Cingular Meets Memphis's Need for Speed With New Wireless Broadband Network.

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Mobile Network Transforms City into Wireless 'Hot Spot'

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents and visitors to the greater Memphis area will no longer need to rely on wired connections for broadband access to information as Cingular transforms the city into a wireless speedway.

Cingular today begins offering its 3G mobile wireless broadband service throughout Memphis. Nearly the entire Memphis area -- south to Nesbit and Cockrum, west to West Memphis, north past Rosemark and Gallaway, and east to Piperton -- is now a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Cingular 3G not only offers advanced wireless services, such as viewing video clips, it also enhances existing services by making them run faster. Customers can now download a game or ringtone, or access e-mail, in a fraction of the time it used to take. Additionally, Cingular customers using a 3G handset can access all the company's data services whenever they're connected to the Cingular network.

"In today's fast-paced society, people are always on the go and have the need for quick access to information," said Jim Thorpe, vice president and general manager for Cingular's Tennessee/Kentucky market. "Our 3G service gives them the ability to watch Grizzlies highlights on their phones while waiting to hear some blues on Beale Street, or to quickly download a presentation as they enter a meeting. We're providing customers with an 'invisible wire' that...

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