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2006 A Banner Year for AT&T's Wireless Unit (Formerly Cingular) in Kentucky

    LEXINGTON and LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular
Wireless, now the new AT&T, spent more than $85 million in Kentucky in
2006, improving and expanding service.
    During 2006, AT&T's wireless unit added high-speed 3G (third
generation) service throughout Louisville and Frankfort, including the
major airports and college campuses in those cities; built several new cell
sites and added generators; and completed the integration of the company's
cell sites with those of the former AT&T Wireless to establish a single,
enhanced network. The impact of the network integration was improved
coverage and expansion of network services in just a few months that
otherwise would have taken up to five years to achieve.
    "2006 was a great year for Cingular in Kentucky," said Jim Thorpe, vice
president and general manager for Cingular's Tennessee/Kentucky market. "We
completed a major integration initiative and added our 3G network, all
seamlessly to our customers. That's an exceptional achievement that
positions us for the future."
    AT&T's wireless unit's 2006 network expansion in Kentucky was part of
an aggressive nationwide program to upgrade and expand wireless service
that now gives customers access to some 45,000 cell sites. As a result, the
ALLOVER network* -- the largest digital voice and data network in the
United States -- has grown bigger, better and more powerful in Kentucky.
    Thorpe added, "In 2007, we will continue our momentum and focus on
delivering our customers a strong network and positive in-store
experience."
    Cingular's 3G service is based on High-Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA)
technology. The wireless unit's 3G network is the first widely available
service in the world to use HSDPA. With Cingular's 3G service, customers
can now more quickly access e-mail, browse the Internet, connect to
business applications, or watch video clips while on-the-go. The 3G network
allows customers to download at average data speeds between 400-700 Kbps
(kilobits per second) on the downlink, with bursts to more than a megabit
per second. Nationwide, the AT&T wireless unit's 3G service is available in
more than 160 major metropolitan areas, including 70 of the top 100 largest
cities in 33 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.
    * The ALLOVER network covers more than 273 million people. Coverage not
available in all areas.
    About AT&T
    AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company in the United
States and around the world, with operating subsidiaries providing services
under the AT&T brand. AT&T is the recognized world leader in providing
IP-based communications services to business and the U.S. leader in
providing wireless, high speed Internet access, local and long distance
voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. As part of its
"three screen" integration strategy, AT&T is expanding video entertainment
offerings to include such next-generation television services as AT&T
U-verse(SM) TV. 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.
    AT&T is a registered trademark of AT&T Knowledge Ventures. Subsidiaries
and affiliates of AT&T Inc. provide products and services under the AT&T
brand.

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