Cingular Wireless Investing $144 Million in Louisiana Network This Year
10 Août 2005 - 10:33PM
PR Newswire (US)
Nation's Largest Carrier Adding 64 Cell Sites in the State to its
ALLOVER(SM) Network NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The
nation's largest wireless voice and data network is getting larger
in Louisiana. Cingular Wireless is investing $144 million in its
Louisiana network before year's end, integrating the Cingular and
AT&T Wireless networks, increasing coverage and capacity,
building 64 new cell sites, adding portable generators and back-up
batteries, and offering enhanced new features. Cingular's local
investment is part of a $6.2 billion commitment to enhance and
expand its ALLOVER(SM) Network* nationwide. "Cingular is committed
to delivering best-in-class coverage, call quality and the
industry's greatest overall customer experience," said Joe Larussa,
vice president and general manager for Cingular's Gulf States,
which include Alabama, NW Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. "This
investment demonstrates that commitment, and we look forward to
providing all customers in Louisiana with the very best in wireless
voice and data services." Of the approximately 155 new cell sites
to be added across the Gulf States in 2005, 64 are slated for
Louisiana. Year-to-date, Cingular has activated 30 new cell sites
in Louisiana, enhancing coverage in 19 parishes throughout the
state. In Louisiana, specific enhancements and coverage expansions
include: Franklin Parish: - Along Highway 15 and 577 near Baskin
and along Northern Winnsboro and Highway 15 Lafayette Parish: -
Along Highway 157, east and west Broussard roads Livingston Parish:
- Along Highways 16, 22, Vicknaur Road and Harry Simoneaux Road in
Maurepas - Along Highways 16, 1019, Fore Road, Springfield Road and
R. Dawes Road in Denham Springs Rapides Parish: - Along Highways
121, 1200 and southwestern Boyce - In the City of LeCompte along
Highway 71 and I-49 - Along Highways 112, 448 and Durand Road near
Elmer and Highways 71, 167 and I-49 south of LeCompte - Along
Highways 112 and 113 near Glenmora - Along Highways 112, Sandy
Lane, Lookout Tower Road and Jeris Wells Road near Elmer - Along
Magnolia Drive, Nick Strange Road, Cecilia Road and Highway 12 in
LeCompte Richland Parish: - Along Highways 854, 80 and 17 and along
Highway 15 in northern Winnsboro Vernon Parish: - North Fort Polk
and South Fort Polk Washington Parish: - Along Highways 21, 438,
1071, Old Columbia Road and Elm Street in Angie - Along Highways
38, 438, 1055 and 450 near Mount Herman Since its merger with
AT&T Wireless last fall, Cingular has focused on high-quality
coverage, reliability and reach. Cingular's ALLOVER Network now
covers more than 270 million people and provides service throughout
the U.S., including the top 100 markets. In Louisiana, Cingular's
integration with the AT&T Wireless network has already begun
and is slated to be completed by September 2006. By the end of
2006, Cingular customers will have access to some 45,000 cell sites
nationwide. Cingular has invested more than $200 million in its
Louisiana network in the past two years deploying GSM and improving
network coverage and capacity. GSM is the world standard for
wireless communication, used by more than a billion people in
200-plus countries and territories. With nearly 90 company-owned
stores and kiosks in Louisiana, Cingular also has extensive
relationships with authorized agents and national retailers, giving
customers hundreds of additional locations to buy service.
Currently, Cingular employs more than 2,600 people in the state of
Louisiana, including more than 1,000 in its Lafayette Customer Care
Call Center and nearly 600 in its Baton Rouge Customer Care Call
Center. *Coverage not available in all areas. About Cingular
Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the
United States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint
venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth
Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data
network in the nation -- the ALLOVER SM Network - and the largest
mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier.
Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R),
the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/ . Get Cingular Wireless press releases
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http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Caroline Crowe, +1-678-867-4330, or wireless,
+1-404-808-8254, or , or Dawn Benton, +1-404-236-5305, or wireless,
+1-404-202-6335, or , both of Cingular Wireless Web site:
http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/
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