AT&T Expands Access to Gigabit Speeds to more Businesses in 20 North Carolina Markets

1 Gigabit per Second Internet speeds are now available through AT&T Business Fiber

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Jun 29, 2016, 09:15 ET

RALEIGH, N.C., June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T¹ is bringing gigabit internet speeds to even more businesses in 20 North 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:

• Apex	• Davidson	• Knightdale
• Asheville	• Garner	• Morrisville
• Burlington	• Greensboro	• Pineville
• Cary	• High Point	• Raleigh
• Chapel Hill	• Hendersonville	• Wilmington
• Charlotte	• Huntersville	• Winston-Salem
• Clemmons	• Jamestown

"For years, we have offered business customers gigabit connections, but through AT&T Business Fiber, we are speeding deployment of these high-speed connections to our business customers, offering fast and reliable network solutions to stay connected and competitive," said Venessa Harrison, president of AT&T North Carolina. "As a result of the pro-investment business climate created by North Carolina's leaders, we are investing heavily in our fiber-optics infrastructure, deploying increased speeds to both business and residential consumers across the state."

With internet speeds up to 1Gbps businesses can:

Download 8,000 word processing documents in 1 second.
Download a 2-hour high definition video in 36 seconds.
Backup/restore 1 terabyte hard drive in 2.5 hours.

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 North Carolina

AT&T invested more than $1.65 billion in our North Carolina wireless and wireline networks from 2013 through 2015.

Economic development leaders across the state reacted positively:

"Investment in the region's technology infrastructure is critical to keeping our mountain communities competitive and attracting the jobs that will deliver sustainable and environmentally responsible growth. The availability of fiber optic services and networks helps ensure that the greater Asheville area competes on a level playing field with North Carolina's large metro areas, as well as other cities throughout the country." -- Kit Cramer, President & CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
"For businesses seeking to compete and win in today's digital marketplace, speed is vital. The communications capabilities delivered by fiber optic networks assure that local entrepreneurs and businesses can provide the 21^st Century jobs our communities need to thrive." -- Stan Kelly, President & COE of the Piedmont Triad Partnership
"NCNGN welcomes AT&T's investment in business fiber as the next step in meeting the needs of the Triangle region of North Carolina. As was originally conceived in the NCNGN initiative, AT&T's business fiber project will help provide the advanced-technology tools and capabilities needed in today's online, digital economy. Our future, as a region and as a state, depends on residents and businesses having access to world-class information infrastructure and technology." -- Dennis Newman, Program Director of the North Carolina Next Generation Network project
"AT&T's investment in gigabit Internet highlights the kind of vision and innovation Greater Wilmington relies on to keep its competitive edge sharp well into the next generation. High-speed, high-quality telecommunications capacity ranks high on the list of factors success-minded companies consider when expanding or relocating their operations." -- Scott Satterfield, CEO of Wilmington Business Development

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 23,700 of those in North Carolina. We currently have around 560 multi-tenant office buildings that are live with AT&T Business Fiber in North 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.
² Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T Business Fiber. Acceptance of AT&T High Speed Internet Terms of Service at att.com/internet-terms is required. Internet speed claims represent maximum network Service Capability speeds. Actual customer speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. Actual speeds vary based on factors including site traffic, content provider server capacity, internal network management factors, device capabilities and use of other services.
³U-verse® Voice, including 911 dialing, will not function during a power outage without battery backup power, during a network outage, with relocation of the U-verse Gateway, with delays that may occur in making a registered location available through the ALI Database or with disconnection of service due to billing issues. Refer to U-verse Voice Terms of Service at http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=6622 for more information on 911 and alarm systems. Acceptance of U-verse® Voice Terms of Service and 911 Acknowledgement required. AT&T U-verse® Voicemail may not be fully compatible with all AT&T wireless voice mail systems. Some call information may be blocked or otherwise not displayed, including information for some calls originating outside of AT&T's network and calls carried over facilities that do not transmit Caller ID information. U-verse Voice requires a U-verse High Speed internet connection and acceptance of U-verse High Speed Internet Terms of Service at http://www.att.com/internet-terms.

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.

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