Cingular Wireless Adds Six New Cell Sites in South Florida
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Company to Build 15 Sites Total in South Florida by Year End
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless customers in South Florida now have more bars in more places thanks to the recent addition of six new cell sites in Miami-Dade, Broward and St. Lucie counties.
The new sites are part of a $6.2 billion commitment from the nation's largest wireless carrier to enhance and expand its ALLOVER(SM) network* nationwide. Since January of this year, Cingular has activated nine new cell sites in South Florida and plans to turn on six more before end of year.
"Our primary goal is to provide high-quality coverage wherever you go," said Rich Guidotti, vice president and general manager of Cingular Wireless South Florida. "Better coverage is what consumers want, and better coverage is what Cingular is delivering."
The six new cell sites are boosting coverage in the following areas:
- Along U.S. 1 from N.E. 99th Street to N.E. 110th Street and in the residential areas east and west of U.S. 1 in Miami Shores and North Miami;
- The growing residential areas in the Redlands along Krome Avenue near S.W. 105th Street in southwest Miami-Dade County;
- West Hialeah and Hialeah Gardens in northwest Miami-Dade County and along I-75, N.W. 138th Street and S.W. Miami Lakes;
- The Country Estates community in western Broward County, located between Griffin Road and Sheridan Street and bordered by U.S. Highway 27 to the west and N.W. 172nd Avenue to the east in Pembroke Pines; and
- The north and south side of West Midway Road in Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County), just southeast of the I-95/Turnpike crossover, which consists
- South of downtown Coral Gables along Douglas Road/S.W. 37th Avenue from Coral Way/S.W. 22nd Street to U.S. 1 and west to Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Since its merger with AT&T Wireless last fall, Cingular has focused on high-quality coverage, reliability and reach. Cingular's ALLOVER(SM) Network* now covers more than 270 million people and provides service throughout the U.S., including the top 100 markets. When the integration of the two networks in South Florida is completed in the summer of 2006, Cingular will have nearly 600 cell sites throughout the area. By the end of 2006 when the networks have been integrated nationwide, Cingular customers will have access to some 45,000 cell sites.
*Coverage not available in all areas.
About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 51.6 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation -- the ALLOVER(SM) Network -- and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(R), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at cingular.com/. Get Cingular Wireless press releases e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at cingular.mediaroom.com/.
Source: Cingular Wireless
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