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AT&T Expands Access to Gigabit Speeds to more Businesses in 17 South Carolina MarketsCOLUMBIA, S.C., June 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T1 is bringing gigabit internet speeds to even more businesses in 17 South Carolina markets. With AT&T Business Fiber, businesses can download and upload up 1 gigabit per second (Gbps).2 It's now available in these markets:
"In today's global, digital economy, fortune favors the fast," said Bobby Hitt, Secretary of the SC Department of Commerce. "At every step, from collaboration and innovation to product delivery, speed creates a competitive advantage. The availability of high-speed communications capabilities delivered by fiber optics is listed as a priority for a vast number of companies seeking to expand or relocate facilities." With internet speeds up to 1Gbps businesses can:
"Our business customers have told us they need fast and reliable network solutions to stay connected and competitive," said Pamela Lackey, president of AT&T South Carolina. "The new speeds available with AT&T Business Fiber provide just that. As a result of the pro-investment business climate created by South Carolina's leaders, we are investing heavily in our fiber-optics infrastructure, deploying increased speeds to both business and residential consumers across the state." We're also launching nationwide U-verse Business Voice over AT&T Business Fiber.3 The voice over IP phone service delivers great sound quality and high reliability as calls travel over the internet. AT&T Invests in South Carolina AT&T invested more than $800 million in our South Carolina wireless and wireline networks from 2013 through 2015. Expansion AT&T has aggressively expanded its fiber footprint over the past few years, both to consumers and businesses. We have expanded coverage to reach over 1 million incremental business customer locations in the US with over 13,900 of those in South Carolina. We currently have around 180 multi-tenant office buildings that are live with AT&T Business Fiber in South Carolina. And we will continue to build out to keep pace with growing demand. We plan to launch Internet speeds up to 1Gbps in more markets in the near future. For more information, check out the AT&T Business Fiber website. 1AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc. Cautionary Language Regarding Forward Looking Statements: Information set forth in this news release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise. About AT&T Additional information about AT&T products and services is available at http://about.att.com. Follow our news on Twitter at @ATT, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/att and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/att. © 2016 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the Globe logo and other marks are trademarks and service marks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. *Global coverage claim based on offering discounted voice and data roaming; LTE roaming; voice roaming; and world-capable smartphone and tablets in more countries than any other U.S. based carrier. International service required. Coverage not available in all areas. Coverage may vary per country and be limited/restricted in some countries. Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120612/DA23287LOGO
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