AT&T Invested Nearly $275 Million In Columbus Area From 2010 Through 2012 To Enhance Speeds, Reliability And Performance For Customers

The AT&T 4G LTE network has been nationally recognized for its speed and coverage. AT&T 4G LTE delivered faster average download speeds than any of the competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests, and telecommunications industry analyst firm Frost and Sullivan awarded AT&T its North American Mobile Network Strategy Award for the second year in a row in 2012.

"Investments in mobile Internet technologies foster economic growth in areas like small business, high-tech manufacturing, health care and education," said State Representative Cheryl Grossman. "This investment is especially important to consumers and businesses in the Columbus area who are working hard to rebuild our economy."

"For central Ohio to keep and create jobs, our businesses and consumers need access to the latest technologies, such as mobile Internet and all of the capabilities it offers," said Alex Fischer, President and CEO, Columbus 2020. "AT&T's investment in its mobile Internet network is great news for our economic development future."

Planned Investment to Expand Reach of Wireless and Wired Broadband

AT&T recently launched Project Velocity IP (VIP), a three-year investment initiative to expand and enhance its wireless and wired IP broadband networks. As part of Project VIP, AT&T plans to increase the density of its wireless network by deploying more than 10,000 macro sites, more than 1,000 distributed antenna systems, and more than 40,000 small cells. Through this initiative, we also plan to:

Expand 4G LTE to cover more than 300 million people by year-end 2014
Expand the AT&T wired IP broadband network to cover approximately 75 percent of customer locations in our wired service area by year-end 2015
Expand the AT&T fiber network to reach 1 million additional business locations by year-end 2015

For more information about AT&T's coverage in Columbus or anywhere in the U.S., consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark. 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.

**Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. 4G speeds not available everywhere. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. Compatible device and data plan required. Up to 10x claim compares4G LTE download speeds to industry average 3G download speeds. Learn more at att.com/network.

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