Network build-out part of $385 million Carolinas investment
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest wireless
carrier is growing its network and enhancing coverage in the Central
Carolinas. Cingular Wireless has added ten new cell sites in the area,
ensuring its customers stay connected.
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These new cell sites are part of Cingular's $385 million investment in
North and South Carolina, which includes building more than 300 new cell
sites in 2006, enhancing wireless service for those who live, work and
vacation in the region.
These new sites enhance Cingular's network coverage in the following
areas:
-- Two new sites southwest of Charlotte in York County, S.C., enhancing
coverage along Kingsbury Rd./Hwy. 557 east of Clover and at the
southern end of Lake Wylie in Tega Cay, enhancing coverage along Gold
Hill Rd.
-- Three new sites southeast of Charlotte in Union County, enhancing
coverage along Newman and Potter Rds. west of Monroe, along Secrest
Shortcut and Rock River Rds. east of Indian Trail, and along Hwys. 74
and 205 in Marshville.
-- In Tredell County, improving coverage along Hwys. 64 and 90 northwest
of Statesville.
-- Two new sites near Davidson, N.C.: one just northwest of the city,
enhancing coverage along I-77 and Hwy. 115.; and one on campus,
enhancing coverage for Davidson College and Davidson itself.
-- North of Charlotte, enhancing in-building coverage for the upper and
lower levels of North Lake Mall.
-- Northeast of Charlotte in Cabarrus County, enhancing coverage along
Union Street and Old Airport Rd.
"These ten new cell sites will provide both residents and visitors to
the Carolinas with a better network, better coverage, and better service,"
said Alison Hall, vice president and general manager for Cingular's North
and South Carolina market. "Throughout the year, Cingular has added cell
sites in the Carolinas almost daily, and these new sites are part of that
effort to bring our customers the best wireless network and service
possible."
These new locations are just some of the more than 300 new cell sites
Cingular Wireless has launched in the Carolinas this year, increasing
coverage and capacity, adding portable generators and back-up batteries,
and offering enhanced new features. Significantly, Cingular recently
launched its third-generation (3G) wireless network technology in 145 major
metropolitan areas, including 65 of the top 100 largest cities in 33
states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. This includes
Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Greensboro and Columbia, with more
to follow across the country. With 3G, customers will access information
and applications at broadband speeds in the office, on the road or at home.
The service-via laptop data cards or 3G-compatible phones-provides average
mobile data connections between 400-700Kbps (kilobits per second) on the
downlink and bursts to more than a megabit per second. Nationwide, the
company spent $6.5 billion on its network last year and is doing the same
in 2006, bringing its overall investment to enhance and expand its
ALLOVER(TM) network to more than $13 billion since the company's 2004
acquisition of AT&T Wireless.
About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States,
serving 58.7 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture of AT&T Inc.
(NYSE: T) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS), has the largest digital
voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(TM) network -- and the
largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier.
Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless technology. Its 3G
network is the first widely available service in the world to use HSDPA
(High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology. Cingular is the only U.S.
wireless carrier to offer Rollover(r), the wireless plan that lets
customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are
available at http://www.cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases
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CONTACT:
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