AT&T Brings 3G Mobile Broadband Network to Southwest Oregon Tweet

Local Wireless Network Upgrade Extends Access to Advanced Products, Services and Applications.

AT&T* announced the availability of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network in Coos Bay, Grants Pass and Roseburg, Ore., opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content for customers in the area.

The network extension is part of AT&T’s ongoing efforts to drive innovation and investment to deliver the benefits of smartphones and mobile broadband for customers. More smartphone customers have chosen AT&T over any other U.S. competitor, and AT&T is committed to driving continual enhancement of network capabilities to meet these customers’ ever-growing mobile broadband needs.

“Demand for wireless bandwidth is growing, whether it’s for sharing video and photos with friends, watching a movie, checking the latest scores, or listening to music on a phone, netbook or other mobile devices on the go,” said Mike Maxwell, Vice President & General Manager, AT&T Pacific Northwest. “With this expansion, our customers can continue to ride the leading edge of mobile broadband with emerging devices and thousands of mobile applications.”

AT&T matches its network investment with unsurpassed choice in the range of devices, services and applications compatible with its 3G network – the nation’s fastest, according to independent testing. AT&T offers a wide variety of devices from more than a dozen manufacturers, including handsets that are compatible with six different operating systems and five different e-mail applications. Our Media Mall 2.0 offers more than 90,000 content options, and customers can download additional applications over the Internet. Additionally, AT&T supports a community of more than 20,000 application developers via its devCentral portal.

“Oregon benefits from policies that encourage infrastructure investment,” said Adam Grzybicki, president of AT&T Oregon. “Through investments in technology such as this, we’re able to ensure that as many consumers as possible have unprecedented choice and flexibility in devices, applications and service plans so that they have access to the people, information and entertainment they care about.”

“When businesses look to expand or relocate, it is crucial that we are able to offer them the latest technology and services. This investment in a more robust wireless network will help attract business and strengthen our local economy,” said Oregon State Senator Jeff Kruse.

AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most open and widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T’s 3G network is available in more than 350 major metropolitan areas. AT&T also offers 3G data roaming in more than 100 countries, as well as voice calling in more than 215 countries.

For more information about AT&T’s 3G coverage in Southwest Oregon or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/. The online tool can measure the quality of coverage based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.

For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit www.att.com/networknews.

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