AT&T Answers the Need for Speed in Nassau County


Company Expands Wireless Broadband Network to Deliver Supercharged Access to Mobile Applications and Interactive Content

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., March 4 - AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced that customers who live and travel through Nassau County now have more options in how, when and where they can access the Internet, use e-mail or view a variety of entertainment services.

AT&T's 3G network in Nassau County now includes Lake Success, New Hyde Park, Valley Stream, Garden City, Hempstead, Old Westbury, Merrick, Woodbury, Hicksville, Massapequa, Great Neck, North Hills and Glen Cove. The 3G network connects to the mobile broadband network already available in Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island. The blazing-fast high speed network is also available along the Long Island Railroad in Nassau County, the Route 110 corridor and in the Hamptons in Suffolk County.

Since 2005, the company has invested $1.2 billion on wireless network enhancements to expand coverage, add capacity and expand its 3G network on Long Island and in New York City, Westchester and New Jersey. Nationally, AT&T has spent $18 billion on wireless network upgrades during that same time period.

"We are staying ahead of the growing demand for fast, dependable wireless broadband access to feature-rich Internet content, such as streaming video," said Tom DeVito, vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless unit in New York and New Jersey. "Our goal is to ensure that AT&T customers have the very best wireless experience possible - which means unmatched coverage and quality of service."

Benefits of the AT&T 3G Network

AT&T's 3G network uses HSDPA/UMTS (High Speed Downlink Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telephone System) technology. The company's 3G network is also based on the GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communications) standard, the most widely used wireless technology in the world. AT&T is aggressively rolling out its 3G wireless network across the United States. The network is now available in more than 265 leading U.S. markets, with more than 80 additional cities to be added in 2008.

The 3G network also provides the simultaneous delivery of voice and data - a capability not offered by all wireless providers. An example of a 3G service is AT&T Video Share, which enables users to share live video over wireless phones while carrying on a voice call. A 3G wireless broadband network allows customers to take advantage of the cutting-edge capabilities offered by the growing number of next-generation devices on the market, such as the Samsung BlackJack(TM) II, Pantech Duo or LG Shine(TM).

Consumers have access to razor-sharp clips through CV, an on-demand streaming video service, and can quickly download games, pictures and the latest music, entertainment, news and weather through MEdia Net, the company's mobile Internet portal.

Mobile business users enjoy the speed and freedom of the combination of AT&T's 3G network and LaptopConnect - which simply requires a LaptopConnect card or a laptop with embedded 3G service, software and an AT&T data plan. The combination is ideal for customers who want to increase business productivity and need to quickly download large files and run corporate applications or access the Internet.

When customers leave AT&T's growing 3G service footprint, they automatically convert to AT&T's EDGE (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution) network without dropping the call or data connection. The company's EDGE network is the largest high speed wireless data network in the country and is available in more than 13,000 cities and towns and along 40,000 miles of highways and secondary roads.

Customers who use a GSM phone, such as those offered by AT&T, can take their device with them when they travel abroad and benefit from worldwide access enabled by the GSM standard. AT&T subscribers have the ability to browse the Web and perform other data functions in more than 144 countries, and they can make a phone call in 200 countries and territories or on 75 cruise ships worldwide.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) 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/.

Source: AT&T Inc.

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