AT&T invested $425 Million in MN (2009-2011) – But how does that compare to other states?

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According to a recent press release..

AT&T* invested nearly $425 million in its Minnesota wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company’s mobile broadband coverage and overall performance of its networks.

During 2011, AT&T made nearly 850 wireless network upgrades in four key categories in Minnesota. These enhancements include:

— Activating approximately 20 new cell sites or towers to improve network coverage.
— Deploying faster fiber-optic connections to nearly 225 cell sites. Combined with HSPA+ technology, these deployments enable 4G speeds**.
— Adding capacity or an extra layer of frequency to cell sites – like adding lanes to a highway – with the addition of nearly 325 of these layers, or “carriers”.
— Upgrading more than 275 cell sites to provide fast mobile broadband speeds.

Sounds good – but the middle schooler inside of me had to ask – what did the other guys get? The press releases have been trickling out for the last couple of weeks. I suspect the list isn’t finished but here’s a list of how Minnesota ranks with the pack so far. You can link through to an article of press release on the other states to get details on their improvements:

AT&T Invested around…

  1. $6.3 Billion in Texas
  2. $3.5 Billion in Illinois
  3. $2.8 Billion in Florida
  4. $2.3 Billion in Missouri
  5. $1.8 Billion in North Carolina
  6. $1.5 Billion in Washington State
  7. $1.4 Billion in Ohio
  8. $1.3 Billion in Alabama
  9. $1 Billion in Indiana
  10. $1 billion in its Wisconsin
  11. $950 Million is South Carolina
  12. $925 Million in Pennsylvania
  13. $750 Million in Virginia
  14. $650 Million in Alaska
  15. $625 Million in Maryland
  16. $600 Million in Kansas
  17. $500 Million in Arkansas
  18. $500 Million in Arizona
  19. **$425 Million in Minnesota
  20. $400 Million in Sacramento
  21. $275 Million is Puerto Rico
  22. $140 Million in Utah
  23. $125 Million in Iowa
  24. $120 Million in West Virginia
  25. $110 in New Mexico
  26. $50 million in Vermont
  27. $30 Million in North Dakota
  28. $13 million in US Virgin Islands
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Librarian who follows rural broadband in MN and good uses of new technology (blandinonbroadband.org), hosts a radio show on MN music (mostlyminnesota.com), supports people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota (elimstrongtowershelters.org) and helps with social justice issues through Women’s March MN.

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