Cingular Wireless Completes Major Integration Effort of its Oklahoma Network
31 Mai 2006 - 5:35PM
PR Newswire (US)
Independent test drives also show customers in Oklahoma City and
Tulsa are using the "Most Reliable" networks in their locations
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless customers
in Oklahoma now have access to more cell sites, improved call
quality and better in-building, in-car and pedestrian coverage
since the company has completed the integration of its Cingular
Wireless and former AT&T Wireless networks in the state. As a
result of the integration, extensive drive tests by a leading
wireless research company shows that Cingular customers in Oklahoma
City and Tulsa now are using the "Most Reliable" wireless network.
More importantly, new and existing customers can be assured they
are receiving the best wireless service in the area. "Cingular is
continually working to provide our customers with the best possible
wireless network," said Lora Lee Laird, Cingular's sales director
for Oklahoma. "The integration of the two networks in the Oklahoma
area gives our valued customers increased coverage and improved
call quality where it matters most -- at home, at work, and on the
road." When Cingular and AT&T Wireless merged in October 2004,
customers received a better experience immediately because they had
access to more cell sites in more places through "home-on-home"
roaming. Now, with the completion of the network integration in
Oklahoma, the two networks have become one continuous network,
establishing calls through the closest cell site and passing them
seamlessly from site to site. Customers not only have access to
more cell sites, but also have all the cell sites in the Oklahoma
area working for them. Today, the company operates more than 700
cell sites in Oklahoma. The integration is part of an almost $70
million investment by the nation's largest wireless carrier in its
Oklahoma network in 2006. The investment also includes the addition
of portable and permanent generators and more than 25 new cell
sites. In 2005, Cingular invested more than $60 million in Oklahoma
on network improvements. Specifically in Oklahoma City and Tulsa,
Cingular Wireless invested $38 million and $27 million
respectively, installing 16 cell sites in Oklahoma City and 23 in
Tulsa. Nationwide, Cingular will invest more than $6 billion
expanding and enhancing its network this year. When combined with
its 2005 network spending, the two-year total approaches $13
billion to deliver a better wireless experience for customers.
About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless
carrier in the United States, serving 55.8 million customers.
Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and
BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and
data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(TM) network* -- and the
largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless
carrier. Cingular is a leader in third generation wireless
technology. Its 3G network is the first widely available service in
the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
technology. 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
emailed to you automatically. Sign up at
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. * The ALLOVER network covers more
than 270 million people. Coverage not available in all areas.
DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Frank Merriman of Cingular
Wireless, +1-469-229-7613, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/
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