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Coverage Improves in Dahlonega and Cleveland ATLANTA, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless continues to build out its Georgia network and today announced it has activated its fourth new cell site for the Lumpkin County area this year. The four new sites are part of a $165 million network investment statewide by the nation's largest wireless carrier and will significantly improve coverage in the Dahlonega and Cleveland areas. So far this year, Cingular has activated 91 cell sites of the 170 planned for Georgia. Key areas for enhancements include: Dahlonega: * Enhanced coverage for the city of Dahlonega. * Additional coverage near the Lumpkin and White County line along Highway 115, Highway 52, and Highway 284. * Additional wireless coverage along Highway 9 and Highway 52 just west of Dahlonega. Cleveland: * Extended coverage into the North Georgia Mountains mainly along US 19, US 129 and the Turners Corner Campground area. "Network quality and coverage are everything in our business, and our customers can be assured that we are committed to providing them with the best wireless service possible," said Cliff Minor, vice- president and general manager for Cingular's Georgia market. "Cingular's network investment this year will have a direct impact on enhancing coverage and services for residents in these growing communities." Cingular operates one agent location in Dahlonega and two in Cleveland. Consumers can also purchase Cingular service from additional national retail locations including Wal-Mart, Radio Shack and Wireless Connect. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 57.3 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/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Dawn Benton of Cingular Wireless, +1-404-236-5305 (office), or +1-404-202-6335 (wireless), or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/

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