AT&T plans to spend more in 2010 on wireline and...
AT&T plans to spend more in 2010 on wireline and wireless networks in Illinois, including building more than 80 new cell sites and upgrading nearly 300 existing cell sites statewide to 3G, the company said Tuesday. The state’s recent update…
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of its telecom law “made Illinois an attractive place for AT&T to invest in broadband, wireless and emerging technologies,” said Paul La Schiazza, president of AT&T Illinois. AT&T’s wireless strategy in Illinois is part of an $18 to $19 billion outlay the company plans nationally in 2010 on wireline and wireless, “assuming the regulatory environment remains favorable,” it said. The buildout and upgrade plans for Illinois are specific to that state, a spokeswoman said. “Clearly, states with modern telecom regulatory policies are best positioned to win additional private sector investment. Illinois had a unique, outdated regulatory environment while neighboring states had passed modernization laws years earlier,” she told us by e-mail. “Illinois needed to catch up and it did in 2010. Today’s announcement simply confirms that when Gov. Dan Quinn signed the new policy into law, Illinois could boast a strong, modern telecom policy to help keep and create jobs in the state while attracting more private sector investment in broadband and wireless.”