FLINT – AT&T has announced an expansion of its third-generation mobile broadband wireless network across Genesee County, including greater Flint, Montrose, Clio, Burton, Grand Blanc and Linden.

With the addition of 3G technology to 34 cell sites enhancing this new service along I-75, I-475, I-69, US-23, Miller Road, Pierson Road, Saginaw Street and strengthened in public buildings like the Flint-Bishop International Airport.

AT&T�??s 3G network provides the simultaneous delivery of voice and data. With a compatible 3G device, consumers have access to on-demand streaming video service, and can quickly download games, pictures and the latest music, entertainment, news and weather.

�??Having access to 3G in more places means having incredible speed and reliability from your broadband wireless network in places you once thought weren�??t possible,�?� said Brian Ducharme, vice president and general manager for AT&T’s wireless operations in Michigan.

Over the last three years, the company has invested nearly $225 million on wireless network enhancements across Michigan, including in the areas of Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, as well as northern Michigan cities such as Cadillac, Ludington and Traverse City.

AT&T uses HSDPA/UMTS (High Speed Downlink Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telephone System) technology, which is based on the GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communications) standard, the most widely used wireless technology in the world. AT&T is aggressively rolling out its 3G wireless network across the United States. The network is now available in more than 275 leading U.S. markets, with plans to deliver 3G service to nearly 350 markets by the end of the year.

Customers who use a GSM phone, such as those offered by AT&T, can take their device with them when they travel abroad and benefit from worldwide access enabled by the GSM standard. AT&T subscribers have the ability to browse the Web and perform other data functions in more than 145 countries, and they can make a phone call in 200 countries and territories or on 75 cruise ships worldwide.

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