Part of the 2008 investment plan calls for more than 50 new cell sites in upstate. Locally, AT&T said it plans to double the size of its high speed mobile broadband footprint in the Syracuse area. AT&T's 3G wireless network currently brings mobile broadband capability to customers in Clay, Cicero, East Syracuse, Fayetteville, Liverpool, Manlius, Minoa, North Syracuse, Solvay and Syracuse in Onondaga County. Later this fall, AT&T will bring its 3G network to additional cities and towns in Onondaga County, and expand to parts of Oswego County as well.

"AT&T's wireless network in Syracuse is better than ever. We aren't the same AT&T that you might have known years ago. Our planned network investment this year underscores our dedication to consumers and businesses in upstate New York," said Jay Summerson, vice president, External Affairs for AT&T in New York.

The wireless network speed lets customers download a 5 MB file in 25 seconds, a three minute song (about 3MB) in 15 seconds and a ringtone that might take one minute and 45 seconds over slower mobile technologies -- only takes an average of 25 seconds on AT&T's 3G network, the company noted in a release.

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"We are committed in providing a first-class network experience for our customers each time they make a call, send a text message or read an e-mail on a AT&T wireless device," said J. Michael Schweder, president of AT&T Pennsylvania. "This year AT&T plans on spending more than $60 million across the state to enhance coverage, capacity and grow the 3G network. Since 2005, AT&T's planned spending has exceeded $550 million in the state."

"AT&T continues to lead by example with this significant investment in Lancaster County," said Kelly Lewis, president and CEO of the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania. "Lancaster businesses are deploying some of the most advanced technology in many industries including agriculture, manufacturing, and defense technologies, and AT&T's 3G technology will greatly enhance and grow these capabilities."

AT&T said its 3G network provides the simultaneous delivery of voice and data. With a compatible 3G device, consumers connect to razor-sharp clips through CV, an on-demand streaming video service, and can download games, pictures and music, entertainment, news and weather through MEdia Net, the company's mobile Internet portal.

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"AT&T is committed to delivering a superior network experience every time our customers make a call, send a text message or read an e-mail on their AT&T wireless device," said Jay Summerson, vice president, AT&T External Affairs for New York. "In 2008, AT&T plans to spend more than $200 million to enhance, expand coverage and capacity and grow the 3G network. Since 2005, AT&T's planned investment in the state has exceeded more than $1 billion." With the addition of 3G technology to over 100 cell sites, AT&T said its wireless data network is available in Babylon, Huntington, Islip, Smithtown, Brookhaven, Riverhead, East Hampton, South Hampton and Southold. The network upgrade also gives students, faculty and visitors to Stony Brook University, Suffolk County Community College, Polytechnic University, and Southampton College of Long Island University fast and dependable wireless access to entertainment, news, e-mail and the Internet.

The 3G network was also been updated along the Long Island Expressway, Northern State Parkway, Southern State Parkway, Sunrise Highway, Sagtikos/Sunken Meadow Parkway and Routes 25 & 25A and along the Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma and Montauk branches of the Long Island Railroad.

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AT&T Navigator also alerts users through voice and on-screen prompts to traffic slowdowns and incidents along their programmed travel route, and it provides customers with the option to choose an alternative route.

The new phone claims to feature BlackBerry e-mail and messaging capabilities, including RIM's SureType QWERTY keyboard system. The smartphone features a display that supports more than 65,000 colors and automatically adjusts brightness based on surrounding light levels.

Michael Woodward, vice president of business voice/data and wireless products for AT&T's wireless unit, said: "Beyond the BlackBerry Pearl 8110's powerful e-mail and messaging capabilities, which keep users on track with important information while mobile, its new built-in GPS capabilities will keep customers literally on track when they are getting from Point A to Point B."

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