AT&T Launches Rural Satellite Service

AT&T has announced the availability of its new satellite-based broadband Internet access service, delivering a new service option to millions of rural homes and businesses where DSL and cable services are not offered.


The new service, called AT&T High Speed Internet Access, powered by WildBlue, is available to customers in many rural and remote areas across the company's traditional 13-state local residential service area, including parts of the Franklin County area.




The new offering furthers AT&T's goal to expand the reach of broadband Internet access and the services it enables to 100 percent of homes and businesses in its local service territory.



"Broadband access to the Internet is no longer a luxury, it is a vital need for most households and businesses today," said Jim Callaway, senior executive vice president, AT&T Business Development.



"Satellite technology provides a viable broadband option for areas that cannot be effectively served by DSL or cable, enabling AT&T to offer services in areas that have had few or no options previously," he said. "Our efforts to expand the reach of broadband will enable many of our rural customers to take full advantage of online business, educational and communications tools for the very first time."



AT&T is already the nation's largest provider of DSL broadband, with 7.4 million DSL lines in service and DSL service options available to nearly four out of five customer locations within the company's 13-state area.


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