AT&T has announced that it will have completed a country wide
rollout of its HSUPA 3G service by the end of June. We're guessing
that a little voice from Cupertino might have been hurrying AT&T
along. You know, just like AT&T boosted EDGE speeds last year on
the iPhone's launch day. Just saying.

The network offers theoretical speeds of 1.4 Mbps down and 800Kbps up,
which AT&T claims "will be as speedy as logging onto the high
speed Internet service that many consumers enjoy at home."

We're not sure exactly who those poor customers are, or how they could
possibly '"enjoy" speeds like that, but if AT&T keeps
spending at the $5 billion-a-year rate it is now, we should expect to
get a real mobile internet just in time for the iPhone 3.

SAN ANTONIO, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- By the end of June,
connecting to AT&T's 3G mobile broadband service will be as
speedy as logging onto the high speed Internet service that many
consumers enjoy at home.

AT&T Inc. NYSE: T today announced that, in the next month, the
company will deploy High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)
technology in the six remaining markets across AT&T's entire 3G
(third-generation) wireless broadband network. When done, AT&T
will have completed its deployment of HSUPA technology, which
complements existing HSDPA technology (High Speed Downlink Packet
Access), making AT&T the only U.S. carrier to have fully deployed
HSPA technology in its 3G network.

Today the superfast AT&T 3G network is available in more than 275
markets. By year-end, the AT&T 3G network will be available in
nearly 350 markets.

With the new addition of HSUPA technology, AT&T 3G users can enjoy
uplink speeds between 500 and 800 Kbps. The technology is available in
all but the few remaining AT&T 3G markets and will be included in
all future deployments. The new upload speeds complement AT&T's
3G download capabilities, which currently offer up to 1.4 Mbps across
all markets for customers who have capable devices, such as AT&T's
LaptopConnect wireless modems.

"The ability to quickly upload large files from a laptop is no
longer a luxury -- it's a necessity," said Kris Rinne, senior
vice president of Architecture and Planning for AT&T's wireless
operations. "By fully deploying HSUPA across our 3G footprint,
we not only meet the current needs of our customers but also lay the
path for our continued evolution to even faster wireless broadband
capabilities."

Between 2005 and 2008, AT&T will have invested more than $20
billion in network improvements and upgrades -- an average of $5
billion a year. AT&T recently turned down its older TDMA network,
and that will allow the company to reuse valuable 850 MHz spectrum to
expand and enhance 3G markets.

The company's HSPA network is the best-positioned among American
carriers to grow in line with customer demand, evolving to HSPA+ and
providing next-generation speeds without costly investments. AT&T
plans to adopt LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology to reach even
higher speeds in the long term.

AT&T has the largest digital voice and data network in the U.S. In
addition, only AT&T can offer 3G roaming in 60 countries,
including Japan and South Korea, and voice calling in more than 200
countries.

Equally as important as the network is the device through which a
customer experiences it. AT&T's handset portfolio in
company-owned stores is more than 75 percent 3G-capable -- and will
be even more enticing with the addition of more 3G-enabled
smartphones in the summer and fall of 2008. Additionally, AT&T
also has the most compelling set of 3G services, such as AT&T
Video Share(SM), which allows users to share live video over wireless
phones while on a voice call.

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