GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,
May 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- At
AT&T1, we've invested more than $150 million in our Grand Rapids 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 nearly 30 wireless network upgrades in
the Grand Rapids area.
"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 Jim Murray, president, AT&T
Michigan. "Our continued investment in Grand Rapids brings a host of new, innovative
opportunities for residents and businesses."
The AT&T LTE network covers 365 million people in
North America. In 2015, we made
upgrades in several Grand Rapids
locations, including these:
- Along Eastern Avenue SE, between Hall Street and Burton Street
SE
- Near Godfrey and Grandville Avenues
- South of Michigan, near Fulton
Street
- South of Fulton Street, near Eastern Avenue SE
- Along M-90, near E. Paris Ave. SE and south of Burton Street
SE
- South of M-11, near 29th Street SE
- East of Cordes Avenue NW, north of 4 Mile Road NW
- At 36th Street SE, near Kraft Avenue SE
- Near Rivertown Parkway and Ivanrest Avenue SW
- Near the Ken O Sha Industrial Park, at Eastern Avenue SE and
32nd Street SE
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 offer Internet customers a great combination of speed and
price. AT&T high-speed Internet2 customers have
access to our entire national AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot Network at no
additional charge3. We also offer our
award-winning DIRECTV® service to eligible locations.
Customers may be eligible for AT&T U-verse TV service, a
100% digital service available over our advanced network. In 2015,
Woman's Choice Awards® named AT&T U-verse "America's
Most Recommended Brand among women for Broadband, Television and
Phone Service."
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 plans4.
To learn more about our coverage in Grand Rapids 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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About AT&T
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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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offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the
AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
2 Geographic and service restrictions apply to
AT&T U-verse services. Call or go to www.att.com/u-verse to see
if you qualify.
3 Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. Wi-Fi
enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See
www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
4 A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other
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