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AT&T Provides Exclusive Wireless Coverage Along Entire
Market-Frankford Line of SEPTA
Monday April 14, 3:37 pm ET
New Underground Wireless System Provides Network Coverage for Riders
on the Blue Line
PHILADELPHIA, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T -
News) today announced it has deployed an exclusive, wireless system
that provides network coverage along the entire Market-Frankford
subway line including the underground section between 40th and 2nd
Streets. Operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority (SEPTA), the Market-Frankford line is the busiest line in
the system with an average weekday ridership of 178,715.(1)
"Our customers want wireless coverage where they need it the most and
that's certainly true as they 'ride the rails' each day," said Dan
Lafond, vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless unit
in Philadelphia. "AT&T customers can make a phone call, check e-mail
on their BlackBerry or send a text message anywhere on the
Market-Frankford line."
The new underground wireless system is in addition to existing
coverage already available from AT&T for the elevated section of the
Market-Frankford line as well as Regional Rail stations at 30th
Street, Suburban Street and Market East.
Since 2004, AT&T has invested nearly $500 million, adding 200 new
cell sites throughout Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania, southern
New Jersey and Delaware. AT&T also expanded the blazing-fast third
generation (3G) wireless broadband network in eastern Pennsylvania,
southern New Jersey and Delaware enabling customers to quickly access
streaming video, games, pictures, news and entertainment through
MEdia Net, the company's mobile Internet portal.
To find out more details about AT&T's wireless coverage anywhere in
the United States, consumers can go online to the coverage viewer
(http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/) for up-to-date wireless
coverage information based on a street address, intersection, ZIP
code or even a landmark.
(1) http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf. SEPTA (May
2006)
Annual Service Plan 2007
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T - News) is a premier communications holding
company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies,
are the providers of AT&T services in the 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. 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.
© 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the
AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T
Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as
part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information,
please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at
http://www.att.com/newsroom.
Source: AT&T Inc.
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Market-Frankford Line of SEPTA
Monday April 14, 3:37 pm ET
New Underground Wireless System Provides Network Coverage for Riders
on the Blue Line
PHILADELPHIA, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T -
News) today announced it has deployed an exclusive, wireless system
that provides network coverage along the entire Market-Frankford
subway line including the underground section between 40th and 2nd
Streets. Operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority (SEPTA), the Market-Frankford line is the busiest line in
the system with an average weekday ridership of 178,715.(1)
"Our customers want wireless coverage where they need it the most and
that's certainly true as they 'ride the rails' each day," said Dan
Lafond, vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless unit
in Philadelphia. "AT&T customers can make a phone call, check e-mail
on their BlackBerry or send a text message anywhere on the
Market-Frankford line."
The new underground wireless system is in addition to existing
coverage already available from AT&T for the elevated section of the
Market-Frankford line as well as Regional Rail stations at 30th
Street, Suburban Street and Market East.
Since 2004, AT&T has invested nearly $500 million, adding 200 new
cell sites throughout Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania, southern
New Jersey and Delaware. AT&T also expanded the blazing-fast third
generation (3G) wireless broadband network in eastern Pennsylvania,
southern New Jersey and Delaware enabling customers to quickly access
streaming video, games, pictures, news and entertainment through
MEdia Net, the company's mobile Internet portal.
To find out more details about AT&T's wireless coverage anywhere in
the United States, consumers can go online to the coverage viewer
(http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/) for up-to-date wireless
coverage information based on a street address, intersection, ZIP
code or even a landmark.
(1) http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf. SEPTA (May
2006)
Annual Service Plan 2007
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T - News) is a premier communications holding
company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies,
are the providers of AT&T services in the 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. 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.
© 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the
AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T
Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.
Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as
part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. For more information,
please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at
http://www.att.com/newsroom.
Source: AT&T Inc.
***********************************************************
Stans Railpix railphotoexpress.com Store !!
http://www.cafepress.com/stans_railpix
Stan'S Railpix;-A-Rail-Photo-Gallery !!
http://www.trainweb.org/railpix
Will remain a FREE site with 2426+1/2 images posted.
***********************************************************