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More than 36 new cell sites added to the network since January ATLANTA, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless continues to expand its Coastal Georgia network which spans into parts of the South Carolina coast including Aiken, Hilton Head and Beaufort. Today the company announced that it has activated 36 new cell sites in the Coastal Georgia area since the beginning of 2006 to increase wireless coverage and system capacity. The new sites are part of the nearly $165 million network investment statewide planned this year, which in addition to the new cell sites includes more than 100 permanent generators, added network capacity, and roll-out of its high-speed 3G network in Atlanta. So far this year, Cingular has activated 116 new cell sites in Georgia. "Providing our customers across these growing south and coastal communities of the state with high quality wireless coverage and service is our top priority," said Cliff Minor, vice president and general manager for Cingular's Georgia market. "Our efforts this year are focused on strengthening and building out our network in the areas and travel corridors that are important to our customers." The 36 new cell sites activated along the coast this year have led to service improvements in these areas: Glynn County-Two sites added * Residential areas around Demere Street & Kings Way, near the foot of the causeway on St. Simon's Island. * To US25 in Brunswick near Reynolds and N St in Brunswick Bryan County-One site added * In the city of Groveland and connecting coverage from Pembroke to Claxton. Bulloch County-Three sites added * Residential and outdoor coverage in Mill Creek Park and "Splash in the Boro" Water Park. * Residential areas in Hunters Point on the northwest side of Statesboro. Beaufort County and Jasper County-Two sites added * Residential areas to north end of Buckwalter Parkway in Bluffton. * On GA Hwy 170 between Savannah and Bluffton in Hardeeville. Aiken County and Barnwell County-Six sites added * US 78 highway through White Pond, SC. * Cedar Creek residential area southeast side of Aiken. * Gem Lakes residential area on the south side of Aiken. * Residential and highway coverage to Williston and US 78. * US 78 highway coverage through Windsor. * Residential and highway coverage to Montmorenci and US 78. Montgomery County and Toombs County-Eight sites added * In Mount Vernon near Peach Lane and Thompson Road. * In Uvalda near Simpson Street. * In Ailey South of Sawmill Road. * In city of Lyons, south of Green Oak Road and North of Hwy 56. Chatham County-Two sites added * Residential areas in Savannah near Daffin Park. * Suburban and highway areas around I-16/I-516 interchange in Savannah. Camden County-Nine sites added * New coverage to Elliott's Bluff area on the north side of St. Mary's. * Along I-95 in Camden County and to Kings Bay. * In St. Mary's and on the Kings Bay Naval Base. * New coverage to I-95 and US-17 connecting the Camden County to Brunswick. * To Sanctuary Point golf community off Dover Bluff Road. Cingular network technicians constantly monitor performance and conduct routine drive and walk tests to ensure the effectiveness of its enhancements. Cingular estimates -- through these programs and other initiatives -- it will drive test its network nearly 30 million miles - the equivalent of 50 round trips to the moon. 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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