To say it is about time is about 10 years late. Can AT&T plug it’s coverage holes? They Better.
Courtesy of ChicagoBreakingBusiness.com by Wailin Wong | Posted today at 8:30 a.m.
AT&T said it plans to build more than 80 new cell sites in Illinois this year and will also upgrade almost 300 cell sites to its third-generation, or 3G, wireless network.
The company declined to provide a 2010 investment figure for Illinois, saying it does not disclose those numbers on a state level. AT&T said it’s planning to invest $18 to $19 billion companywide this year in its wireline and wireless networks, representing an increase of between 5 and 10 percent over 2009 investment.The company said it’s invested nearly $3.6 billion in its wireline and wireless networks in Illinois between 2007 and 2009, including $975 million for wireless technology.
AT&T added 70 new cell sites in Illinois and upgraded more than 220 existing sites to 3G in 2009, the company said. The upgrades are necessary to handle the growing number of consumers with smartphones, which are designed for data-intensive activities such as browsing the Web and streaming video.
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