AT&T BRINGS ‘BLAZING-FAST’ INTERNET ACCESS AND ADVANCED FIBER-BASED SERVICES TO 3,000-PLUS MICHIGAN BUSINESSES

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For more information, contact:Teresa Mask

AT&T Michigan(248) [email protected]

AT&T BRINGS BLAZING-FAST INTERNET ACCESS AND ADVANCED FIBER-BASED SERVICES TO 3,000-PLUS MICHIGAN BUSINESSES

Under Project VIP, AT&T has lit up more than 100 multi-tenant off ice bui lding sacross th e state, helping takethe speed of business to n ext level

LANSING, MICH.- OCT.14, 2013 AT&T is lighting up businesses at an impressive pace thesedays. So far, service crews have installed fiber to an additional 117 multi-tenant buildings acrossMichigan, making fiber-based broadband services available to more than 3,000 business customerlocations.

The effort is part of AT&Ts Project Velocity IP (VIP), a three-year investment plan to expand andenhance the companys wireless and wireline IP broadband networks, including deploying its fibernetwork to an additional 1 million business customer locations in its wireline service area by year-end2015.

Under the fiber to the building program, Michigan businesses in these AT&T Fiber Ready Buildingshave access to an expanded array of security, network and cloud-based services, all of which ride onthe fiber network. Specifically, companies in these buildings can more quickly and seamlessly performsuch tasks as:

Uploading and downloading large data files and images;

Sharing large files with employees or customers in other locations;

Uploading edits to company websites;

Backing up data remotely in the cloud at one or multiple locations; and

Videoconferencing with suppliers, business partners and customers.

The services are especially beneficial to businesses that regularly handle huge files such as medicalimages, illustrations, videos, engineering designs, and large presentation decks.

AT&T Fiber Ready buildings provide: Reliable and highly secure access to leading business technology solutions, including cloud,

virtual private network (VPN), and voice over IP (VoIP) services.

Options for adding equipment to enhance in-building wireless coverage and speeds.

High-speed internet access over Ethernet with upload and download speeds of up to 1 Gbps**.

Improved efficiency by converging voice and data over the same network.


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By offering faster upload and download speeds, generally available to only large businesses, AT&TFiber Ready buildings can take small and medium businesses to the next level, said Jim Murrary,president, AT&T Michigan. Fiber-based wired and wireless services bring the world to our businesscustomers, but, just as important, they also help bring these customers to the world.

The program also offers benefits to property owners and managers, including:

More appeal to potential tenants by providing access to the most advanced telecommunicationsservices.

Deployment of fiber-based electronic equipment that can serve multiple tenants, streamliningthe installation process and minimizing disruption.

For more information about AT&Ts fiber to the building program, please visit:www.att.com/fiberreadybuilding . A brief animated video overview of the program can be viewedhere.

Project VIP: Expanding Reach of Wireless and Wired BroadbandLast November, AT&T launched Project VIP, a three-year investment plan to expand and enhance itswireless and wireline IP broadband networks. As part of Project VIP, AT&T plans to increase thedensity of its wireless network by deploying more than 10,000 macro sites, more than 1,000 distributedantenna systems, and more than 40,000 small cells by year-end 2015. Through this initiative, thecompany plans to: Expand 4G LTE to cover more than 300 million people by year-end 2014, with plans to cover nearly

270 million people by the end of 2013 and be substantially complete with its build in summer 2014 Expand the AT&T wired IP network to approximately 57 million customer locations, covering

approximately 75 percent of customer locations in its wireline service area by year-end 2015 Through the fiber-to-the-building program, expand its fiber network to reach 1 million additional

business customer locations by year-end 2015

General InformationFor free business resources such as webinars, case studies, and best practices, visit the AT&T SmallBusiness Solutions website. Additionally, real-time information and updates can be found on the AT&TSmall Business Facebookpageand AT&T Small Business Twitterchannel.

Web Site Links: Related Media Kits:

AT&T NewsAT&T Fiber to the Buildings

AT&T Small Business Solutions

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AT&T Mobilizes the Cloud for Small BusinessesKeeping Up With the Speed of Business

* AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&Tbrand and not by AT&T Inc.** Certain services and speeds may not be available in all areas.
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