AT&T Expanding Wireless Coverage in Connecticut; Investing More Than $35 Million This Year in the State's Wireless Network

Investment in Wireless Network During Past Three Years Surpasses $105

Million

    ROCKY HILL, Conn., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T ( T) has
 announced a planned investment of more than $35 million in the Connecticut
 wireless network in 2007. This will bring AT&T's three-year investment in
 its Connecticut wireless network to more than $105 million. This year's
 planned investment includes the addition of new cell sites, expanded high
 speed wireless broadband service (3G) and approximately 150 new radios to
 more than 70 cell sites throughout the state. It also includes new hardware
 cabinets and power amplifiers to increase capacity.
     In the past year, AT&T has also invested heavily in its wireline
 network throughout the state. This investment includes a portion of its
 planned multi-year $336 million investment, which was announced last
 summer, in its next-generation network. The enhanced network enables a new
 consumer video offering as well as improved broadband access.
     Matt Nemerson, the president and CEO of the Connecticut Technology
 Council, commented: "Connecticut's ability to compete globally has long
 been based on our ability to provide our citizens and firms with an
 outstanding infrastructure. More than a hundred years ago, we were home to
 the very first telephone switchboard, and today's investments in the speed
 and ubiquity of connectivity in the state are vital to the economy. This
 significant AT&T commitment to Connecticut will benefit consumers and
 businesses alike as they seek to connect through wireless mobile networks."
     The 2007 wireless enhancements focus primarily on expanding the
 network's voice capacity and enhancing the EDGE Data network, which is
 providing increased download speeds for consumers. The expansion of the
 voice and data network gives the company additional bandwidth to support
 its growing customer base and increased network voice and data usage.
     This year, AT&T has already turned on three new cell sites in the
 state, including two sites in Hamden -- one that provides coverage along
 the Route 10 and Route 40 connector and another that enhances the wireless
 service on Route 10 between Hamden and Cheshire. A third site, in
 Barkhamsted, now provides coverage along Route 44 east of Winsted.
     Five additional cell sites planned for Connecticut this year will
 enhance wireless coverage for AT&T customers in a number of areas,
 including: Greenwich, on the Merritt Parkway between exits 28 and 29, as
 well as on Route 120A in Greenwich and parts of Westchester County in New
 York; Ridgefield along Route 33; Hartland along Route 20; and Ledyard
 within the community of Gales Ferry and along Route 12.
     AT&T has delivered dramatic change in Connecticut -- a direct result of
 the company's continuing efforts to expand and enhance its network
 operations and the synergies that come from being part of the world's
 largest communications company. Through last year's introduction of the
 blazing-fast 3G network, customers now have access to DSL-type speeds for
 their laptops and access to the latest entertainment, news and weather
 programming through AT&T Video and AT&T Music. AT&T's 3G network also
 supports new services, such as Video Share, which allows customers to share
 live, real-time video while having a conversation on their wireless phones.
     AT&T's current 3G footprint in the state covers I-95 and the Merritt
 Parkway between the New York border and New Haven, as well as along Route
 91 from New Haven to just north of Hartford. Access to 3G is also available
 at Bradley International Airport, the UConn-Storrs Campus, downtown New
 London, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos and the area surrounding ESPN
 headquarters in Bristol.
     Later this year, AT&T plans to roll out expanded 3G wireless network
 coverage in New London, providing customers with continuous 3G coverage
 from the New York border to the Rhode Island border.
     "The versatility of our network is unsurpassed -- in fact -- no other
 wireless network is more reliable in the state of Connecticut," said Steve
 Krom, AT&T's vice president/general manager for wireless operations in New
 England. "Our goal is to ensure that AT&T customers have the very best
 wireless experience possible -- which includes unmatched coverage and
 quality of service."
     "Connecticut consumers also have access to one of the most
 comprehensive wireline broadband networks in the nation," Krom added.
 "Providing high-quality wireless and wireline communications services to
 our customers and then converging those technologies is a priority for AT&T
 today."
     AT&T diligently monitors the quality and coverage of its network. In
 addition to third-party vendors that assess the company's network
 performance, AT&T wireless network engineers constantly monitor the network
 and drive tens of thousands of miles across Connecticut each year to ensure
 that the network is operating at peak efficiency.
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