-- Service will be Available Soon in Select Parts of Melbourne, Fla.;
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Greenville, Miss.; Charleston, S.C.; and Albany, Ga. --
ATLANTA, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move to extend broadband access
to more customers, BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) announced today the expansion of
BellSouth(R) Wireless Broadband Service into five new markets in its
service territory. The company will deploy the service in the third of
quarter of 2006 to select parts of Melbourne, Fla.; Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Greenville, Miss.; Charleston, S.C.; and Albany, Ga.
BellSouth's wireless broadband service offers residential and business
customers high-speed Internet access, with downstream speeds up to 1.5Mbps
and no phone line needed. The system transmits signals between local radio
towers and a small non-line-of-sight desktop subscriber modem and utilizes
BellSouth licensed WCS 2.3GHz spectrum.
"With BellSouth Wireless Broadband Service, we can reach even more of
our customers with high-speed Internet access," said Randy Roberts, vice
president, wireless and CPE management - BellSouth. "One of our primary
focuses in these latest deployments has been on our rural customers, some
whose only opportunity to experience high-speed Internet is with our
wireless broadband service."
BellSouth wireless broadband customers have the option to use the
service at a discount as backup access to the Internet in the event of a
wireline network outage. Customers can also choose to bundle a Wi-fi
service into their BellSouth Wireless Broadband service.
BellSouth was the first major telecom provider to commercially launch
wireless broadband using pre-WiMAX technology. The company initially
deployed the service in August 2005 in Athens, Ga. In addition, BellSouth
offers wireless broadband service in Palatka, Fla.; New Orleans, La.;
Gulfport, Miss.; and DeLand, Fla. BellSouth plans to expand the service to
additional cities throughout 2006.
In addition, BellSouth announced yesterday that it would begin lab
trials of WiMAX next quarter using Alcatel's Evolium(R) WiMAX solution.
For more information or to subscribe for wireless broadband, visit
http://www.bellsouth.net/wirelessbb or call 1-877-241-5490.
About BellSouth Corporation
BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 500 communications company
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40
percent ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice
and data provider with 55.8 million customers.
Backed by award-winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most
comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available
in the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business
customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial-up and
high-speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R)
Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local
and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also
offers print and online directory advertising through The Real Yellow
Pages(R) and YELLOWPAGES.COM(TM) from BellSouth.
BellSouth believes that diversity and fostering an inclusive
environment are critical in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's
global marketplace. More information about BellSouth can be found at
http://www.bellsouth.com.
SOURCE BellSouth Corporation
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Nadine Randall of BellSouth, +1-404-829-8724,
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