MILWAUKEE, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At AT&T*,
we invested nearly $725 million in
our Wisconsin wireless and wired
networks during 2014-2016. These investments drive a 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, we made 588 wireless network upgrades in Wisconsin, including adding 21 new cell sites,
expanding 4G LTE to 25 sites, and upgrading wireless capacity at
459 locations.
So far in 2017, we made 418 other enhancements to our networks
in Wisconsin. This includes adding
24 new cell towers, expanding 4G LTE to 83 cell towers, and adding
network capacity to 256 sites across Wisconsin.
"We're continually investing in our Wisconsin networks to keep residents,
businesses and visitors connected to their world," said
Scott T. VanderSanden, president of
AT&T Wisconsin. "We want our customers to have a great
experience and enjoy fast mobile speeds wherever they live, work
and play. We're always working to provide better coverage, and
we're investing in our wireless network across Wisconsin to accomplish that."
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
Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin's FirstNet
network over the next 25 years, bringing 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 ranked 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. It's now available to more than 10,000
living units in Milwaukee.
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 more than 5.5
million locations across 57 major metro areas. We plan to reach at
least 75 major metros overall. 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 Wi-Fi access 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 Wisconsin, or anywhere in the U.S., go to the
AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on the AT&T wireless
network, go to the AT&T network news page.
1 Based on publicly available data for
the top fiber providers in the AT&T operating
footprint.
2 Actual customer speeds may
vary. Download speeds are typically up to 940Mbps due to overhead
capacity reserved to deliver the data.
3
Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See
www.attwifi.com for details and locations
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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
the globe, turn to AT&T for our highly secure smart
solutions.
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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 Q1 + Q2 2017
across 121 markets.
From FORTUNE Magazine, March 1,
2017. 2017 Time Inc. FORTUNE© and The World's Most Admired
Companies® are registered trademarks of Time Inc. and are used
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