What’s new: In Georgia, we invested more than $16.9 billion in our network infrastructure from 2020 to 2024 to connect more people to greater possibility.

Why it matters: Every American deserves access to fast, reliable connectivity – whether it’s an important call to a family member or friend, the internet that powers work or online learning, or the connection that first responders rely on. It’s this connectivity that’s fueling economic growth and supporting job creation in Georgia and across America.

Our mission: We’re investing in Georgia and across the country not only to boost network reliability and capacity, but also to further expand our fiber footprint to help bridge the digital divide.

“As we work with our private sector partners to create opportunity for hardworking Georgians across our state, it has never been more important that our communities have access to reliable internet,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “We are grateful for the historic investments AT&T has made over the years in Georgia to ensure that our growing workforce, businesses, and communities can all prosper in both today’s economy and that of tomorrow.”

“AT&T has been connecting Georgia communities for 146 years. We are proud to invest in the modern communications infrastructure that keeps Georgians connected today and, in the future,” said Riley Blount, President, AT&T Georgia. “We remain committed to expanding our fiber and 5G networks to help foster economic growth, keep our communities safe, support workforce development opportunities and enhance the quality of life for Georgians.”

How we’re making it happen in Georgia: Committed to expanding connectivity, our investment focuses on all facets of the network — including fiber, 5G and FirstNet,^® Built with AT&T.

• Expanding Access to Fiber: To help meet the demands for reliable, high-speed connections today – and in the future – we’re investing in our fiber network.

• With more than 7.1 million strand miles of fiber in Georgia, AT&T Fiber^®  is now available to more than 1.8 million homes and small businesses in more than 150 communities including Albany, Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Bainbridge, Columbus, Doraville, East Point, Forest Park, Gainesville, Griffin, LaGrange, Macon, Monroe, Ringgold, Riverdale, Rome, Savannah, Thomasville and Valdosta.

• With nearly 91 million fiber strand miles in 21 states, AT&T Fiber^®  now passes nearly 29 million consumer and business locations.

• Building Networks for the Next Century: To reach our goal and better serve our customers with faster, more reliable services, we’re actively investing to modernize our networks that will power us for the next century, not the last one. We’re working to exit our legacy copper network operations across the large majority of our wireline footprint by the end of 2029. Throughout this transition, no customer will lose voice or 911 services. We developed products like AT&T Phone-Advanced, a digital phone service that uses our reliable wireless network and any broadband connection, as a reliable alternative to plain old telephone service (POTS).

• Today, AT&T Phone-Advanced is available in over 100 markets across 21 states, including Georgia, and we will continue to expand to other markets and states across the country.

• Unlocking the Power of 5G: From rural communities to urban areas, our overall wireless voice and data network covers more than 99% of all Americans, including Georgia. Our 5G network using low-band spectrum reaches more than 310 million people in more than 26,100 cities and towns in the U.S.

• We’re working with businesses from manufacturing to healthcare to create new innovations and increase efficiencies with AT&T 5G.

• We’re ramping up performance in high traffic areas, like airports, stadiums and venues, including Mercedes-Benz Stadium, State Farm Arena and Truist Park.

• And we’re also working with AST SpaceMobile to one day offer voice, data, text and video services in remote, off-grid locations.

• We also launched AT&T Internet Air, our fixed wireless home internet service delivered over our 5G network, an all-in-one device that powers strong Wi-Fi coverage in your home.

• Unprecedented Connectivity for First Responders: As public safety’s partner, we are bringing better connectivity to public safety when — and where — they need it. Now with more than 2.99M square miles of coverage, FirstNet has the largest network footprint in the country, covering more first responders than competing commercial networks. As part of our 10-year, $8B+ investment initiative with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to transform public safety’s communications, we’ve completed the buildout of 1,000 new FirstNet sites across the country providing first responders with dedicated connectivity on public safety’s Band 14 spectrum. And we’re continuing to expand FirstNet with purpose-built FirstNet sites— based on public safety’s direct feedback and network considerations.

• In Georgia, we’re connecting public safety agencies and organizations in more than 630 localities across the state.

• We’ve rolled out Band 14 on nearly 2,250 sites across Georgia to provide public safety with truly dedicated coverage and capacity.