What’s New?
- April 21, 2023 | AT&T Turns on New 5G Sites in Virginia: AT&T continues its 5G network expansion in Virginia, giving residents, businesses and visitors a big boost in their wireless connectivity. We recently added mobile broadband sites in communities across Virginia, to enhance the coverage and capacity, and help customers unlock the power of America’s Most Reliable 5G Network. The new sites are in the following communities:
- Caroline County: A new site in Bowling Green boosts coverage and capacity along Maracossic Rd. near Sparta.
- Essex County: A new site in Champlain improves coverage along Tidewater Trail near Chance and Champlain.
- Louisa County: A new site in Mineral improves coverage and capacity along Jefferson Highway near Cuckoo and Jackson
- April 24, 2023 | AT&T Turns on New 5G Sites in Virginia: AT&T continues its 5G network expansion in Virginia, giving residents, businesses and visitors a big boost in their wireless connectivity. We recently added mobile broadband sites in communities across Virginia, to enhance the coverage and capacity, and help customers unlock the power of America’s Most Reliable 5G Network. The new sites are in the following communities:
- Prince William County: A new site in Manassas boosts coverage along Bethlehem Road near Wellington and Bull Run. Another site in Bristow improves coverage along Milford Road.
- Spotsylvania County: A new site in Fredericksburg improves coverage along Bridlewood Lane near Hartwood. Another new site improves coverage along Plank Rd. near Bragg Rd. and Route 3.
- Westmoreland County: A new site improves coverage along Stratford Hall Road near Chisford and Bryant Town.
- July 14, 2022 | AT&T Turns On More Mobile Broadband Sites in Frederick, Middlesex and King George Counties: AT&T* customers and FirstNet® subscribers in Frederick, Middlesex and King George Counties in Virginia got a big boost in wireless connectivity. We added new mobile broadband sites to enhance mobile broadband coverage and help give residents, businesses and first responders faster, more reliable wireless service. A site in the Winchester area in Frederick County boosts coverage and capacity around Shawnee Land and Mt. Pleasant. Another site in the Winchester area improves coverage around Valley Road and Jubal Early Drive. The site in Hardyville, Middlesex County, boosts coverage and capacity around Hatfield and Grafton. And, a site in King George County boosts coverage and capacity around Kings Mill Road and Kings Highway.
- “At AT&T, we’re continuing to invest in our wireless network to make connections easier for residents, visitors, businesses and first responders,” said Vince Apruzzese – President, AT&T Virginia.
AT&T Investments Connect Communities
In Virginia, we invested more than $700 million in our wireless and wireline networks from 2019-2021.
Cities and communities throughout Virginia are impacted by this investment, including:
- Nearly $110 million in Richmond
- Nearly $70 million in Hampton Roads
We know how important it is for our customers to stay connected. That’s why we’re focused on boosting network reliability and capacity as we expand our network nationwide. This helps residents get the best possible experience over the AT&T network where they live, work and play, as well as supporting first responders on FirstNet®.
Committed to expanding connectivity, our investment focuses on all facets of the network—from 5G to FirstNet.
- Unlocking the Power of 5G: AT&T is America’s Most Reliable 5G Network1. AT&T currently offers multiple flavors of 5G*, that helps enable the network to reach its full potential.
- AT&T 5G using low-band spectrum offers fast speeds and reaches more than 277 million people in more than 18,000 cities and towns in the U.S. including communities in Virginia.
- Supporting First Responders by Expanding the Nation’s Public Safety Network: FirstNet, Built with AT&T, is the only nationwide, high-speed broadband network built with and for America’s first responders. Today, we significantly cover Virginia with FirstNet – helping to connect public safety agencies and organizations in more than 130 communities across the state. It provides America’s first responders and the extended public safety community with truly dedicated coverage and capacity when they need it. FirstNet includes unique benefits like always-on priority and preemption, high-quality Band 14 spectrum and a one-of-a-kind 5G experience to keep public safety mission ready.
1 AT&T awarded Best Network by GWS OneScore 2021. GWS conducts paid drive tests for AT&T and uses the data in its OneScore analysis. AT&T 5G requires compatible plan and device. 5G not available everywhere. Go to att.com/5Gforyou for details.
* To experience AT&T 5G+, you’ll need to be in a 5G+ coverage area, have a 5G+ capable device, and be on one of our plans that include 5G and 5G+ access at no extra charge. See att.com/unlimited for more details.
® FirstNet and the FirstNet logo are registered trademarks and service marks of the First Responder Network Authority. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
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