BATON ROUGE, La., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- AT&T1 has invested more than $1 billion in its Louisiana wireless and wired networks during
2013-2015. These investments drive a wide range of upgrades to
reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents
and businesses. They also enhance critical services that support
public safety and first responders.
AT&T has invested in its Louisiana communications networks, people and
local communities for 137 years. Recent notable network
enhancements include 1,091 upgrades with new cell sites, the
addition of wireless and wired network capacity and new broadband
network connections.
"We're committed to providing our customers fast, reliable,
highly secure connectivity. We want them to be able to access the
content they want from anywhere and on any device," said
Sonia Perez, President of AT&T
Louisiana. "Our continued investment in Louisiana allows our over 4,700 Louisiana employees to expand our fiber
network and bring new, innovative services like AT&T GigaPower
to our residents and businesses."
AT&T GigaPower offers AT&T's fastest Internet
speeds, up to 1Gbps2 over a 100% fiber network to more
than 1.6 million locations across 22 major metro areas.
AT&T announced plans to expand the availability of Internet
speeds up to 1Gbps to homes, apartments and small businesses in
parts of 34 additional cities across the U.S., including
Baton Rouge, Shreveport-Bossier, the Jefferson Parish region and the Northshore in
2016.
"In order for Louisiana to
continue to thrive and serve its residents, it's imperative we have
companies that lead with investment and innovation," said Governor
John Bel Edwards. "AT&T's
on-going investment in our state and its fast, reliable network
brings cutting-edge opportunities that will help our residents and
businesses compete and grow."
In January, AT&T announced that it had added 1 million
additional business customer locations – including nearly 24,500 in
the state of Louisiana – to its
fiber network since 2012 when the company began an aggressive fiber
expansion program. The expansion helped extend the AT&T U.S.
fiber network another 76,000 route miles, bringing the total to
nearly 500,000. AT&T offers business customers high-speed
Internet products on its fiber network in every major metro in the
company's 21-state footprint.
AT&T has big plans for 2016. The company will be giving
customers the ability to access and stream DIRECTV video services
over a wired or wireless Internet connection from any provider and
from virtually any device – smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, streaming
media hardware or PC. AT&T plans for each service to come with
a set number of simultaneous sessions. These services will not
require annual contracts, satellite dishes or set-top boxes.
In 2016, for the second year in a row, FORTUNE magazine
recognized AT&T as the Most Admired Telecommunications Company
in the world. AT&T also placed #48 among the Top 50
World's Most Admired companies. This is the company's third year in
a row on the Top 50 list – AT&T is the only communications
company on the list. AT&T ranked #1 in all 9 attributes. This
included innovation, financial soundness and quality of
products/services. FORTUNE's Most Admired Companies lists are among
the most highly respected indicators of corporate performance and
reputation.
To learn more about AT&T's coverage in Louisiana, 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.
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