DALLAS, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- AT&T1 announced it completed a first wave of
Fixed Wireless Internet2 availability for rural and
underserved locations in Georgia.
This is part of our FCC Connect America Fund commitment to serve
over 400,000 locations by the end of 2017 and over 1.1 million
locations by 2020.
The work in Georgia is
expanding to 17 more states this year. Those additional 17 states
are: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Ohio,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
Our Fixed Wireless Internet delivers a home internet connection
with download speeds of at least 10Mbps. The connection comes from
a wireless tower to a fixed antenna on customers' homes or
businesses. This is a cost-effective way to deliver
high-quality, high-speed internet to customers living in rural and
underserved areas.
"Access to the internet is an important tool for advancing
opportunities in communities. It creates economic growth,
helps increase community engagement and makes education
accessible," said Eric Boyer, senior
vice president, Wireless and Wired Product Marketing at AT&T.
"We're committed to utilizing available technologies to
connect hard-to-reach locations."
"AT&T's Fixed Wireless Internet service is a great example
of the innovative thinking necessary to bring high-speed internet
to rural and under-served communities," said Betsy Huber, president of the National Grange.
"When you consider that farmers, ranchers and other rural residents
are also small business owners, the need for high-speed internet
becomes obvious. This is a milestone in communications
services for rural and small-town America."
We plan to reach over 67,000 locations with this technology
across Georgia by 2020. We'll
provide updates about additional availability in parts of
Georgia, and other states, as we
expand Fixed Wireless Internet to more locations.
For more information on Fixed Wireless Internet from AT&T,
visit att.com/internet/fixed-wireless.html.
1AT&T products and services are
provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc.
under the AT&T brand name and not by AT&T Inc.
2Includes 160GB data bucket per month.
Req's installation of AT&T outdoor antennae & indoor
Residential Gateway. $10/50GB of
additional data up to a max of $200/mo.
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