Cingular Wireless to Invest $33.2 Million Dollars in Western Pennsylvania to Enhance Service Quality and Expand Coverage
26 Août 2005 - 5:12PM
PR Newswire (US)
Company to Build 32 Cell Sites to Better Serve its ALLOVER(SM)
Network Customers PITTSBURGH, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular
Wireless, the country's largest wireless provider, announced it
will invest about $33.2 million throughout Western Pennsylvania in
2005 to install 32 new cell sites as part of a $6.2 billion
commitment to enhance and expand its ALLOVER(SM) network
nationwide. The network improvements will enable Cingular customers
in the region to experience the highest level of voice service
quality and offer some of the most advanced data services to more
customers in more places. "Better coverage is what wireless
consumers want, and better coverage is exactly what Cingular is
delivering," said Dori Marks, vice present and general manager for
the Tri-States Region of Cingular. "We continually make
improvements to our network so that our customers have a quality
wireless experience." In the previous two years, Cingular invested
more than 11 million dollars and installed nearly 30 new cell sites
to improve service and offer enhanced services throughout Western
Pennsylvania. Cingular customers will have access to some 45,000
cell sites nationally by the end of 2006. The company already
offers customers access to the largest digital voice and data
network in America, and Western Pennsylvania is an important part
of that network. "This investment demonstrates our commitment to
aggressively continue to provide better quality service to our
customers," Marks said. "That strong customer focus is one of the
reasons Cingular recently reached 50 million customers -- the first
wireless carrier to attain this important milestone. Customers know
they can rely on us to meet their needs. That's why they choose us
and why they stay with us." Cingular's ALLOVER network now covers
more than 270 million people, and provides service throughout the
United States including the top 100 markets. Customers on specific
calling plans now have access to the largest mobile-to- mobile
calling community in the country - with free access to more than 50
million people. As part of its network build out and enhancement,
Cingular has stepped up efforts to ensure its investments to extend
coverage and enhance quality are realized. The company expects its
employees and those of other third-party companies to drive test
its network nearly 30 million miles over the next year -- that's
the equivalent of more than 50 round trips to the moon. The
company's network growth relies on advanced GSM/EDGE technology.
GSM is the world standard for wireless communication, used by more
than a billion people in 200-plus countries. In fact, more than 70
percent of the world's total wireless market is GSM. The widespread
use of GSM offers Cingular customers the ability to use a large
variety of GSM "world phones" and devices in more than 125
countries to make calls and access data services in more than 70
countries. For customers interested in wireless data services, the
company's EDGE network -- the fastest national high-speed data
network in America -- provides average data connections of up to
135 kilobits per second in more than 13,000 cities and towns and in
areas along nearly 40,000 miles of highways. Last but not least,
Cingular also offers faster network speeds through its UMTS
(Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) data network. UMTS
offers average data connection speeds between 220 and 320kbps. As
part of its 2005 investment, Cingular will deploy high-speed third
generation (3G) UMTS/HSDPA (Universal Mobile Telecommunications
System /High Speed Downlink Packet Access) service to customers in
15-20 major markets this year. The company expects to offer its 3G
services in most major markets by the end of 2006. The 3G service
will offer average data speeds between 400-700 kbps and bursts to
several megabits per second. Customers using the 3G service will be
able use a wireless handset to make a voice call and simultaneously
check e- mail, browse the Internet at speeds similar to broadband
wired services, or even access a variety of video services. For
more information about Cingular, please contact 1-866-CINGULAR or
visit http://www.cingular.com/ . About Cingular Wireless Cingular
Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States,
serving more than 50 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 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
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http://www.cingular.com/newsroom . DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Jim Orso of Cingular Wireless, +1-314-543-6435, or cell,
+1-314-630-1625 Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/
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