COLUMBIA, S.C., June 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
AT&T1 is bringing gigabit internet speeds to even
more businesses in 17 South Carolina markets. With AT&T
Business Fiber, businesses can download and upload up 1 gigabit per
second (Gbps).2
It's now available in these markets:
- Anderson
- Blythewood
- Charleston
- Columbia
- Duncan
- Easley
- Greenville
- Greer
- Irmo
- Mauldin
- Mount Pleasant
- North Charleston
- Piedmont
- Spartanburg
- Summerville
- West Columbia
- York
"In today's global, digital economy, fortune favors the fast,"
said Bobby Hitt, Secretary of the SC
Department of Commerce. "At every step, from collaboration
and innovation to product delivery, speed creates a competitive
advantage. The availability of high-speed communications
capabilities delivered by fiber optics is listed as a priority for
a vast number of companies seeking to expand or relocate
facilities."
With internet speeds up to 1Gbps businesses can:
- Download 8,000 word processing documents in 1 second.
- Download a 2-hour high definition video in 36 seconds.
- Backup/restore 1 terabyte hard drive in 2.5 hours.
"Our business customers have told us they need fast and reliable
network solutions to stay connected and competitive," said
Pamela Lackey, president of AT&T
South Carolina. "The new speeds available with AT&T Business
Fiber provide just that. As a result of the pro-investment business
climate created by South
Carolina's leaders, we are investing heavily in our
fiber-optics infrastructure, deploying increased speeds to both
business and residential consumers across the state."
We're also launching nationwide U-verse Business Voice over
AT&T Business Fiber.3 The voice over IP phone
service delivers great sound quality and high reliability as calls
travel over the internet.
AT&T Invests in South
Carolina
AT&T invested more than $800
million in our South
Carolina wireless and wireline networks from 2013 through
2015.
Expansion
AT&T has aggressively expanded its fiber footprint over
the past few years, both to consumers and businesses. We have
expanded coverage to reach over 1 million incremental business
customer locations in the US, with over 13,900 of those in
South Carolina. We currently have
around 180 multi-tenant office buildings that are live with
AT&T Business Fiber in South
Carolina. And we will continue to build out to keep pace
with growing demand.
We plan to launch Internet speeds up to 1Gbps in more markets in
the near future. For more information, check out the AT&T
Business Fiber website.
1AT&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 Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T
Business Fiber. Acceptance of AT&T High Speed Internet Terms of
Service at att.com/internet-terms is required. Internet speed
claims represent maximum network Service Capability speeds. Actual
customer speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. Actual speeds vary
based on factors including site traffic, content provider server
capacity, internal network management factors, device capabilities
and use of other services.
3 U-verse® Voice, including 911 dialing, will not
function during a power outage without battery backup power, during
a network outage, with relocation of the U-verse Gateway, with
delays that may occur in making a registered location available
through the ALI Database or with disconnection of service due to
billing issues. Refer to U-verse Voice Terms of Service at
http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=6622 for more information on 911
and alarm systems. Acceptance of U-verse® Voice Terms of Service
and 911 Acknowledgement required. AT&T U-verse® Voicemail
may not be fully compatible with all AT&T wireless voice mail
systems. Some call information may be blocked or otherwise not
displayed, including information for some calls originating outside
of AT&T's network and calls carried over facilities that do not
transmit Caller ID information. U-verse Voice requires a U-verse
High Speed internet connection and acceptance of U-verse High Speed
Internet Terms of Service at http://www.att.com/internet-terms.
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Statements: Information set forth in this news release
contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements
that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may
differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future
results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or
revise statements contained in this news release based on new
information or otherwise.
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leading entertainment, mobile, high-speed internet and voice
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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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