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AT&T Answers the Need for Speed in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watch video on the
go. Surf the wireless Internet at DSL-like speeds. Share live video during a
cell phone call. AT&T (NYSE: T) announced today these services and more are
available on the ultra fast third-generation (3G) mobile broadband network in
more areas ofWestchester,Putnam andRockland Counties.
With the addition of 3G technology to more than 85 cell sites, the 3G
network is available in the following areas:
-- Westchester County: Mt. Kisco, Peekskill, Armonk, North Tarrytown,
Pleasantville, Chappaqua, Briarcliff Manor, Thornwood, Ossining,
Scarboro, Bedford Hills, Katonah, Yorktown, Yorktown Heights and
Purchase. Coverage has also been enhanced along routes 684 and 9 and
the Saw Mill River and Taconic parkways.
-- Putnam County; Mahopac, Brewster, Carmel and along routes 84, 684,
6, 9, 9D, 22 and 301 as all as along Metro North's Hudson and Harlem
lines.
-- Rockland County: New City, Pearl River, Nyack, Nanuet, Spring
Valley, Monsey, Congers, Orangeburg, Suffern, Tappan, Haverstraw,
Stony Point and Hillburn. Coverage has also been beefed up along the
New York State Thruway (87/287), routes 59, 9W, and 304 and the
Palisades Interstate Parkway.
"AT&T is committed to providing customers fast and dependable wireless
connections to a vast selection of data functions such as downloading live
video, web browsing, and checking e-mail on the iPhone 3G or other AT&T
device," said Tom DeVito, vice president and general manager for AT&T's
wireless unit inNew York andNew Jersey. "In these areas, customers now have
faster wireless access to downloads and the Internet throughout more
neighborhoods and inside more buildings."
Benefits of the AT&T 3G Network
AT&T's 3G network provides the simultaneous delivery of voice and data --
a capability not offered by all wireless providers. With a compatible 3G
device, consumers connect to razor-sharp clips through CV, an on-demand
streaming video service, and can quickly download games, pictures and the
latest music, entertainment, news and weather through MEdia(TM) Net, the
company's mobile Internet portal. The 3G network also enables consumers and
businesses to take advantage of ground-breaking new services such as the App
Store on the iPhone 3G which lets users browse applications from games to
business, education to entertainment, and productivity to social networks.
AT&T Video is another example of an industry-leading 3G application that
allows users to share live video over wireless phones while carrying on a
voice call. Road warriors can use their device as a wireless modem for their
laptop and dial into a conference call at the same time.
AT&T's LaptopConnect helps mobile business users be more productive with
quick access to large files or corporate applications. All that's required is
a LaptopConnect card or a laptop with embedded 3G service, software and an
AT&T data plan.
AT&T uses HSPA/UMTS (High Speed Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telephone
System) technology, which is based on the world standard GSM (Global Systems
for Mobile Communications). The technology enables customers to simultaneously
use voice and data features - something not available with all carriers.
According to data from leading third party researchers who specialize in
testing mobile networks, AT&T has the nation's fastest 3G network providing
the fastest downlink and uplink data speeds.
The 3G network is available in more than 305 metropolitan areas including
metropolitanNew York and is expected to reach nearly 350 by year end. AT&T
offers 3G data roaming in more than 60 countries and voice calling in more
than 200. Customers can also use their wireless services aboard 120 cruise
ships worldwide.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services inthe United States and around the world. Among their offerings
are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and
the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services.
In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and
advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM
organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as
communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy,
AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked
No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Telecommunications Company
list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided
by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.
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logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual
Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
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SOURCE AT&T Inc.
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