RENO, Nev., May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At
AT&T1, we've invested more than $375 million in our Reno-Sparks
wireless and wired networks during 2014-2016. These investments
enhance 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 more than 850 wireless network upgrades
across the State of Nevada. These
upgrades included adding new cell sites, boosting network capacity
and expanding LTE coverage. In the Reno area alone, there were over 70 projects
in 2016 to increase LTE capacity. The AT&T LTE network covers
nearly 400 million people in North
America.
"We're investing to provide fast, reliable, highly secure
connectivity. We want customers to have internet access at any
moment, from almost any device, anywhere," said Stephanie Tyler, President of AT&T Nevada.
"These continued investments bring Reno-Sparks
residents and businesses a host of new opportunities."
"For Reno-Sparks to continue to thrive and serve
residents, it's crucial companies invest through thoughtful
innovation," said Washoe
County Commission Chair Bob Lucey. "By investing in
our area, AT&T is making business growth
possible, allowing our residents to have the tools to
stay connected and entertained."
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 and EMS
personnel. Should Nevada 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 Nevada'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 placed No. 37 among the Top 50 World's
Most Admired companies.
AT&T is the only communications 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. Since we announced plans for the service
4 years ago, no single provider has connected more homes,
apartments and small businesses over a 100% fiber network.
We now market our ultra-fast internet service powered by
AT&T Fiber to more than 10,000 customer locations in the
Reno-Sparks area.
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 Hot Spots 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
customers and home internet customers get access to our national
Wi-Fi network4 at no added cost. Wi-Fi usage doesn't
count towards customers' monthly wireless data plans.
To learn more about our coverage in Reno-Sparks
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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contains financial estimates and other forward- looking statements
that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may
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information or otherwise.
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.
About AT&T
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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
the globe, turn to AT&T for our highly secure smart
solutions.
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