DALLAS, June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* Fixed
Wireless Internet1 for rural and underserved locations
is now available in 8 new states. These are in addition to the
initial launch that took place in Georgia in April. More than 70,000 locations
can now access Fixed Wireless Internet in underserved or unserved
areas across these 9 states.
This is part of our FCC Connect America Fund commitment. In it,
we plan to serve over 400,000 locations by the end of 2017 and over
1.1 million locations by 2020.
New states where service launched today:
- Alabama
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Louisiana
"We're committed to connect hard-to-reach locations to the
internet. This changes lives and creates economic growth for these
areas," said Cheryl Choy, vice
president, wired voice and internet products at AT&T. "We're
excited to bring this service to even more underserved
locations."
"The strength of local economies relies on innovation and
investment. AT&T expanding internet access in our rural and
underserved communities opens up countless opportunities," said
Betsy Huber, president of the
National Grange.
We plan to launch in 18 states overall later this year. The
additional states are Arkansas,
California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Texas
and Wisconsin.
Our Fixed Wireless Internet service 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 an efficient way to deliver
high-quality, high-speed internet to customers living in rural and
underserved areas.
For more information on Fixed Wireless Internet from AT&T,
visit att.com/internet/fixed-wireless.html.
1Includes 160GB data bucket per
month. Req's installation of AT&T outdoor antenna & indoor
Residential Gateway. $10/50GB of
additional data up to a max of $200/mo.
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leading entertainment, business, mobile and high speed internet
services. We offer the nation's best data network** and the best
global coverage of any U.S. wireless provider. We're one of the
world's largest providers of pay TV. We have TV customers in the
U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. Nearly 3.5 million companies,
from small to large businesses around the globe, turn to AT&T
for our highly secure smart solutions.
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**Claim based on the Nielsen Certified Data Network Score. Score
includes data reported by wireless consumers in the Nielsen Mobile
Insights survey, network measurements from Nielsen Mobile
Performance and Nielsen Drive Test Benchmarks for Q4 2016 + Q1 2017
across 121 markets.
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