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New and Expanded Wireless Coverage in Several Communities ATLANTA, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless continues to expand its Georgia network and today announced it has activated 14 new cell sites in communities surrounding Columbus resulting in new and expanded wireless coverage. The 14 new sites are part of the nearly $165 million network investment statewide this year by the nation's largest wireless carrier which has called Georgia home for more than 20 years. So far this year, Cingular has activated over 130 cell sites in Georgia. "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. "Our expansion into these smaller communities is important to our customers who live or travel through these areas, and we are going to continue to expand our wireless service so more Georgia residents have access to the advanced wireless communications they need." Key areas for enhancements include: Talbot County: - Box Springs: located in Box Springs near US Highway 80, site is one of seven cell sites which bring new wireless coverage to the area. - Geneva: new site provides additional coverage along Hwy 96/Hwy 80 in Geneva. - Manchester: cell site brings new wireless coverage to city. - Junction City: cell site brings new wireless coverage to city. Stewart County: - Richland: located north of US Highway 520, cell site provides coverage between Dawson and Columbus. - Richland: located on US Highway 280, cell site provides coverage between Columbus and Albany. - Lumpkin: located on US Highway 520, this cell site provides coverage between Dawson and Columbus. Lee County: - Phenix City: located in Smith Station, Alabama, cell site provides new wireless coverage to Smith Station/Phenix City and the West Point Lake area. Chattahoochee County: - Cusseta: cell site provides connecting coverage from Columbus to Albany. - Cusseta: located on US Highway 520, cell site provides coverage between Renfroe and Cusseta. - Fort Benning: located on the eastern side of Fort Benning, site provides expanded coverage on Highway 280 and along the southern end of Fort Benning. Terrell County: - Dawson: located on US Highway 520 northwest of Dawson, site provides expanded coverage to Dawson. Webster County: - Weston: located on US Highway 520 Southeast of Weston, site provides connecting coverage between the cities of Weston and Parrott. Taylor County: - Reynolds: located on GA Highway 96, site provides connecting coverage between Columbus and Fort Valley. Available online at http://www.cingular.com/ or at all company-owned retail locations, Cingular offers a coverage viewer tool that can help consumers answer specific questions about network coverage based on a specific address, a street intersection, zip code, state or landmark. The service estimates the likelihood of coverage in various scenarios -- inside a building, for example -- and helps consumers before they go on vacation or business trip or subscribe to new service. Minor added, "Now consumers can check our wireless coverage down to the street level -- all from the comfort of their home. This will prove extremely helpful this holiday season as folks travel or consider purchasing new wireless service. We are dedicated to providing tools that will help consumers be better informed about their service." Cingular operates two company-owned retail locations in Columbus and consumers can inquire about service in an additional nine authorized agent locations. About Cingular Wireless Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 58.7 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture of 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, or wireless +1-404-202-6335, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ http://cingular.mediaroom.com/

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