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AT&T EXPANDS MOBILE INTERNET WIRELESS CAPACITY FROM

BELLE ISLE TO DOWNTOWN DETROITAdditional Spectrum Expected to Improve Connectivity and Performance of Mobile Internet Data

and Voice Connectivity

DETROIT, MI, July 19, 2012 Customers visiting Belle Isle and those who live or work in downtown

Detroit are expected to experience improvedmobile Internet coverage and voice performance as a

result of continued investment and innovation byAT&T. The company announced today that it has

completed a key initiative in its ongoing efforts to enhance the wireless capacity and performance of its

mobile Internet network throughout downtown Detroit.

AT&Ts new investment in Detroit is a critical step towards more opportunities for families across the

region, said state Sen. Bert Johnson (D-Detroit). I am working every day in Lansing to reinvent

Michigan, and AT&T is helping provide the tools businesses need to expand and to grow.

The network enhancement adds new layers of frequency, also known as carriers, to 11 cell sites,

three on Belle Isle and eight in downtown Detroit, to more efficiently manage available spectrum and

increase mobile broadband capacity. The expansion helps manage ever-growing demand for mobile

Internet services by allocating more network resources forAT&Ts mobile Internet network.

We are an industry leader in delivering the benefits of mobile Internet networks, devices andapplications, Briand Ducharme, vice president and general manager for AT&T Michigan and Indiana.

Ourinvestment and innovation in Detroit are paying off in strong service performance, including

keeping more than 99 percent of allDetroit area wireless calls connected.

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The network enhancement adds new layers of frequency, also known as carriers, to 11 cell sites,

three on Belle Isle and eight in downtown Detroit, to more efficiently manage available spectrum and

increase mobile broadband capacity. The expansion helps manage ever-growing demand for mobile

Internet services by allocating more network resources forAT&Ts mobile Internet network.

AT&Ts mobile Internet network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of

technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the

world. AT&T has the bestinternational coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to

voice service in more than 225 countries and data service in more than 200 countries.

AT&T also operatesthe nations largest Wi-Fi network** with nearly 30,000 hotspots in the U.S. and

provides access to nearly 225,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T

smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi

usage doesnt count against customers monthly wireless data plans.

Visitors to our local network site,http://att.com/DetroitNetwork , get a peek into AT&T's wireless network

enhancements made since January 2011. Enhancements include new cell sites, Internet speed

upgrades, capacity upgrades and network connection upgrades.

For more information about AT&Ts coverage in [market] or anywhere in the United States, consumers

can visit theAT&T Coverage Viewer.

For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit theAT&T network newspage.

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