OLYMPIA, WASH., April 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* invested
nearly $1.7 Billion in its
best-in-class wireless network in Washington from 2012 to 2014. These
investments are driving a wide range of upgrades to reliability,
coverage, speed and performance for residents and business
customers.
AT&T made 216 wireless network upgrades in Washington last year, including 14 new cell
towers, 33 wireless broadband upgrades, 141 new wireless high-speed
Internet connections, and additional network capacity.
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.*** During 2014, several cities in Washington were added to AT&T's extensive
LTE network, including: Cashmere,
Chelan, Leavenworth, Walla
Walla, Waterville and
Wenatchee.
Other Washington network
enhancements in 2014 included:
- Expanding AT&T's 4G LTE network in the greater Seattle area to include Vashon Island and Everett. AT&T launched 4G
LTE in Seattle in September 2012, and the expanded coverage is part
of its ongoing rollout across the market.
- Installed Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) at SeaTac Airport
and Husky Stadium. DAS installations consist of strategically
placed antennas that improve AT&T customers' wireless service
throughout these facilities.
- Expanding AT&T's 4G LTE network to Mason County so customers residing and
traveling around the south end of Hood Canal can take advantage of
the latest wireless network technology. The expanded coverage
included Belfair, Hoodsport and Skokomish.
- Adding 4G LTE to two cell towers in Pacific County to enhance its mobile Internet
service in in Raymond and
South Bend, and along Hwy 101
north of Raymond.
- Expanding AT&T's 4G LTE network in the inland Northwest to
include Selah and Waitsburg.
- Adding 4G LTE to AT&T's Mt. Constitution cell tower to
improve mobile Internet coverage and voice performance on
Orcas Island and the surrounding
islands and waterways.
"With a growing range of connected home appliances, cars and
wearable devices, we depend more on network connectivity than ever
before," said Bob Bass, president,
AT&T Washington. "AT&T's continued investment in the state
of Washington brings a host of
new, innovative opportunities for residents and businesses to
connect with each other and their customers."
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.
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 Oregon 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
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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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differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future
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Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or
revise statements 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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