MINNEAPOLIS, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- At
AT&T1, we've invested nearly $175 million in our Minneapolis-St. Paul area wireless and wired
networks during 2013-2015. These investments drive upgrades to
enhance reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for
residents and businesses. They also enhance critical services that
support public safety and first responders.
In 2015, AT&T made 267 wireless network upgrades in the
Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan
area. This includes new cell sites, the addition of network
capacity and network upgrades.
"We're committed to providing our customers fast, reliable,
highly secure connectivity. We want them to be able to access the
Internet at any moment, from almost any device and from anywhere,"
said Paul Weirtz, president of
AT&T Minnesota. "Our continued investment in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area brings
a host of new, innovative opportunities for residents and
businesses."
In 2016, for the second year in a row, FORTUNE magazine
recognized AT&T as the Most Admired Telecommunications Company
in the world. We also placed #48 among the Top 50 World's Most
Admired companies in the world. This is our third year in a row on
the Top 50 list – AT&T is the only communications company on
the list. The company ranked #1 in all 9 attributes. This includes
innovation, financial soundness and quality of products/services.
FORTUNE's Most Admired Companies lists are among the most highly
respected indicators of corporate performance and reputation.
We plan to continue to roll out our fastest Internet services
over a 100% fiber network to reach more than 14 million additional
residential and commercial locations.
We have big plans for 2016. We'll be giving you the ability to
access and stream DIRECTV video services over a wired or wireless
Internet connection from any provider and from virtually any device
– smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, streaming media hardware or
PC. We plan for each service to come with a set number of
simultaneous sessions. These services will not require annual
contracts, satellite dishes or set-top boxes.
We have an extensive Wi-Fi network with more than 40,000
AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores
and retailers. And we provide access to Wi-Fi at more 1 million
locations around the world. Most AT&T smartphone customers and
home Internet customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi
network at no additional cost. Wi-Fi usage doesn't count towards
customers' monthly wireless data plans2.
To learn more about our coverage in Minneapolis-St. Paul or anywhere in the U.S.,
visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on the AT&T
wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
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around the globe connect with leading entertainment, mobile, high
speed Internet and voice services. We're the world's largest
provider of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin
American countries. We offer the best global coverage of any U.S.
wireless provider. * And we help businesses worldwide serve their
customers better with our mobility and highly secure cloud
solutions.
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