Nine New Cell Sites Activated; Two More Expected By End of Year; Part of Ongoing AT&T Investment in Local Wireless Network

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of its continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and services, AT&T* today announced eight new cell sites were recently activated in West Virginia and one in Lawrence County, Ohio. As a result, coverage has been enhanced for residents and businesses in the following areas:

• Doddridge County: Route 50 between West Union and Salem
• Harrison County: I-79 between Jane Lew and Lost Creek
• Randolph County: US 33 and Randolph Avenue in Elkins; downtown Elkins, Route 219 between Elkins and Beverly.
• Raleigh County: Route 3 and in Eccles; the West Virginia Turnpike near the junction of I-77 and I-64.
• Lewis County: along the I-79 in Orlando
• Lawrence County, Ohio: community of South Point
  

Additional sites are planned by the end of the year to enhance coverage in Braxton County on I-79 north of Burnsville and strengthen the wireless network between Elkins and Beverly.

"The new cell sites are one part of AT&T's ongoing efforts to drive innovation and extend its mobile network. It is also part of our ongoing investment to build the networks that will fuel economic growth and create jobs, and enable AT&T's customers to quickly access the content, applications and services that matter most to them," said J. Michael Schweder, President, AT&T Mid-Atlantic Region.

"More than ever before, customers look to wireless communications to stay in touch with family, friends and business colleagues," said Erika K. Thompson-Kemp, vice president and general manager of AT&T in West Virginia and Virginia. "We're working to make this possible by adding new wireless coverage in more places across West Virginia and by offering exciting products to help our customers stay connected with their world, at home and on the go."

AT&T's mobile network is based on the Global System for Mobile (GSM) standard, the most open and widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T offers data roaming in more than 185 countries, as well as voice calling in more than 215 countries.

For more information about AT&T's coverage in West Virginia or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the online coverage viewer. The tool can measure the quality of coverage based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.

In West Virginia, AT&T's products and services can be purchased at 25 AT&T owned stores as well as national retailers including Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and at authorized retail locations across the region and online at www.att.com/wireless

For additional updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit www.att.com/networknews.

*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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