JACKSON, Miss., May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T[1] has
invested more than $875 million in
its Mississippi 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.
For 135 years AT&T has invested in its Mississippi communications networks, people
and local communities. Notable network enhancements during
2013-2015 include 833 upgrades providing additional wireless and
wired network capacity, new cell sites, 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
Mayo Flynt, President of AT&T
Mississippi. "Our continued investment in Mississippi allows our over 3,100 Mississippi 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 1Gbps[2] 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 Jackson metro and other Mississippi locations.
"In order for Mississippi to continue to thrive and serve
its residents, it's imperative we have companies that lead with
investments and thoughtful innovation," said House Speaker
Philip Gunn. "AT&T is
making on-going investments in its network which enables our
residents and businesses to have the tools to compete and
grow."
In January, AT&T announced that it had added 1 million
additional business customer locations – including more than 10,500
in the state of Mississippi – 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 Mississippi, 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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About AT&T
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around the globe connect with leading entertainment, mobile, high
speed Internet and voice services. We're the world's largest
provider of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin
American countries. We offer the best global coverage of any U.S.
wireless provider.* And we help businesses worldwide serve their
customers better with our mobility and highly secure cloud
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[1] 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.
[2] Internet speed claims represent maximum network service
capability speeds. Actual customer speeds may vary based on factors
including site traffic, content provider server capacity, internal
network management factors, and device capabilities and are not
guaranteed. For more information, go to att.com/speed101.
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