Cingular Delivers on Nebraska Network Enhancements
18 Octobre 2006 - 12:40PM
PR Newswire (US)
Company Answers the Call with Over $12 Million in 2006 to Provide
Most Reliable Service OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular
Wireless announced today the addition of 4 new cell sites as part
of its $12 million investment this year to extend coverage and
enhance the quality of service for customers in Nebraska. The
company is delivering on network enhancements with the addition of
more new cell sites in Nebraska. As a result, Cingular's ALLOVER
network* - the largest digital voice and data network - has grown
bigger, better and more powerful in Nebraska. * The ALLOVER network
covers more than 270 million people. Coverage not available in all
areas. "Cingular Wireless is committed to making significant
improvements to enhance and expand its network in Nebraska. Quality
and coverage are everything in our business and our customers can
be assured they're receiving the most reliable service in the
state," said Jeff Harkman, vice president and general manager for
Nebraska. "We've improved capacity and in-building wireless
coverage by adding numerous new cell sites over the last two
years." New Cell Sites To date 11 new cell sites have been added in
Nebraska this year. This enabled the company to add new service or
enhance existing service through many areas. Recent cell site
additions include the following locations: Omaha, NE Dodge and 10th
Street - ConAgra area Omaha, NE Seymour Park area McClelland, NE
Treynor area East of Omaha on HWY 6 Fremont, NE BUS 30 & CR 48
"It's great to see that the investments we're making in our network
are paying off, especially for customers," said Harkman. "Quality
and coverage are everything in our business and our customers can
be assured that we're working to provide them with the most
reliable wireless service in the industry." Cingular network
engineers constantly monitor the network, driving throughout
Nebraska. Nationally, Cingular uses a variety of companies, as well
as its own technicians, to drive test its network. The company
expects this army of testers to drive nearly 30 million miles - the
equivalent of 50 round trips to the moon - to measure the quality
and coverage of its network. The company's network growth relies on
advanced GSM/EDGE technology. EDGE is the fastest national wireless
data network in the country. Globally, GSM is used by more than 1.5
billion people in 200-plus countries. Cingular customers can use a
single handset to make calls in more than 170 countries and access
data services in more than 95 countries. For more information about
Cingular, please visit http://www.cingular.com/. 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(R) 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
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http://cingular.mediaroom.com/. DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless
CONTACT: Chris Comes of Cingular Wireless, +1-847-765-3602, or
wireless, +1-312-282-0539, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://cingular.mediaroom.com/
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