $50 million in its
best-in-class wireless network in the Spokane area from 2012 to 2014. These
investments are driving a wide range of upgrades to enhance
reliability, coverage, speed and performance for residents and
business customers.
AT&T made wireless network upgrades in the Spokane area last year, including new cell
towers, addition of network capacity, and new wireless high-speed
Internet connections.
"We continue to see demand for mobile Internet soar since
launching our 4G LTE network in Spokane in 2013," said Bob Bass, president, AT&T Washington.
"AT&T's continued investment in the Spokane area gives our customers what they
want from their mobile devices and supports a growing range of
innovative products such as connected home appliances, cars and
wearable devices."
AT&T provides the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network
today, covering more than 300 million Americans with 4G LTE
service.** AT&T's network also has the nation's strongest
LTE signal.***
AT&T was recently recognized by FORTUNE magazine as the Most
Admired Telecommunications Company in the world in
2015. FORTUNE also ranked AT&T #47 among all companies in
all industries in its list of the Top 50 Most Admired companies in
the world. FORTUNE's Most Admired Companies lists are
among the most highly respected indicators of corporate performance
and reputation.
AT&T operates an extensive Wi-Fi network including more than
34,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels,
bookstores and retailers, and provides access to more 1 million Hot
Spots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone
customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no
additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers'
monthly wireless data plans.****
If the AT&T-DirecTV merger is approved by regulators, the
combined companies will have an opportunity to redefine the video
entertainment industry by delivering content to consumers across
multiple screens – mobile devices, TVs, laptops, and the backseat
displays of connected cars. AT&T has also committed to
expand and enhance its deployment of both wireline and fixed
wireless high-speed Internet to cover at least 15 million customer
locations across 48 states – most of them in underserved rural
areas.
For more information about AT&T's coverage in the
Spokane area or anywhere in
the U.S., visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on
the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network
news page.
* 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.
**Reliability claim based
on analysis of independent third party data re nationwide carriers'
4G LTE. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. 4G LTE not available
everywhere.
***Claim based ONLY on avg LTE signal
strength for national carriers
****A Wi-Fi enabled device
required. Other restrictions apply. See attwifi.com for
details and locations.
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Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSA), as established by the United
States Office of Management and Budget. Minor differences, if
any, between annual totals reflect annual updating of market
boundaries in our record systems.
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risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially.
A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained
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contained in this news release based on new information or
otherwise.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) helps millions of people and businesses
around the globe stay connected through leading wireless,
high-speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. We're helping
people mobilize their worlds with state-of-the-art communications,
entertainment services and amazing innovations like connected cars
and devices for homes, offices and points in between. Our U.S.
wireless network offers customers the nation's strongest LTE signal
and the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network. We offer the best
global wireless coverage*. We're improving how our customers stay
entertained and informed with AT&T U-verse® TV and
High Speed Internet services. And businesses worldwide are serving
their customers better with AT&T's mobility and highly secure
cloud solutions.
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*Global coverage claim based on offering voice and LTE data
roaming in more countries than any other U.S. based carrier, and
offering the most wireless smartphones and tablets that work in the
most countries.
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