AT&T unveils 2009 3G broadband expansion plans for Texas

AT&T Inc. outlined its 2009 wireless and broadband network expansion plans for Texas on Thursday. The Dallas-based company said it will expand its high-speed wireless 3G networks throughout the state, with a focus on rural areas, as well as its U-verse home broadband service.

AT&T did not say how much it will spend on this year's upgrades but said it spent more than $6 billion on infrastructure statewide from 2006 to 2008. It said its capital expenditures companywide for 2009 will total between $17 billion and $18 billion.

The highlights from the 2009 plans:

• The addition of 130 new cell sites in Texas, including in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, San Antonio and Sherman-Denison, but with the majority of new sites in rural areas.

• The launch of 3G wireless data service in 11 Texas markets: Abilene, Amarillo, Beeville, Eagle Pass, Fredericksburg, Garner State Park, Giddings, Huntsville, Kerrville, Lufkin/Nacogdoches and San Angelo.

• Expansion of 3G in several Texas markets, including Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston.

• The launch of 850 MHz spectrum that will improve 3G wireless capacity and in-building coverage.

• Expansion of the AT&T U-verse network in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio.

Source: Dallas News

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