AT&T to Add 60 New Cell Sites in Mississippi This Year

Additionally, AT&T Continues to Expand Nation’s Fastest 3G Wireless in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – AT&T* today announced its wireless network expansion plans for Mississippi in the coming year. The planned sites are part of AT&T’s ongoing expansion of its third-generation (3G) network, the nation’s fastest 3G network, according to recent data compiled by leading independent wireless research firms.

“Our mission is to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and to do it better than anyone else,” said Mayo Flynt, president, AT&T Mississippi. “The investment we’re planning in Mississippi will help us fulfill this vision.”

From 2006 to 2008, AT&T’s total capital investment in Mississippi was nearly $875 million. As part of its 2009 investment, AT&T plans to introduce 3G service in Brookhaven, Greenwood, Greenville, Laurel, Natchez, Philadelphia, Picayune and Tupelo. In other parts of the state, roughly 60 new cell sites are planned to enhance coverage.

The AT&T 3G network delivers to LaptopConnect users typical downlink speeds ranging between 700 kilobits per second (Kbps) and 1.7 megabits per second (Mbps), and faster uplink speeds ranging between 500 Kbps and 1.2 Mbps. The super-charged network opens the door to a new era of advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content, such as AT&T Video Share(SM), a first-of-its-kind technology that allows users to share live video during a wireless call.

In addition to the cities slated to receive 3G service, some of the areas that will benefit from the 2009 network build-out plan include:

METRO/WEST CENTRAL

• Jackson Tri-County Area – Madison, Rankin and Hinds (multiple sites)
• North West Madison County/Hwy 22 near Flora
• Hwy 22 near Brownsville/Hinds County
• Hwy 432 between Benton and Pickens
• Hwy 17 North at Camden

THE DELTA

• Clarksdale/Marks along Hwy 6 and Hwy 61 (multiple sites)
• Charleston near Hwy 32 (multiple sites)
• Glendora along Hwy 49/Tallahatchie County
• Greenville near Hwy 82 MS River Bridge
• Anguilla near Hwy 14 in Sharkey County
• Hwy 3 between Vicksburg and Yazoo City (multiple sites)

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

• Monroe County North East of Amory
• Tippah County at Faulkner along Hwy 15 North
• City of Tupelo/Lee County
• Oktibbeha County along Octoc Road and Artesia (multiple sites)
• Old Hwy 82 near the MS/AL Line in Lowndes County
• Meridian Naval Air Station
• French Camp

SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

• Hwy 61 South Between Natchez and Woodville
• City of Brookhaven (multiple sites)
• Hwy 28 West between Brookhaven & Fayette (multiple sites)

EAST CENTRAL

• Leake County at Carthage and Standing Pine (multiple sites)
• Twin Lakes/Simpson County
• Neshoba County along Hwy 15 South and Union
• Wayne County near Ellis Lake along Hwy 84 and Alabama State Line

PINEBELT

• City of Sumrall
• Lumberton at Hwy 11 and Interstate 59 (multiple sites)
• North and South of Laurel along Hwy 11 and Hwy 28 near Soso (multiple sites)
• Lamar County along Hwy 589 (multiple sites)
• Richton at Hwy 15 and Hwy 42
• Camp Shelby Hattiesburg

SOUTHERN/COAST

• Hwy 26 West of Wiggins
• Millard near Hwy 11 South
• South West Harrison County at Lyman & Windance (multiple sites)
• John Ross Road – Harrison County
• South Jackson County (multiple sites)
• Hurley near Hwy 613 and Hwy 614/West Jackson County (multiple sites)

AT&T added 70 new cell sites in Mississippi last year. Also in 2008, AT&T completed 3G network expansions in metro Jackson, Hattiesburg, Meridian, Vicksburg, Oxford, Gulfport/Biloxi and Columbus/Starkville. AT&T’s 3G network is now available in nearly 350 U.S. major metropolitan areas.

AT&T’s network is built on the GSM standard — the most open and widely used technology in the world. AT&T devices work in more than 200 countries and regions.

For more information about AT&T’s coverage in Mississippi or anywhere in the United States, consumers can go to http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/. The online tool can measure the quality of coverage based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.

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