JACKSON, Miss., July 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
AT&T* Fixed Wireless Internet1 is now
available for rural and underserved locations in select areas of
Mississippi.
Residents in parts of 15 counties are included in the initial
rural and underserved locations in Mississippi to which AT&T has extended
Fixed Wireless Internet as part of its FCC Connect America Fund
commitment. As a part of this commitment, we plan to reach over
400,000 locations nationwide by the end of 2017, and over 1.1
million locations nationwide by 2020.
Counties in Mississippi
included in today's announcement are Amite, Attala, Choctaw, Clarke, DeSoto, Jefferson, Kemper, Lawrence, Neshoba, Marion, Panola, Tallahatchie, Walthall, Wilkinson and Winston.
AT&T plans to reach nearly 133,000 locations with this
technology across Mississippi by
2020.
AT&T will be making community-specific announcements in
Mississippi in the upcoming weeks
and months ahead.
"The future growth of Mississippi's economy relies on innovation and
investment," U.S. Senator Roger
Wicker said. "This Fixed Wireless Internet service from
AT&T is a great example of the innovative thinking necessary to
help close the remaining connectivity gap in rural areas across the
state."
"The more than 2,800 men and women who work for AT&T and
call Mississippi home, are proud
to work with our local, state and federal leadership to provide
more broadband connectivity to Mississippi's rural residents and businesses,"
said Mayo Flynt, state president of
AT&T Mississippi. "Through this innovative service, we are
working to close the connectivity gap in rural Mississippi."
AT&T's Fixed Wireless Internet service delivers a home
internet connection with download speeds of at least 10Mbps. The
connection comes from a wireless tower to a fixed antenna on
customers' homes or businesses. This is an efficient way to
deliver high-quality internet to customers in rural and underserved
areas.
The 9 states where we have launched service include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Louisiana. Additional states where we plan to
launch this year are Arkansas,
California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Texas
and Wisconsin.
We'll provide updates about additional availability in parts of
Mississippi, and other states, as
we expand Fixed Wireless Internet to more locations.
For more information on Fixed Wireless Internet from AT&T,
visit att.com/internet/fixed-wireless.html.
1Includes 160GB monthly data
allowance. Req's installation of AT&T outdoor antenna &
indoor Residential Gateway. $10/50GB
of additional data up to a max of $200/mo.
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have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries.
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**Claim based on the Nielsen Certified Data Network Score. Score
includes data reported by wireless consumers in the Nielsen Mobile
Insights survey, network measurements from Nielsen Mobile
Performance and Nielsen Drive Test Benchmarks for Q4 2016 + Q1 2017
across 121 markets.
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