What’s new: In the Commonwealth, we invested nearly $1.2 Billion in our network infrastructure from 2020-2024 to connect more people to greater possibility.
Why it matters: State and local elected officials in Kentucky have created an environment that welcomes private sector investment, and we’re committed to providing the connectivity needed to power economic growth and open the door to opportunity for businesses, residents, and our neighbors across this great state.
Our mission: We’re investing across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to expand broadband nationwide to help bridge the digital divide.
What they’re saying: “This level of investment is tremendously beneficial for communities across Kentucky, as it connects individuals and families to opportunities and expands the marketplace for businesses across the Commonwealth, spurring business growth and job creation,” said Ashli Watts, president of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
How we’re making it happen in Kentucky: Kentuckians have greater access to fast, reliable connectivity when it matters most – whether it’s an important call to a family member or friend, the internet that powers work and online learning, or the connection that first responders rely on. The modern, reliable connectivity AT&T delivers spurs economic growth and supports job creation in communities across Kentucky. Committed to expanding connectivity, our investment focuses on all facets of the network —including fiber, 5G and FirstNet,® Built with AT&T.
- Expanding Access to Fiber: To help meet the demands for reliable, high-speed connections today – and in the future – we’re investing in our fiber network.
- With more than 2.1 million strand miles of fiber in Kentucky, AT&T Fiber® is now available to more than 425,000 customer locations in more than 110 communities across the Commonwealth.
- This critical infrastructure serves as backhaul for our wireless network, connects businesses to the global marketplace, and delivers critical connectivity to first responders.
- Unlocking the Power of 5G: From rural communities to urban areas, our overall wireless voice and data network covers more than 99% of all Americans. Our 5G network using low-band spectrum reaches more than 310 million people in more than 26,100 cities and towns in the U.S., including right here in communities across the Commonwealth.
- In 2024 alone, we completed more than 1,100 upgrades and enhancements to our wireless network in Kentucky, with new site builds, 5G enhancements, and capacity adds.
- And we’re also working with AST SpaceMobile to one day offer voice, data, text and video services in remote, off-grid locations.
- Building Networks for the Next Century: To reach our goal and better serve our customers with faster, more reliable services, we’re actively investing to modernize our networks that will power us for the next century, not the last one. We’re working to exit our legacy copper network operations across the large majority of our wireline footprint by the end of 2029. Throughout this transition, no customer will lose voice or 911 services. We developed products like AT&T Phone-Advanced, a digital phone service that uses our reliable wireless network and any broadband connection, as a reliable alternative to plain old telephone service (POTS).
- Today, AT&T Phone-Advanced is available in over 100 markets across 21 states, including Kentucky and will continue to expand to other markets and states across the country.
- We also launched AT&T Internet Air, our fixed wireless home internet service delivered over our 5G network, an all-in-one device that powers strong Wi-Fi coverage in your home.
- Today, AT&T Phone-Advanced is available in over 100 markets across 21 states, including Kentucky and will continue to expand to other markets and states across the country.
- Unprecedented Connectivity for First Responders: As public safety’s partner, we are bringing better connectivity to public safety when — and where — they need it. Now with more than 2.99M square miles of coverage nationwide, FirstNet has the largest network footprint in the country, covering more first responders than competing commercial networks, and we are only continuing to grow. As part of our 10-year, $8B+ investment initiative with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to transform public safety’s communications, we’ve completed the buildout of 1,000 new FirstNet sites across the country – well ahead of schedule and almost twice as fast as we pledged – providing first responders with dedicated connectivity on public safety’s Band 14 spectrum. And we’re continuing to expand FirstNet with purpose-built FirstNet sites — based on public safety’s direct feedback and network considerations — focused on rural, tribal and remote areas of the country.
- In Kentucky, we’re connecting public safety agencies and organizations in nearly 660 localities, including Adairville, Almo, Arjay, Ashland, Bardstown, Beaver Dam, Berea, Bowling Green, Cadiz, Cave City, Corbin, Cynthiana, Danville, Elkton, Falmouth, Florence, Frankfort, Guthrie, Harlan, Hopkinsville, Junction City, Kings Mountain, La Grange, Lexington, Mayfield, Murray, Owensboro, Pineville, Prestonsburg, Rockport, Science Hill, Taylorsville, Union, and many more.
- We’ve rolled out Band 14 on more than 1,000 sites across Kentucky to provide public safety with truly dedicated coverage and capacity.
Good news is always great to share. Here are a few highlights from the last year in Kentucky:
- May 28, 2025 | From Local to Limitless: How Broadband is the Backbone of Economic Opportunity. Learn more.
- December 17, 2024 | Connecting a Kentucky Community to Network Transformation. Learn more.
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