Texas Border Business
DALLAS, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T* has invested more than $6.55 billion in its best-in-class wireless and wired networks in Texas between 2011 through 2013, driving a wide range of upgrades to enhance speed, reliability, coverage and performance for residents and business customers.
Advancing its Project Velocity IP (VIP), an investment plan to expand and enhance its wireless and wired IP broadband networks, AT&T in 2013 made 3,645 network upgrades in Texas, including new cell sites, addition of wireless and wired network capacity, and new broadband network connections. Additionally, AT&T expanded the reach of its network, providing access to U-verse® Internet and video services to more than 213,000 new customer locations and delivering powerful fiber-optic connections to 52,319 business locations at 1,713 multi-tenant business buildings and business parks.
“Fast, reliable connectivity is essential to economic growth and opening endless windows of opportunity across Texas in areas such as education, healthcare and public safety,” said Dave Nichols, AT&T Texas State President. “Thanks to the smart, forward-looking policies passed and implemented by our state leaders in the Texas House and Senate, AT&T has been able to support job growth and confidently invest more than $6.55 billion in our network infrastructure all across Texas between 2011 and 2013.”
“AT&T’s investment of more than $6.55 billion in Texas brings more access to the advanced technologies that Texans and businesses demand. Every dollar invested means more jobs, innovation and opportunity for Texans,” said Texas Governor Rick Perry. “This is yet another example of investment dollars flowing where they are most welcome, and another reason Texas leads the nation in job creation and economic growth.”
AT&T provides the nation’s most reliable 4G LTE network today, covering more than 280 million Americans with 4G LTE service.** In 2013, several markets in Texas were added to AT&T’s extensive LTE network, including:
Abilene, Athens, Beaumont, Beeville, Brenham, Brownsville-Harlingen, Corsicana, Huntsville, Jacksonville, Longview, Lubbock, Lufkin-Nacogdoches, Marshall, McAllen, Midland, Odessa, Palestine, Paris, San Angelo, Sherman-Denison, Temple-Killeen, Texarkana, Tyler, Victoria, Wichita Falls
AT&T U-verse is delivered over AT&T’s advanced IP network and includes AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet, AT&T U-verse TV, and AT&T U-verse Voice***. AT&T U-verse TV customers enjoy Total Home DVR®, apps for entertainment on the go, and integrated features. AT&T was named Frost & Sullivan Video Company of the Year for 2013.
AT&T operates the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network**** including more than 32,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers, and provides access to more than 529,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn’t count against customers’ monthly wireless data plans.
