ROCKINGHAM, N.C., Dec. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of
AT&T's continuing efforts to drive economic development and
investment in North Carolina,
AT&T* and representatives from Richmond County today announced that Richmond
County Industrial Park has been designated AT&T Fiber Ready,
the first business park in the county to receive this
designation.
In a global economy, connectivity is vital to new employers and
businesses of every type. The AT&T Fiber Ready designation
helps economic development leaders more effectively position their
communities for site selection by emphasizing the availability of
high-speed, fiber-based services.
"We are in direct competition with large cities and metro
regions across this country for the technology-driven jobs of the
future," said County Commission Chairman Ken Robinette. "Economic growth today depends on
the availability of advanced technology and fiber-optic-based
communications. This certification sends a strong message that our
region is ready to help businesses grow and succeed, while
delivering an outstanding quality of life for employees and their
families."
The AT&T fiber network provides the bandwidth needed to
support data intensive services such as video, collaboration, cloud
services and more through products such as Ethernet, Virtual
Private Networking, Managed Internet Service and AT&T Business
Fiber. Customers can complement their high-speed Internet with
network security options and online backup to help protect and
virtualize their business-critical information.
In January, AT&T announced that it had added 1 million
additional business customer locations – including more than 23,500
in North Carolina – to its fiber
network since 2012 when the company began its 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.
"We are excited to welcome the Richmond County Industrial Park
to the list of places across North
Carolina where AT&T's fiber infrastructure is in place
and ready to help local businesses grow," said John Lyon, regional director of external affairs
for AT&T North Carolina. "Every day, AT&T's employees use
our billions of dollars of investment to deliver high-speed
Internet for consumers and businesses. Those investments are
possible in large part because of the smart, pro-investment
policies championed by our state leaders and by local leaders such
as Chairman Robinette."
*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.
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