Company to Bring 3G Wireless Broadband Access to Areas of the State by Year End

PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced a planned investment of more than $15 million in the Maine wireless network in 2008, which marks the largest investment since 2005 and will bring the planned four-year state investment total to nearly $70 million.

Part of the 2008 investment plan calls for 14 new cell sites in the state. Several of those sites have already gone live, including those in Auburn, Orland, and Wiscasset. Additional coverage will be added in Orono, Cape Elizabeth, Winterport, Shapleigh, Berwick, Orrington, Lewiston, Lisbon, Brewer, York and Wells by the end of the year.

'AT&T is making a substantial commitment to Maine and continues to deliver significant benefits to consumers and businesses across the state -- a direct result of the company's efforts to expand and enhance its network operations and the synergies that come from being part of the world's leading communications company,' said Michele Consalvo, vice president of external affairs for AT&T in Maine. 'Our 2008 technology investment is a tangible measure of our desire to provide our customers with unsurpassed service and delivers on our promise to further innovation that will help grow the state's overall economic well being.'

'It is our goal to ensure that AT&T customers in Maine and all over the country have the very best wireless experience possible -- which includes great coverage and quality of service,' said Steve Krom, vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless operations in New England.