AT&T: Brings mobile broadband network to Marathon and Lincoln counties

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Local Wireless Network Upgrade Extends Access to Advanced Products, Services and Applications

WAUSAU, WI., jUNE 27, 2011 – AT&T<http://www.att.com/gen/landing-pages?pid=3309>* today announced the availability of its mobile broadband network<http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=1941> in Marathon and Lincoln Counties, extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content to customers in the region. Areas of new mobile broadband coverage in Marathon County include Abbotsford, Athens, Colby, Edgar, Eland, Hatley, Kronenwetter, Marshfield, Mosinee, Ringle, Rothschild, Schofield, Spencer, Wausau and Weston and along Routes 52 and 153, Highway 29 and County Roads J and Q. In Lincoln County, wireless coverage has been enhanced for customers in Merrill and along Highway 51and County Highway FF.

AT&T is an industry leader in delivering the benefits of mobile broadband networks, devices and applications. With the nation’s fastest mobile broadband network<http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=2943>, AT&T provides accelerated mobile data speeds and simultaneous voice and data capabilities for an amazing wireless voice and data experience.

“Delivering dependable wireless coverage for consumers and businesses who need to stay connected is our ultimate objective,” said Kent Disch, AT&T External Affairs Wisconsin. “AT&T’s ongoing investments in the state will help ensure that our customers have access to the wireless services that help drive economic growth in Wisconsin. Our recently announced agreement to acquire T-Mobile USA also represents a major commitment to strengthen and expand our network. In fact, this deal, if approved, means that we’ll be able to expand the next generation of mobile broadband – 4G LTE – from our current plan of 80 percent of the U.S. population to more than 97 percent.”

“Demand for wireless bandwidth is growing rapidly, and we want to meet that demand for our customers,” said Dave Fine, vice president and general manager for AT&T in Wisconsin and Illinois. “We’re excited to bring mobile broadband to the greater Wausau area.”

AT&T’s mobile broadband network<http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/why/technology/3g-umts.jsp> is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T has the broadest international coverage<http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/international/index.jsp> of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to voice service in more than 220 countries and data service in more than 200 countries. AT&T also offers voice and data roaming coverage on more than 135 major cruise ships, as well as mobile broadband services in more than 130 countries.

AT&T also operates the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network<http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=13540&GUID=5be8deda-4a0e-47e1-a003-1051f43ae86d>** with more than 24,000 hotspots in the U.S. and provides access to more than 135,000 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.

For more information about AT&T’s coverage in Wisconsin or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer<http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/>. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure coverage quality 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<http://www.att.com/networknews> page.