RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- At
AT&T1, we've invested nearly $350 million in our Riverside-San
Bernardino-Ontario wireless
and wired networks during 2013 - 2015. These investments drive
upgrades to enhance reliability, coverage, speed and overall
performance for residents and businesses. They also enhance
critical services that support public safety and first
responders.
In 2015, AT&T made 7 wireless network upgrades in the
Riverside area, including new cell
sites throughout the Inland Empire area.
"We're committed to providing our customers fast, reliable,
highly secure connectivity. We want them to be able to access the
Internet at any moment, from almost any device and from anywhere,"
said Jace Barbin, Vice President and
General Manager of Mobility, Greater Los
Angeles area, AT&T. "Our continued investment in the
Greater LA area brings a host of new, innovative opportunities for
residents and businesses."
"AT&T has been a great partner for the Greater Riverside business community," said
Cindy Roth, Chief Executive Officer,
Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce. "The hundreds of millions
of dollars of investments made by AT&T in the Riverside area over the last few years will
help businesses to grow and to become more competitive in the
thriving Southern California
technology marketplace."
The AT&T LTE network covers 365 million people in
North America. In 2015, we made
these Inland Empire network enhancements:
- Expanded LTE network in Mira
Loma, Murrieta,
Bloomington, Redlands and Upland
- Expanded LTE network throughout the Coachella Valley area
- Deployment of three COLTs (Cells on Light Trucks) and two COWs
(Cell on Wheels) at Coachella Valley Music Festival
In 2016, for the second year in a row, FORTUNE magazine
recognized AT&T as the Most Admired Telecommunications Company
in the world. We also placed #48 among the Top 50 World's
Most Admired companies in the world. This is our third year in a
row on the Top 50 list – AT&T is the only communications
company on the list. The company ranked #1 in all 9 attributes.
This includes 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.
We have big plans for 2016. We'll be giving you 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. We plan 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.
We offer Internet customers a great combination of speed and
price. AT&T high-speed Internet2 customers have
access to our entire national AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot Network at no
additional charge3. We also offer our
award-winning DIRECTV® service to eligible locations.
Customers may be eligible for AT&T U-verse TV service, a
100% digital service available over our advanced network. In 2015,
Woman's Choice Awards® named AT&T U-verse "America's Most
Recommended Brand among women for Broadband, Television and Phone
Service."
AT&T GigaPower offers our fastest Internet speeds, up to
1Gbps4 over a 100% fiber network to more than 1.6
million locations across 22 major metro areas. We've 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. – which will total at least 56 metros
served.
We plan to continue to roll out our fastest Internet services
over a 100% fiber network to reach more than 14 million additional
residential and commercial locations.
We have an extensive Wi-Fi network with more than 40,000
AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores
and retailers. And we provide access to Wi-Fi at more than 1
million locations around the world. Most AT&T smartphone
customers and home Internet customers get access to our entire
national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost. Wi-Fi usage doesn't
count towards customers' monthly wireless data
plans5.
To learn more about our coverage in Riverside-San
Bernardino-Ontario 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
solutions.
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offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the
AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
2 Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T
U-verse services. Call or go to www.att.com/u-verse to see if
you qualify.
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