Fixed Wireless Internet
AT&T® launched the Fixed Wireless Internet in May this year being part of their FCC Connect America Fund commitment. AT&T® offers Fixed Wireless Internet to both residents and businesses residing in “rural and underserved” locations in the US. The cheap internet facility is now being expanded by AT&T® to rural as well as underserved areas in over 40 counties in the state of Georgia. In fact, the areas in Georgia, which can now access Fixed Wireless Internet from AT&T® includes Appling, Burke, Chattahoochee, Dodge, Evans, Jefferson, Lowndes, etc.
“In today’s economy, access to high-speed internet is an integral part of both our infrastructure foundation and our job growth,” said Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia. “Ensuring our current and future workforce are equipped with the skills necessary to succeed has been a top priority of mine since taking office. To that end, I’ve invested more than $100 million towards ensuring students across the state have access to high speed internet.”
Closing Connectivity Gap
“These efforts are further enhanced through strong private sector partnerships, and I’m grateful for this latest AT&T® initiative,” added the state Governor. “AT&T’s innovation and investment will help keep Georgia at the forefront of the technology sector, a critical component for us to continue to be the best state in the nation in which to do business.”
With the Fixed Wireless Internet connection, the subscribers of AT&T® can download and stream the videos, and browse the web in up to 10 Mbps speed. The internet connection without satellite is routed from a cellular tower to the antennae affixed to the subscribers’ homes or business premises. AT&T® also plans to expand Fixed Wireless Internet in more than 400,000 areas nationwide by the end of 2017, and more than 1.1 million areas by 2020. In Georgia alone, the Telco plans to cover more than 26,000 areas by year-end and more than 67,000 areas by 2020 across the state.
“The more than 19,000 men and women who work for AT&T® and call Georgia home, are proud to work with our local, state and federal leadership to provide the connectivity Georgia’s residents and businesses demand,” said Bill Leahy, AT&T® President of Georgia and Southeast Region. “Through this innovative service, we are helping close the connectivity gap in Georgia.”
