AT&T Invests in Virginia Infrastructure

AT&T invested nearly $850 million in its Virginia wireless and wireline networks from 2010 through 2012, with a focus on expanding 4G LTE mobile Internet coverage and enhancing the overall performance of its networks.

"We know our customers depend on us for fast, reliable mobile Internet connections at home, work and everywhere in between," said Erika K. Thompson-Kemp, AT&T vice president general manager for Virginia and West Virginia. "Delivering for our Virginia customers is a top priority and our ongoing investment here is designed to deliver a superior mobile Internet experience, encompassing speed, coverage and reliability."

AT&T has made more than 1,400 wireless network upgrades across the commonwealth, including:

• Activating new cell sites (including four in Prince William County)
• Adding capacity
• Upgrading cell sites to provide fast 4G LTE mobile Internet speeds
• Deploying high-capacity Ethernet connections to cell sites
• Adding or upgrading Distributed Antenna Systems, which boost wireless coverage and capacity in buildings and at major venues like convention halls or sports arenas.

"Across Virginia, this robust investment in the AT&T wireless and wireline networks is important to spurring the economy and creating jobs. In our wireless world, mobile and broadband networks help create economic opportunities for health care, manufacturing, education, transportation and public safety and virtually every other economic sector," said J. Michael Schweder , President, AT&T Mid-Atlantic.