LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At
AT&T1, we've invested nearly $700 million in our Kentucky wireless and wired networks during
2014-2016. These investments drive a wide range of upgrades to
reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents
and businesses. They also improve critical services that support
public safety and first responders.
In 2016, AT&T made 846 wireless network upgrades in
Kentucky. The AT&T LTE network
covers nearly 400 million people in North
America. Notable Kentucky
network enhancements in 2016 included:
- 396 bandwidth expansions
- 412 additional carrier adds
- 27 new site builds
- 11 LTE carrier overlays on existing cell sites
AT&T plans to continue its investment in Kentucky with additional upgrades.
"Our wired and wireless buildout plans in Kentucky include hundreds of millions of
dollars dedicated to improving our networks," said Hood Harris,
president of AT&T Kentucky. "These plans, which also pave the
path to 5G mobile services in the years ahead, represent the type
of investment that is encouraged by forward-looking public policies
like the act modernizing communications regulations that Governor
Bevin recently signed."
"For Kentucky to
continue to thrive and serve residents, it's crucial we have
companies invest through thoughtful innovation," said Dave Adkisson, president, Kentucky Chamber of
Commerce. "By investing in our commonwealth, AT&T is
making business growth possible and ensuring our residents have the
tools they need to stay connected."
Additionally, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet)
recently chose AT&T to build a nationwide public safety
broadband network. The network will be dedicated to America's
police, firefighters, EMS personnel and other first responders when
they need it. Should Kentucky
opt-in to the FirstNet network, we will build upon our current and
planned investments with a dedicated focus on the state's first
responders.
And we would expect to make a significant investment to upgrade
and maintain Kentucky's FirstNet
network over the next 25 years, bringing your first responders the
coverage, value and experience they expect.
For the third year in a row, FORTUNE magazine recognized
AT&T as the Most Admired Telecommunications Company in the
world in 2017. We also No. 37 among the Top 50 World's Most
Admired companies.
AT&T is the only telecommunications company on the list. We
ranked No. 1 in all 9 attributes. This included innovation,
financial soundness and quality of products/services.
We continue to expand the scope of our ultra-fast internet
powered by AT&T Fiber. We have the largest fiber network within
our 21-state wireline footprint.2 We also now market a 1
gigabit connection3 on our 100% fiber network to 4.6
million locations across 52 major metro areas. We plan to reach at
least 75 major metros overall. We expect to add 2 million locations
in 2017, and we plan to reach at least 12.5 million locations by
mid-2019.
We have an extensive Wi-Fi network with more than 40,000
AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores
and retailers. And we provide access to Wi-Fi at more than 1
million locations around the world. Most AT&T smartphone and
home internet customers get access to the entire national AT&T
Wi-Fi Hot Spot network4 at no additional cost. Wi-Fi
usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data
plans.
To learn more about our coverage in Kentucky, 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.
1 AT&T products and services are
provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc.
under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T
Inc.
2 Based on publicly available
data for the top fiber providers in the AT&T operating
footprint.
3 Actual customer speeds may
vary. Download speeds are typically up to 940Mbps due to overhead
capacity reserved to deliver the data.
4
Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See
www.attwifi.com for details and locations
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that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may
differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future
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Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or
revise statements contained in this news release based on new
information or otherwise.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions
around the globe connect with leading entertainment, business,
mobile and high speed internet services. We offer the nation's best
data network* and the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless
provider.** We're one of the world's largest providers of pay TV.
We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries.
Nearly 3.5 million companies, from small to large businesses around
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*Claim based on the Nielsen Certified Data Network Score. Score
includes data reported by wireless consumers in the Nielsen Mobile
Insights survey, network measurements from Nielsen Mobile
Performance and Nielsen Drive Test Benchmarks for Q3+Q4 2016 across
121 markets.
**Global coverage claim based on offering discounted voice and
data roaming; LTE roaming; and voice roaming in more countries than
any other U.S. based carrier. International service required.
Coverage not available in all areas. Coverage may vary per country
and be limited/restricted in some countries.
From FORTUNE Magazine, March 1,
2017. 2017 Time Inc. FORTUNE© and The World's Most Admired
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