DALLAS, April 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* and
Crown Castle signed a new agreement simplifying and expanding their
long-term leasing deal for wireless network infrastructure.
Under the new agreement, leasing management and operations are
streamlined to improve the efficiency and flexibility under which
AT&T can deploy new technologies and increase network capacity.
These changes will enable AT&T to speed up the deployment of 5G
technologies and the execution of our FirstNet build.
"This agreement marks a significant milestone in our
relationship with Crown Castle," said Susan
Johnson, executive vice president – Global Connections and
Supply Chain, AT&T. "It establishes a market-based framework
and simplifies the lease management and administration process.
This will allow us to streamline network projects to better serve
our customers."
This aligns with AT&T's commitment to provide customers with
better speed, reliability and overall performance. In addition to
macro sites, the new agreement covers small cell deployments. Small
cells are necessary to improve wireless networks, keep up with
increasing mobile data usage and lay the foundation for 5G.
"We are pleased to expand our longstanding strategic
relationship with AT&T," said Mike
Kavanagh, Chief Commercial Officer, Crown Castle. "We look
forward to continuing to support AT&T's growth by providing our
infrastructure assets to meet their network needs for years to
come."
About Crown Castle
Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers
and approximately 60,000 route miles of fiber supporting small
cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This
nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects
cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless
service - bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people
and businesses that need them. For more information on Crown
Castle, please visit www.crowncastle.com.
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leading entertainment, business, mobile and high speed internet
services. We have the nation's largest and most reliable network**
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one of the world's largest providers of pay TV. We have TV
customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. More than 3
million companies, from small to large businesses around the globe,
turn to AT&T for our highly secure smart solutions.
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