AT&T Network Enhancements Deliver Outstanding Performance For Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blazing speeds.  Great reliability.  Broad coverage.  Excellent overall performance.  That's what Washington, DC area residents want from their mobile Internet, and it's exactly what AT&T* is delivering with an array of local wireless and wireline network upgrades completed in the first half of 2013.

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As part of its more than $25 million investment in its local wireless and wired networks so far this year, AT&T has completed several key network projects in greater Washington, DC.  These projects, which are part of the company's Project Velocity IP (VIP), a three-year investment plan announced last fall to expand and enhance its IP broadband networks, build on the more than $825 million AT&T has invested in its wireless and wired networks in Washington, DC region from 2010 through 2012.

This continued commitment to network enhancement and expansion has led to outstanding network performance for AT&T customers in Washington, DC.

• The AT&T wireless network recently ranked tied for 1^st in Washington, DC by RootMetrics^®, an independent research and testing organization. AT&T was tied as the RootMetrics RootScore^® Combined Award winner for its overall wireless network performance, including call, text and data performance.**
• Our 4G LTE service was recognized as having faster average download and upload speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld/TechHive's most recent speed tests in Washington, DC. PCWorld/TechHive also ranked AT&T's as the fastest combination of 3G and 4G services in the 20 cities it tested.***
• AT&T was named Washington, DC's second fastest 4G LTE network in PC Magazine's 2013 Fastest Mobile Networks 30-market study.  AT&T swept the top rankings in all six U.S. regions from coast to coast: Northeast, Southeast, North-Central, South-Central, Northwest and Southwest.****

And AT&T now has the most reliable 4G LTE network.  According to independent third-party data, AT&T has the highest success rate for delivering mobile content across nationwide 4G LTE networks.*****

"Fast, reliable connectivity is essential to both quality of life and competitiveness at work," said J. Michael Schweder, president of AT&T Mid-Atlantic.  "No one understands that better than we do, and no one is doing more than AT&T to mobilize a world that works for people in Washington, DC.  With initiatives like Project Velocity IP, we're working to ensure that area consumers and businesses remain at the leading edge of broadband services."

Across Washington, DC, AT&T's 2013 investments have resulted in expansion and enhancement of our 4G LTE network, which provides ultra-fast speeds.  AT&T 4G LTE is now available throughout greater Washington, DC.  Nationwide, more than 225 million Americans have access to AT&T 4G LTE service.  By year-end 2013, AT&T expects to cover nearly 270 million people and 400 markets with its 4G LTE network.

For more information about AT&T's coverage in Washington, DC or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer.  For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.

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* 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.

** Washington DC RootScore® Report, July 2013. Performance rankings of 4 mobile networks rely on scores calculated from random samples. Your experiences may vary. The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement of AT&T. Visit www.rootmetrics.com for more details.

*** PCWorld/TechHive, May 23, 2013, "AT&T clocks best overall speeds with 3G/4G combo"

**** PC Magazine, June 17, 2013; http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420333,00.asp

***** Speed claim based on comparison of national carriers' average 4G LTE download speeds for Android^TM and Windows smartphones and iPhone 5. Reliability claim compares data transfer completion rates on nationwide 4G LTE networks. Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. 4G speeds not available everywhere.

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