Cingular Wireless Completes 90 New Cell Sites

[jones]

Millions in Network Enhancement Initiatives Pay Off in Alabama; Cingular Wireless Completes 90 New Cell Sites to Enhance State-Wide Network
Wednesday September 1, 1:49 pm ET


BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless announced that it has activated 90 new cell sites in Alabama and Northwest Florida this year, significantly enhancing GSM service for residents and travelers throughout the area. In addition, Cingular will add a total of 112 new cell sites to the Alabama network before the end of the year.
These enhancements are part of a one-year, $150 million network investment in Alabama that will bring more than 100 new cell sites to the region to further enhance Cingular's GSM network by improving call quality, adding capacity and extending the network's reach.

"Cingular continues to go beyond the big cities and Interstates to provide our customers with an advanced network that gives them the ability to make a call when they want and where they want." said Ron Sleeper, Director of Sales for Cingular Wireless - Alabama/Northwest Florida. "Cingular is committed to making its great network even better with ongoing network enhancements that allow us to grow and expand with the communities we serve."

The 90 sites activated so far this year enhance service in the following areas:

North Alabama
- DeKalb County - enhanced coverage along I-59 and CR 51 in the
Collinsville area; enhanced service along I-59 and US 11 in the Fort
Payne area; enhanced coverage along I-59, CR 51 and US 11 in the
Collinsville area

Central Alabama
- Winston County - enhanced coverage in and around the Arley area and
along Hwy 257 and enhanced coverage along CR 195 just north of the
Winston/Walker county line
- Fayette County - enhanced coverage along US 43 just west of the
Tuscaloosa/Fayette County line; enhanced service along US 43 in the
Fayette area
- Marion County - enhanced coverage along US 78 just east of the AL/MS
state line; enhanced service along US 78 and just east of downtown
Hamilton
- Sumter County - enhanced service along US 80 in the Coatopa area;
improved service at the US 80/AL Hwy 17 intersection and just south of
York
- Calhoun County - enhanced coverage along US 78 and I-20 in the downtown
Oxford area

South Alabama/Northwest Florida
- Chambers County - enhanced service at exit 77 improving coverage and
signal strength along I-85 between Huguley and Valley; enhanced
coverage along I-85 and US 29 and improved coverage along I-85 in the
Lanett area
- Elmore County - enhanced service between Hwy 170 and Hwy 9 west of
Eclectic
- Lee County - enhanced coverage along I-85 NE of Opelika improving
service in the nearby outlet stores
- Montgomery - enhanced coverage along US 231/82; enhanced coverage
between Hwy 331 and Hwy 231 along County Hwy 94 south to the Teasley
area; enhanced service along Hwy 231 just north of the Pine Level area
and along Hwy 331 in the area of Snowdoun; enhanced coverage along Hwy
1 and Hwy 436 in the Glen Allan area
- Houston - enhanced coverage in the Dothan suburb of Ashford; enhanced
service along Hwy 231 between the suburb of Antioch and South Troy;
enhanced coverage along Hwy 231 near the CR 109 Junction; enhanced
coverage along Hwy 84 near the CR 123 Junction just west of Dothan;
enhanced coverage in and around the east side of Dothan; enhanced
coverage along Hwy 84 just before the Georgia border; enhanced service
along 109 and added coverage along Hwy 231; enhanced coverage on the
west side of Dothan along the loop at the 84 exchange
- Pike - enhanced coverage along Hwy 231 and Hwy 93 in the southern
section of Brundidge; enhanced service along Hwy 231 just north of the
Hamilton Crossroads near the 125 Junction area; enhanced coverage along
Hwy 231 and in the Orion area; enhanced coverage for the downtown Troy
area and at the intersection of Hwy 231 and 29
- Dale - enhanced coverage along Hwy 84 near the CR 85 junction and
southwest of Daleville; enhanced service along Hwy 231 just west of the
Dillard area; enhanced coverage along Hwy 249 south of the Ozark;
enhanced service along Hwy 84 in the Level Plains area; enhanced
coverage along Hwy 231 in the Midland City area; enhanced service in
the Pinckard/Newton area; enhanced coverage along 231 and to the
southwest section of Ozark
- Coffee - enhanced service along the Hwy 84 bypass around the city of
Enterprise and on Hwy 84 just north of Enterprise; enhanced coverage
along Hwy 231 and in the downtown New Brockton area; enhanced service
in the area between Ariton and Rocky Head
- Escambia - enhanced coverage along US 29 just north of the AL/FL state
line
- Okaloosa, FL - enhanced coverage along County Hwy 189 and Hwy 4 in the
Baker area
- Walton, FL - enhanced coverage along I-10, US 331 and US 90 and in the
Defuniak Springs area; enhanced service along US 331 and County Hwy 20
in the Freeport area; enhanced coverage along US 331 in the Rock Hill
area; enhanced coverage along County Hwy 20 at the US 331 intersection
and the along the coastal areas


Having just completed an aggressive GSM upgrade to the Alabama network, Cingular is moving forward with plans to deliver world-class wireless service to customers throughout the state. GSM, or Global Systems for Mobile Communications, is the world standard for wireless communications. Almost 1 billion people in 200 countries use this technology which delivers a superior network, the widest selection of phones, and advanced data applications, such as faster downloads on games, instant messaging and picture messaging. GPRS is an enhancement for GSM core networks that introduces packet data and provides users with "always-on" connectivity and greater bandwidth and connection speed.

"Network quality is a major criteria for customers who are choosing a wireless provider," said Sleeper. "Now that our transition to an advanced voice and data network is complete, we are focusing our resources on increasing coverage, particularly in residential areas and in-building locations across the state."

source: CINGULAR WIRELESS

[bobolito]

So how many more cell sites will be active tomorrow?

[jones]

You know it's a Never ending work.
The day cell sites stops activating is the day they stop doing Business.

[agentHibby]

Why can't Verizon put up 200 cell and/or PCS sites out in Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona??

With the ammount of new customers comming to Verizon they should be able to invest $5 billion these days

Good job CINGULAR!

[bobolito]

You can always look at it this way: the carrier that has less cell sites needs to add more than the carrier that has more.

I wonder how many cell sites Verizon has. I know AT&T has like 29,000 and Cingular has about 22,000.