AT&T Wireless Network Performance Ranks #1 In North Carolina

Independent mobile analytics firm RootMetrics® awards top spot to AT&T in National wireless network performance study

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Mar 07, 2014, 12:26 ET

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A newly released report shows AT&T* wireless customers in North Carolina are enjoying a network experience ranked highest for combined/overall voice, data, and text performance by an independent mobile research and testing organization.

Seattle-based RootMetrics® today released a national wireless network performance study, which awarded AT&T first in North Carolina for its combination of call, text and data performance. **

"AT&T was ranked highest in our National Study of overall network performance in North Carolina. Our National Study looks at data, call and text performance across all network technologies, including 4G LTE in North Carolina. We look at performance from a consumer's point of view, and AT&T offered a very strong overall performance for those in North Carolina during our tests," said Bill Moore, president and CEO of RootMetrics.

AT&T's 4G LTE deployment is ahead of schedule, covering nearly 280 million people. AT&T expects to be substantially complete with its 4G LTE deployment by summer 2014. ***

"We're proud that AT&T has the nation's most reliable 4G LTE network **** in North Carolina," said Cristy Swink, AT&T's Vice President/General Manager for Mobility and Consumer Sales in the Mid-Atlantic. "Network coverage and quality are the top reasons customers choose our best-in-class network. We continue to invest and upgrade aggressively. From 2011 through 2013, AT&T has invested more than $1.6 billion in its wireless and wireline networks in North Carolina. And we continue to make investments to deliver a great overall mobile experience for our customers."

*AT&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.

** Rankings based on RootMetrics North Carolina RootScore Report: covering July-December 2013 for network performance test results of 4 mobile networks as an average across all available network types. The RootMetrics award is not an endorsement of AT&T. Visit www.rootmetrics.com for details.

***4G LTE availability in select markets. Learn more at att.com/network.

**** Claim based on analysis of independent third party data regarding nationwide carriers' 4G LTE. LTE is a trademark of ETSI.

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