The Latest on Expanding Connectivity in North Carolina

What’s New?

June 15, 2022 | We’ve hit a milestone in the availability of AT&T Fiber! We now reach more than 1 million customer locations in North Carolina, including parts of more than 60 communities in 26 counties.

AT&T Investments Connect Communities

In North Carolina, we invested more than $1.7 billion in our wireless and wireline networks from 2019-2021.

Cities and communities throughout North Carolina are impacted by this investment, including:

• More than $435 million in the Charlotte metro region;
• Nearly $400 million in the Triangle region;
• More than $195 million in the Triad region; and
• More than $30 million in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton region; and
• More than $25 million in Fayetteville.

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 network layers—from fiber to 5G and FirstNet.

• Expanding Access to Fiber: To meet the demands for reliable, high-speed connections today – and in the future – we are investing in our fiber network. AT&T Fiber^® is available to 17 million customer locations across our 21-state footprint – and offers speeds of up to 5-Gigs¹ with equal upload and download across parts of its 100+ metros, including Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh. We are marching toward our fiber expansion goal to cover 30 million customer locations across our footprint by year-end 2025.  AT&T Fiber provides speed, bandwidth, reliability and security for consumers and businesses to enhance their internet experience for applications like video conferencing, virtual learning, telehealth, gaming and more. AT&T made fiber available in more than 60,000 new locations in North Carolina in 2021, and today, more than 1 million customer locations in the state have access to AT&T Fiber.
• Access from AT&T: AT&T is dedicated to making home internet more affordable for low-income households through its Access from AT&T program, which now provides new internet plans with up to 100 Mbps for $30 a month.² When eligible households apply the Affordable Connectivity Program’s (ACP) federal benefit of up to $30/month (or up to $75/month on qualifying Tribal lands) to their Access plan, they can get their internet for free.³
• Unlocking the Power of 5G: AT&T is America’s Most Reliable 5G Network.⁴ AT&T currently offers various flavors of 5G*, which helps enable the network to reach its full potential. Here’s how they work:
  • AT&T 5G using low-band spectrum offers fast speeds and reaches more than 255 million people in more than 18,000 cities and towns in the U.S., including Charlotte and Raleigh.
  • AT&T 5G+ recently introduced mid-band spectrum in limited parts of 8 metros nationwide, including Charlotte and Raleigh. This spectrum sits between our other 2 bands. The mid-band spectrum provides a great combination of ultra-fast speeds and wide geographic coverage.

• 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 cover nearly all of North Carolina with FirstNet – helping to connect public safety agencies and organizations in more than 250 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.

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