what is att wireless and what is the expansion of att?
MILWAUKEE – AT&T said that from 2006 to 2008,its total capital investment in Wisconsin was more than $1 billion. AT&T also unveiled its wireless network expansion plans for Wisconsin in 2009. As part of the 2009 expansion, AT&T plans to add more than 50 new cell sites throughout the state, including parts of Northern Wisconsin that include Brown, Chippewa, La Crosse, Marinette, Oconto and Winnebago counties. The company also plans to expand its 3G wireless broadband network to Appleton and Green Bay. “Improving Wisconsin’s telecommunications infrastructure creates economic opportunity by providing residents with faster and better options for everything from reaching emergency services to conducting business to sharing information with family and friends,” stated Sen. Jeff Plale, chairman of the Senate Utilities Committee. “As our communication needs continue to evolve, expanding wireless infrastructure is a valuable service to Wisconsin that will help grow the economy and quality of li
AT&T Mobility LLC is the wholly owned wireless subsidiary of AT&T Inc. AT&T Mobility, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia,[2] is the second-largest mobile phone company in the United States, in terms of number of subscribers, behind Verizon Wireless. AT&T Mobility has approximately 79.6 million subscribers as of the second quarter 2009. Formerly a joint venture between SBC Communications and BellSouth, Cingular Wireless soon acquired the old AT&T Wireless; SBC later acquired the original AT&T and re-branded as “the new AT&T”. Cingular became wholly-owned by the new AT&T in December 2006 as a result of AT&T’s acquisition of BellSouth. In January 2007, Cingular confirmed it would rebrand itself under the AT&T moniker. The corporate name change occurred immediately, although, for regulatory and brand-awareness reasons, both brands were used in the wireless unit’s signage and advertising during a transition period.[3] The transition concluded in late June, just prior to the rollout of the Ap
