Columbus gets ultra-fast 3G connections

September 6, 2006

Columbus residents are the first in Ohio to receive Cingular's super-charged wireless network capable of providing customers with high-speed access to information in a world that has gone mobile. Customers can use the 3G network to access Cingular BroadbandConnect, which is available to nearly 35 million people in 52 communities throughout the United States.

"Make no mistake about it: Wireless users want the speed and services they've come to expect from their wired connections. And today Cingular is delivering on its promises to provide both the speed and reliability to our Ohio customers," says Dori Marks, Vice President/General Manager for Ohio.

Cingular's 3G network is the first widely available service in the world to use HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology.

In addition to the BroadbandConnect service, 3G phones allow Cingular to provide Cingular Video. Cingular Video on-demand streaming video service offers a comprehensive library of mobile video content with personalized access to razor-sharp clips on Cingular 3G phones through Cingular's high- speed 3G wireless network. 3G phones like the LG CU 500 are now available in Columbus for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year service agreement.

In 2005, Cingular initially launched the BroadbandConnect service in Austin (TX.), Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland (OR.), Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA.), Seattle, Tacoma (Wash.) and Washington D.C.

"We're giving customers the ability to securely access information and applications at broadband speeds in the office, on the road or at home. With our 3G service, almost any spot in a city is a hot spot," said Marks. "BroadbandConnect complements our national high-speed EDGE data service, offering customers the flexibility and ubiquity required to be more productive as the world continues to go wireless."