ORLANDO, Fla., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless today announced
that, consistent with its plans for the year, it will invest more than
$700 million in its network for the Gulf States region (Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana) in 2002. Firmly committed to its customers,
Cingular plans to use this funding to improve its network, further enhancing
call quality and network coverage and providing the best quality of service to
its customers.
"Cingular has built its reputation in the Gulf States region by providing
outstanding network quality and superior customer service, and we will
continue to improve our networks to ensure our customers' continued
satisfaction," said Larry Carter, president, Cingular Wireless, Gulf States
Region.
As use of Cingular's wireless network continues to increase, Cingular is
expanding capacity to serve the growth nationally and in the Gulf States. To
provide the capacity needed to maintain its world-class network, Cingular
Wireless plans to deploy over 100,000 more digital voice paths on existing
cell towers in the Gulf States region during 2002. This will bring Cingular's
total to over 350,000 in the Gulf States region. Concurrently, Cingular will
deploy 400 more cell sites in this four-state region over the next year,
nearly 70 percent of which will be co-located with other wireless carriers on
existing tower sites.
Cingular processes billions of airtime minutes each month and is serving
50 percent more minutes through its network than during similar periods last
year. Not only has there been steep growth in the number of people using
wireless, but in recent years those people are consuming more and more
wireless minutes.
About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S., and
is dedicated to self-expression and customer-friendly service. As a leader in
mobile voice and data communications, Cingular, a joint venture between SBC
Communications and BellSouth, currently serves more than 21.6 million
customers nationwide. Cingular offers customers advanced technologies in
simple, cost-effective ways that permit them to tap the creative potential of
wireless through their own self-expression. Details of the company are
available at http://www.cingular.com .
SOURCE Cingular Wireless
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CONTACT:
Ashley Mowrey of Ketchum, +1-404-879-9150, or
ashley.mowrey@ketchum.com , for Cingular Wireless
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