DALLAS (dpa-AFX) - Telecom giant AT&T Corp. (T) Thursday said it has invested more than $1.2 billion in its best-in-class wireless and wired networks in Tennessee between 2012 and 2014. These investments extended access to high-speed Internet and drove a wide range of upgrades to reliability, coverage, speed and performance for residents and business customers.
In 2014, AT&T completed more than 700 wireless network upgrades that expanded and enhanced wireless high-speed Internet accessibility across Tennessee.
The upgrades, which are part of AT&T's Project Velocity IP or VIP, include activation of new cell sites, adding capacity, and upgrading cell sites to provide high-speed 4G LTE wireless internet access. VIP is an investment plan focused on network enhancement and expansion.
Separately, the company said that during the same period, it invested more than $400 million in its best-in-class wireless and wired networks in Nashville, as part of the VIP project.
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