More than $150 Million Invested in Pennsylvania Wireless and Wireline Networks in First Half of 2013

Investments Strengthen Nation's Fastest and Most Reliable 4G LTE Network, Largest 4G Network Project Velocity IP Investments Result in New Cell Sites, Small Cells and Distributed Antenna Systems to Enhance Network Performance Across Pennsylvania


Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, August, 2013

Blazing speeds.  Great reliability.  Broad coverage.  Excellent overall performance.  That’s what Pennsylvania residents want from their mobile Internet, and it’s exactly what AT&T* is delivering with an array of network upgrades completed in the first half of 2013.

In the first half of 2013, AT&T invested more than $150 million in its wireless and wired networks in Pennsylvania.  The investments included deployment of new macro cell sites, small cells and Distributed Antenna Systems across the state as a part of AT&T’s Project Velocity IP, a three-year investment plan announced last fall to expand and enhance its IP broadband networks.  The company also expanded and enhanced its 4G LTE network, which provides ultra-fast mobile Internet speeds, and deployed new Wi-Fi hot spots.  

These investments help to ensure that Pennsylvania residents continue to receive the best possible experience over the AT&T network, whether at home, at work or on the go.  The great performance of AT&T’s 4G LTE network, now the nation’s fastest and most reliable, continues to be validated:

• AT&T now has the most reliable 4G LTE network.  According to independent third-party data, AT&T has the highest success rate for delivering mobile content across nationwide 4G LTE networks.**
• Meanwhile, our 4G LTE service was recognized as having faster average download and upload speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld/TechHive’s most recent 20-market speed tests – the second consecutive year that AT&T has ranked 1st overall.  PCWorld/TechHive also ranked AT&T’s as the fastest combination of 3G and 4G services in the 20 cities it tested.***
• And AT&T was named America’s fastest 4G LTE network in PC Magazine’s 2013 Fastest Mobile Networks 30-market study – sweeping the top rankings in all six U.S. regions from coast to coast: Northeast, Southeast, North-Central, South-Central, Northwest and Southwest.****

 “Fast, reliable connectivity is essential to both quality of life and competitiveness at work,” said J. Michael Schweder, president, AT&T Mid Atlantic.  “No one understands that better than we do, and no one is doing more than AT&T to mobilize a world that works for people in Pennsylvania.  With initiatives like Project Velocity IP, we’re working to ensure that Pennsylvania consumers and businesses remain at the leading edge of broadband services.”

In addition, RootMetrics® has awarded AT&T 1st or tied for 1st for strongest overall call, text, and data performance in 66 of 125 national markets – including 2 of 6 in Pennsylvania, where AT&T was 1st in Pittsburgh and tied for 1st in Scranton – from January through June this year.*****

Highlights of network upgrades completed so far this year in Pennsylvania include:

 LTE launches and expansions in Hatfield, Montgomeryville, Lansdale, Doylestown, Chalfont, Thorndale, Williamsport, Mechanicsburg, Linglestown, Easton, Scranton, Clarks Summit and Harveys Lake, along I-83 in Harrisburg and York, Bloomsburg and Berwick, Pottstown, Irwin, Rochester, New Brighton, North Charleroi and Monessen.

The 2013 year-to-date network investment builds on the more than $1 billion that AT&T has invested in its Pennsylvania wireless and wired networks from 2010 through 2012.

AT&T 4G LTE is now available in multiple areas of the state, including Philadelphia, Hatfield, Montgomeryville, Lansdale, Coatesville, Icedale, Kennett Square, Doylestown, Easton, Chalfont, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Linglestown, Mechanicsburg, State College, Reading, Allentown, Thorndale, Pottstown, Bethlehem, Wilkes-Barre, York and Pittsburgh. Nationwide, more than 225 million Americans have access to AT&T 4G LTE service.  By year-end 2013, AT&T expects to cover nearly 270 million people and 400 markets with its 4G LTE network.

For more information about AT&T’s coverage in Pennsylvania or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer.  For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.

*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.

** Speed claim based on comparison of national carriers' average 4G LTE download speeds for AndroidTM and Windows smartphones and iPhone 5. Reliability claim compares data transfer completion rates on nationwide 4G LTE networks. Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. 4G speeds not available everywhere.

*** PCWorld/TechHive, May 23, 2013, “AT&T clocks best overall speeds with 3G/4G combo”

**** PC Magazine, June 17, 2013; http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420333,00.asp

***** Performance rankings based on 125 RootMetrics® RootScore® Reports, January – June 2013, of 4 national mobile networks that rely on scores calculated from random samples.  Your experience may vary. The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement of AT&T.  Visit www.rootmetrics.com for more details.

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