Cingular Gets Ready for Summer on Cape Cod
26 May 2006
Cingular Wireless customers now have more cell coverage on Cape Cod and the Islands. As a result of the merger of Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless, customers now have access to 68 cell sites on the Cape. Cingular announced today that the company has completed the combination of the two networks and added two new cell sites, significantly enhancing coverage in advance of the Cape's busy summer travel season.
"One of the largest areas of improvement will be along Routes 6 and 6A, which we know are key roads for Cape drivers. Enhancing our wireless experience on the Cape before Memorial Day weekend was a top priority for us," said Steve Krom, Vice President and General Manager for Cingular Wireless in New England. "The upgrades we've made to our network are significant and we will continue investing in the state to ensure our customers have the best service possible. In fact, we have over 50 new cell sites planned for Massachusetts this year alone."
While improvements will be apparent to Cingular customers all over the Cape and Islands, the communities of Barnstable, Dennis and Brewster will see the most benefit from the combination of Cingular's network and the former AT&T Wireless network.
In addition to these enhancements Cingular has turned on a new cell site on Martha's Vineyard in West Tisbury on Old Courthouse Road, bringing better service to the Town Hall area as well as nearby Lambert's Cove beach. Another new site was also added in Falmouth to improve in-building coverage at Falmouth Hospital.
Last year Cingular invested more than $180 million to enhance its network in Massachusetts, with an additional $160 million planned in 2006. Nationally, Cingular will invest more than $6 billion expanding and enhancing its network this year. When combined with the company's 2005 network spending, the two- year total approaches $13 billion nationally.
About Cingular Wireless in New England
Cingular's network in New England covers more than 13.6 million people and extends across 62,000 square miles. Cingular employs more than 700 people in the region. With 84 company-owned stores in addition to authorized dealers and national retailers, including RadioShack, New England customers have approximately 800 outlets to buy Cingular's products and services.
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/.
Source: prnewswire
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