News release detailing AT&T's investment in the Toledo, Ohio area in 2011

1. For more information, contact:
Holly Hollingsworth
AT&T – Ohio
Office: 614-223-5711
Mobile: 614-312-2008
holly.hollingsworth@att.com
AT&T DETAILS MORE THAN 45 WIRELESS NETWORK UPGRADES IN
2011 IN TOLEDO
Company Builds New Cell Sites, Boosts Capacity and Adds Fiber Optics
to Enhance Networks
TOLEDO, Ohio, February 7, 2012 — AT&T* invested more than $1.4 billion in its Ohio wireless and
wireline networks from 2009 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company’s mobile broadband
coverage and overall performance of its networks.
During 2011, AT&T made more than 45 wireless network upgrades in four key categories in Toledo.
These enhancements include:
Activating three new cell sites or towers to improve network coverage.
Deploying faster fiber-optic connections to 15 cell sites. Combined with HSPA+ technology,
these deployments enable 4G speeds**.
Adding capacity or an extra layer of frequency to cell sites – like adding lanes to a highway –
with the addition of 20 of these layers, or ―carriers‖.
Upgrading eight cell sites to provide fast mobile broadband speeds.
―Our goal is to deliver a network experience that mobilizes everything for customers. The ongoing
investment we’re making in Ohio is designed to increase coverage and reliability, and to provide
advanced services to our customers,‖ said Larry Evans, vice president and general manager, AT&T
Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
AT&T Ohio state president, Tom Pelto, said his company’s local investment creates many advantages
for the people of Ohio. ―A recent study by the NDN think tank found that innovation has driven
continued investments to upgrade the wireless broadband infrastructure in America, including
transitions from 2G to 3G and now from 3G to 4G,‖ said Pelto. ―The world is going wireless, and this
technology is enabling, empowering, enriching and enhancing lives at work, at play and everywhere in

2. between. This investment has spurred significant new job creation and growth across all sectors of the
economy and has fostered employment for U.S. workers.‖
CNN Money recently recognized AT&T for enhancing its wireless network. Last year, AT&T completed
150,000 network enhancements across the country, more than triple the year before, giving customers
more capacity and faster speeds.
―This is fantastic news for greater Toledo area businesses and citizens who depend on high speed
wireless service each and every day,‖ said State Representative Barbara Sears. ―By having this
enhanced service available, Toledo becomes an even more attractive place to grow or start a
business.‖
AT&T plans to support the build or upgrade of thousands of cell sites nationwide to increase network
speed, coverage and reliability for both mobile voice and broadband services. In addition, AT&T plans
to install additional radio ―carriers‖ at thousands of cell sites nationally, enabling new layers of spectrum
capacity to carry larger volumes of mobile broadband traffic. Additional capacity helps support rising
mobile data traffic volumes, which continue to increase at a rapid pace.
AT&T operates the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network*** with nearly 30,000 hotspots in the U.S. and
provides access to nearly 190,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T
smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi
usage doesn’t count against customers’ monthly wireless data plans.
For more information about AT&T’s coverage in Toledo or anywhere in the United States, consumers
can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. Using the online tool, AT&T customers can measure coverage
quality of coverage from a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.
For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
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**4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul. Available in limited areas. Availability increasing with ongoing backhaul
deployment. 4G device required. Learn more at att.com/network.
*** Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other
restrictions apply. See www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
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