What’s new: In New York, we invested more than $2.4 billion in our network from 2021-2025 to build more infrastructure and power more opportunity.

Communities throughout New York are seeing the impacts of this investment, including:

• More than $90 million in Albany-Schenectady-Troy
• More than $80 million in Buffalo-Cheektowaga
• More than $60 million in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
• Nearly $70 million in Rochester
• Nearly $80 million in Syracuse
• Nearly $3.5 billion in New York City-Newark-Jersey City market

But there’s more: In celebration of the 150^th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone call, we recently announced an investment and spend of more than $250 billion in the future of U.S. advanced connectivity, building the high-speed networks and resilience required for the next era of innovation and economic growth.

Why it matters: Connectivity is the backbone of America’s innovation economy, shaping our daily life and supporting the safety and resilience of communities nationwide. By investing in communities across the country, we’re helping expand access, strengthen infrastructure, and unlock greater economic opportunity for Americans—fueling business growth, creating jobs, and helping more people participate in the modern economy.

• Highlight: AT&T and Boldyn Networks Complete Cellular Service in Additional MTA Tunnels and 5G cell service comes to part of 4, 5 subway lines

How we’re making it happen in New York: Committed to expanding connectivity, our investment focuses on all facets of the network — including 5G and FirstNet,® Built with AT&T.

• 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, including New York. Our 5G network using low-band spectrum reaches more than 320 million people in more than 27,700 cities and towns in the U.S.
  • We’re ramping up performance in high traffic areas, like airports, stadiums and venues, including
    • Yankee Stadium – Bronx
    • Barclays Center – Brooklyn
    • Highmark Stadium – Buffalo
    • USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center – Queens
    • Herb Brooks Arena – Lake Placid
  • For less densely populated areas, we’re expanding our 5G network so people there can have access to reliable connectivity.
  • And we’re also working with AST SpaceMobile to offer a full suite of broadband connectivity: voice, data, and text in remote, off-grid locations. One day it may also support video services. 
• Connectivity when it matters the most: As public safety’s partner, more first responders choose FirstNet to reliably communicate than any other network. The largest network for public safety with nearly 3M square miles of coverage, we are building a network with and for public safety—giving them the reliable, dedicated connectivity they need when and where they need it. We’re continuing to expand FirstNet with purpose-built FirstNet sites— based on direct public safety feedback and network considerations — focused on rural, tribal and remote areas of the country. We are also launching the first mission-critical push-to-talk platform (PTT), FirstNet Fusion, that can connect teams across virtually any radio system or wireless carrier. A secure, one-stop shop for emergency response coordination, Fusion will reduce complexities around group communication and bring together critical communications capabilities.
  • In New York, we’re connecting public safety agencies and organizations in 1,650 localities across the state.
  • We’ve rolled out Band 14 on nearly 3,100 sites across New York to provide public safety with truly dedicated coverage and capacity.
  • FirstNet Showcases Public Safety Tech in Albany – AT&T Connects

And we’re not just investing in our network; we’re also investing in our communities. AT&T has committed $5 billion by 2030 to narrow the digital divide and help 25 million people get and stay connected to affordable, high-speed internet access and digital resources.

• Since 2021, we’ve distributed more than 7,100 computers and Wi-Fi hotspots to students and families in New York.
  • OP-ED: Collaboration Aims to Bridge NYC’s Youth Digital Divide
• To help bridge the digital divide in New York, AT&T has opened 14 AT&T Connected Learning Center across the state, including at least one in every New York City Borough. These centers provide students and families with access to resources like high-speed AT&T Fiber internet, Wi-Fi, computers, and free education resources.
  • AT&T opens Connected Learning Center at Albany PAL, supporting digital literacy
  • Connecting Every Borough: Expanding Learning Opportunities Across New York City and Beyond – AT&T Connects

Good news is always great to share. Here are a few highlights from the last year in New York:

• Robot Dogs, Drones and 100 STEM Teens: Digital Girl and AT&T Host Brooklyn Hackathon – AT&T Connects
• Queens Connected Learning Center Launches at Jamaica YMCA – AT&T Connects
• Season of Giving in New York – AT&T Connects
• 50 students graduate from AT&T ‘Cuse Youth Digital Ambassador Program

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