Carrier's commitment delivers innovation, enhanced quality and coverage
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the nation's
largest wireless carrier and now part of the new AT&T, invested almost $1.3
billion -- or the equivalent of $1.8 million every day for two years --
upgrading and expanding service in Greater Los Angeles since 2005. The
local investment was part of the wireless company's estimated $6 billion
national network capital expenditure program during 2006.
Last year, AT&T's wireless unit in Los Angeles built 257 new cell
sites, expanded coverage and enhanced network capacity. The company has
added more than five new cell sites every week over the past two years for
a total of almost 560 new sites in the area. As a result, AT&T's
ALLOVER(TM) network* -- the largest digital voice and data network -- has
grown bigger and better in Southern California.
"The past two years were unprecedented -- investing almost $1.3 billion
to deliver a quality wireless experience to our customers here," said Andy
Shibley, vice president and general manager for the company's Greater LA
market. "Our wireless network is world class and second to none. The major
expansion we completed was an extraordinary achievement that enables us to
provide exceptional service for our customers today and into the future."
Areas where a majority of the service improvements took place include
Metropolitan Los Angeles, Orange County around South Coast Plaza, Pismo
Beach along the coast highways, and the Inland Empire from Temecula to
Hesperia.
Shibley added, "Now as part of AT&T, we will continue our momentum and
focus on delivering a strong network, innovative wireless products and
services and a quality customer experience in 2007."
Over the last two years, Cingular has invested more than $13.5 billion
nationally in an aggressive program to upgrade and expand wireless service
and now gives customers access to some 45,000 cell sites -- more than any
other wireless carrier in the country.
The ALLOVER(TM) network covers more than 273 million people. Coverage
not available in all areas.
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States and around the world, with operating subsidiaries providing services
under the AT&T brand. AT&T is the recognized world leader in providing
IP-based communications services to businesses and the U.S. leader in
providing wireless, high speed Internet access, local and long distance
voice, and directory publishing and advertising through its Yellow Pages
and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations. As part of its three-screen integration
strategy, AT&T is expanding video entertainment offerings to include such
next-generation television services as AT&T U-verse(SM) TV. Additional
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SOURCE Cingular, now part of the new AT&T
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CONTACT:
Art Navarro of Cingular Wireless,
+1-562-468-6520, or wireless, +1-949-300-1329,
art.navarro@cingular.com
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