AT&T Launches New Cell Sites in Fayetteville

Also, AT&T will deploy its upgraded third-generation (3G) broadband mobile network in early 2008. This will give customers the ability to access voice and high speed data features simultaneously, as well as more options in how, when and where they can access the Internet, use e-mail or view a variety of entertainment services.

"We want to provide the best service possible for all of our customers in Fayetteville, which we consider a major market in the Carolinas," said Alison Hall, vice president and general manager for the company's North and South Carolina market. "These new cell sites, along with 3G deployment, help us to provide superior coverage to give customers an 'invisible wire' that extends their broadband experience beyond their office or home."

Currently, AT&T is adding additional cell sites to strengthen in-building and residential coverage in the following areas:

Along U.S. Highway 701, between Clinton and I-40
Highway 71 between I-95 and the town of Maxton at Lumber Bridge
Downtown Fayetteville
Residential areas east of Southern Pines along Indiana Avenue
Fayetteville State University along Murchison Road north of downtown Fayetteville
Areas north of Lumberton along I-95
Along U.S. 401 between Raeford and Fayetteville
Eastern side of Raeford
Areas north of Fayetteville State University along state Highway 87
Along All American Expressway, near the Fort Bragg entrance
Areas southeast of Lumberton
With AT&T's 2008 deployment of its 3G network in Fayetteville, the city will join a growing list of markets in the Carolinas with 3G coverage that already includes Charlotte, N.C., Raleigh, N.C., Greensboro, N.C., Columbia, S.C. and Myrtle Beach, S.C. As part of AT&T's 2008 launch plans for the Carolinas, the company is also scheduled to deploy its 3G broadband network in Jacksonville, N.C., Greenville, S.C., Spartanburg, S.C. and Clemson. S.C. Since 2004, the company has invested nearly $530 million on wireless network enhancements in North Carolina — including adding more than 110 new cell sites in 2006 — to expand coverage, add capacity and grow its 3G network.

"This expansion is evidence of our ongoing commitment to invest in the state of North Carolina," said Cynthia Marshall, state president of North Carolina. "AT&T will continue to invest in the communications infrastructure essential for this state's growth."

PERSONAL MOBILITY — FAST AND FURIOUS
AT&T customers can use their 3G handsets to quickly access feature-rich wireless content, including videos, games, pictures and the latest music, entertainment, news and weather, through MEdia Net. Consumers can view razor-sharp clips through CV, an on-demand streaming video service that offers a comprehensive library of mobile video content of the top media brands. AT&T also offers exciting new wireless applications such as Video Share, a unique service that lets consumers stream live video over wireless phones while having a voice call.

"Video Share is another example of how advanced wireless services are changing our everyday lives," said Hall. "It's exciting to be able to show others exactly what you see when you see it and to share that experience from across town or around the country."

MOBILIZING BUSINESS AT HIGH SPEED
AT&T's 3G network also offers AT&T LaptopConnect mobile customers DSL-like speeds for their laptops, with the ability to access the Internet, their company's intranet or corporate e-mail from anywhere within the 3G network. All AT&T-enabled smart devices and LaptopConnect cards are interoperable between the company's 3G and nationwide* EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) networks. Additionally, customers can use AT&T's LaptopConnect cards and smart devices to access 3G, EDGE or GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) in 135 countries worldwide.

THE BENEFITS OF AT&T's 3G NETWORK
AT&T's 3G broadband network uses UMTS/HSDPA (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems/High Speed Downlink Packet Access), the high speed evolution of GSM/EDGE, which shares a common core network and is backward compatible with EDGE/GPRS. UMTS/HSDPA provides average download data speeds between 400 Kbps and 700 Kbps (kilobits per second) with bursts to more than 1MB. The company currently offers high speed services in more than 170 major metropolitan areas across the country. UMTS/HSDPA technology makes it possible for people to enjoy a wide variety of wireless content and gives AT&T the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services to customers based upon the Global Standard for Mobile communications — GSM. More than 2.6 billion people use wireless devices powered by GSM — representing more than 85 percent of the world's wireless users. -AT&T