Cingular pumps up local network
Cingular Wireless announced today that it has added five new cell towers to serve its customers in the Piedmont.
The company, the largest wireless carrier in the country, is in the midst of a building boom geared to augment its network in North and South Carolina. Cingular plans to add more than 300 new cell sites - combinations of towers and transmitting equipment - between the two states by the end of the year.
The five new sites are:
* In High Point, to augment coverage along North College Drive, College Drive West, Montlieu Avenue and around High Point University.
* Southeast of Osceola in Guilford County. This tower will enhance coverage to the area between Turner Smith Road, High Rock Road and N.C. 61.
* Southeast of Greensboro, for coverage along U.S. 421, Liberty Road, Tabernacle Church Road, Forest Oaks Drive and Southeast School Road.
* In Alamance County, covering Swepsonville Saxapahaw Road, Swepsonville Road and Alfred Road.
* In Alamance County, covering Boone Road, Mine Creek Road, Brandy Lane and Hufflines Drive.
By the end of the year, Cingular Wireless hopes to spend more than $385 million on its network in the Carolinas as part of a nationwide, $6-billion expansion plan. The company, owned by AT&T and BellSouth, has 57.3 million customers.