Nation's Largest Wireless Carrier, Cingular, now the new AT&T Invests More
than $100 Million in Enhancing Network in 2006
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular, now the new AT&T, announced
today the addition of 41 new cell sites as part of its $100 million
investment last year to extend coverage and enhance the quality of service
for customers in Wisconsin. The company is delivering on network
enhancements with the addition of more new cell sites in Wisconsin
including the recent launch of its high-speed 3G service in the Milwaukee
area.
In 2005, the company invested over $70 million on its network in
Wisconsin, adding coverage and capacity via new cell sites, portable
generators and back-up batteries, and by rolling out new data features.
This local investment was part of Cingular's estimated $13 billion national
network capital expenditure program during the past two years.
As a result, Cingular's ALLOVER network* - the largest digital voice
and data network - has grown bigger, better and more powerful in Wisconsin.
*The ALLOVER network covers more than 270 million people. Coverage not
available in all areas.
"It's exciting to see that the investments we're making in our network
are paying off, especially for customers in Wisconsin. Quality and coverage
are everything in our business and our customers can be assured that we're
working to provide them with the most reliable wireless service in the
industry," said Terry Stenzel, vice president and general manager for
AT&T's wireless operations in Illinois and Wisconsin. "We've dramatically
improved capacity and in-building wireless coverage by adding new cell
sites."
Wisconsin Cell Sites
Cingular is offering enhanced coverage throughout the State of
Wisconsin. 2006 cell site additions include the following locations:
Appleton, Brooklyn, Chilton, Deerfield, DePere, Fond Du Lac, Glenmore,
Green Bay, Kaukauna, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lowell, Madison, Malone,
Milwaukee, Morrisson, Muskego, Oshkosh, Pittsfield, Portage, Stevens Point,
Sun Prairie, Valders, and Wisconsin Rapids.
Plus, Cingular is offering enhanced coverage in and around the following
areas:
City Location
Appleton, WI To improve residential/commercial coverage in the NE
area of Appleton.
Appleton, WI To enhance suburban coverage NW of Appleton near Hwy 41.
Appleton, WI To fill in coverage on the east side of Appleton near
Wallace & Park St.
Brooklyn, WI To improve coverage along Rt. 14 & throughout the
Brooklyn community.
Chilton, WI To improve coverage east of Chilton along State Hwy 151.
Chilton, WI To improve coverage west of Chilton along State Hwy
151 & State Route 55.
Deerfield, WI To fill in coverage along Rt. 73 and to the Deerfield
community.
DePere, WI To improve in-building coverage in the southern part
of De Pere and enhance coverage along Rt. 41, Scheuring
Rd & S. 3rd St.
Fond Du Lac, WI To fill in SE coverage along Rt. 45 between Fond Du Lac
and Eden.
Glenmore, WI To fill in rural coverage south of Green Bay along
State Rt. 96 & Dickinson Rd between Hwy 43 & 41
Green Bay, WI To improve residential/commercial coverage along Rt.
54 and S. Military Ave.
Green Bay, WI To enhance coverage NE of Green Bay along Humboldt Rd &
Rt. 57
Kaukauna, WI To improve coverage east of Appleton near Kaukauna
along Hwy 41 & Freedom Rd.
Kaukauna, WI To expand coverage to the north of Kaukauna along
Freedom Rd & State Hwy 55.
Kenosha, WI To improve in-building coverage to
residential/commercial area on the north side of
Kenosha. This site also enhances signal at Gateway
Technical College.
La Crosse, WI To improve coverage on the North East side of La Crosse
and improve service along I-90.
La Crosse, WI To improve coverage on the South side of La Crosse and
improve service along Hwy 14.
La Crosse, WI To improve coverage on the North of La Crosse along Hwy
US 53 near the Town of Holmen, WI.
La Crosse, WI To improve coverage on the west side La Crosse along Hwy
US 14.
La Crosse, WI To improve coverage on the west side of La Crosse along
the Mississippi River and hwy 53.
Lowell, WI To fill in coverage along Rt. 16 between Columbus &
Clyman.
Madison, WI To fill in coverage north of Middleton along Rt. 12
and enhance signal to rural communities and county
roads.
Madison, WI To improve in-building coverage on the south side of
UW near S. Park & Erin St as well as to St. Mary's
Hospital Medical Center.
Malone, WI To fill in coverage NE of Fond Du Lac along State Hwy
151.
Milwaukee, WI To improve coverage and capacity in busy commercial area
of Milwaukee along I-794; Summerfest, Midwest Center, US
Cellular arena & Milwaukee Theater.
Morrison, WI To improve coverage on the Hwy 96 and County
Rd W.
Muskego, WI To enhance coverage on the NE side of Muskego. Located
in a semi-rural area near the cities of Muskego and Tess
Corners in central Waukesha county, this cell site
should greatly improve performance in this area along
with the heavily traveled I-43 interstate 1.5 miles to
the northwest.
Oshkosh, WI To expand and improve coverage to the west of Oshkosh
along Rt. 21 & 41.
Oshkosh, WI To fill I coverage along Hwy 41. This will improve
the coverage on the EAA fair grounds.
Pittsfield, WI To improve coverage along Hwy 29, 32 & 156. Also
provides better service to the Oneida Indian
reservation.
Portage, WI To fill in coverage and provide better service to the
along Hwy 127 between Portage and the WI Dells. It
will also improve coverage on Hwy 16 south of this site.
Stevens Point, WI To expand coverage to the north side of Stevens Point
and improve service along I-39
Stevens Point, WI To enhance coverage to the downtown area of Steven's
Point.
Stevens Point, WI To improve residential coverage on the east side of
Steven's Point and I-39 between McDill Ave & Main St.
Sun Prairie, WI To improve coverage in the rural area north of Sun
Prairie along Vinburn Rd & Cty Hwy N.
Valders, WI To fill in coverage to the SW of Valders along Hwy
151.
Wisconsin To fill in coverage along Hwy 54 between Portage &
Rapids, WI Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin To improve in building coverage in
Rapids, WI residential/commercial zone area on the north side of
town and along Rt. 34 & Grand Ave.
Wisconsin To improve in building coverage in
Rapids, WI residential/commercial zone area on the south side of
town and along Riverview Expressway & Plover Rd.
Wisconsin To improve coverage on the west side along Rt. 73
Rapids, WI near Hanson Park & Rapids Municipal Zoo.
Cingular network engineers constantly monitor the network, driving
throughout Wisconsin. Nationally, Cingular uses a variety of companies, as
well as its own technicians, to drive test its network. The company expects
this army of testers to drive nearly 30 million miles - the equivalent of
50 round trips to the moon - to measure the quality and coverage of its
network.
Additionally the company offers an interactive mapping tool at all
retail locations and on the Internet at http://www.cingular.com. The tool provides
customers with up-to-date wireless coverage information and is designed to
answer a customer's specific wireless coverage questions based on an
address, street intersection, zip code or even a landmark. It enables the
customer to view their Cingular wireless coverage all the way down to the
neighborhood street level while depicting the likelihood of coverage in
various scenarios - such as inside a building.
The company's network growth relies on advanced GSM/EDGE technology.
EDGE is the fastest national wireless data network in the country. Globally
GSM is used by more than 1.5 billion people in 200-plus countries. Cingular
customers can use a single handset to make calls in more than 170 countries
and access data services in more than 95 countries.
For more information about Cingular, now the new AT&T, please visit
http://www.cingular.com.
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CONTACT:
Chris Comes of AT&T Inc., office,
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