Continuing its efforts to close the digital divide and connect people wherever they live and work, the effort done by AT&T in recent years has expanded access to AT&T Fiber to more than 500,000 customer locations in communities across the state as of the end of 2022.
“Ensuring that more and more Louisianans have access to reliable internet service is critical for everyone, especially when it comes to education, healthcare, jobs, small businesses and so much more,” said Gov. John Bel Edwards. “I applaud AT&T and the private sector for expanding their services and for working with us at the state level to provide unserved communities with internet service that is faster and more widely available.”
“There’s never more thrilling a time than when we’re able to introduce ultra-fast, reliable and secure internet connectivity to new homes and businesses that need it the most,” said Erin Scarborough, Senior Vice President of Broadband Strategy and Initiatives at AT&T. “Our investments are helping improve internet access in the Louisiana area by ensuring customers get the most out of their internet, whether they are at home, at work or on their mobile devices.”
Today, customers have access to AT&T Fiber in many cities and towns across the state, including: Abbeville, Abita Springs, Alexandria, Baker, Baton Rouge, Bogalusa, Bossier City, Brusly, Carencro, Covington, Denham Springs, Estelle, Gretna, Hammond, Houghton, Houma, Kenner, LaPlace, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Mandeville, Marrero, Metairie, Monroe, Morgan City, New Iberia, New Orleans, Opelousas, Ponchatoula, Ruston, Shreveport, Slidell, Stonewall, Sulphur, Terrytown, Thibodaux, Walker, West Monroe, Youngsville, Zachary, and many other parts of Louisiana.
More than 3,200 AT&T employees call Louisiana home, and in 2022 alone, our teams expanded access to AT&T Fiber to nearly 125,000 customer locations in the state.
“For years, the private sector has expanded broadband across the state, and this continuing work by AT&T and others is vital for the strength of our communities and for the economy across Louisiana,” said Sharon Weston Broome – Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish. “As we work to identify new communities where service needs to be deployed, it is incredibly helpful knowing that there are private sector entities with experience and expertise extending critical, modern infrastructure quickly across the state.”
AT&T is committed to connecting more Americans to reliable, high-speed broadband internet in several ways, including expanding and upgrading our network and participating in the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The ACP provides eligible households with a benefit of up to $30 a month (up to $75 on qualifying Tribal lands) to reduce the cost of broadband service and can be applied to AT&T Fiber or Access from AT&T, offering internet speeds of up to 100Mbps, where available, for $0. After confirming ACP eligibility, those who qualify can go to att.com/getacp or call us at 8.66.986.0963 to sign up for service. Have your ACP application ID handy.
“We are committed to the state of Louisiana and are continually working to help close the digital divide by expanding our fiber footprint and enhancing our wireless network, delivering ultra-fast internet that keeps residents and businesses connected,” said David Aubrey, president, AT&T Louisiana. “We are committed to investing in the modern, high-speed network infrastructure necessary in today’s economy, and we are also committed to supporting consumers to help remove connectivity obstacles for income-eligible homes.”
AT&T Fiber, now delivering speeds of up to 5-Gigs, is truly internet that upgrades everything. Offering consumers consistently fast speeds1 paired with network reliability, AT&T Fiber supports the powerfully interconnected home, work and family life. Our straightforward pricing eliminates annual contracts, data caps, equipment fees and price increases at 12 months, for all new customers. Plus, AT&T ActiveArmor SM internet security and our next-gen Wi-Fi are included at no additional cost.
For more information and to check availability for all speed tiers of AT&T Fiber from 300 Mbps up to 5-Gigs2, visit att.com/getfiber. For additional details regarding our Access from AT&T program, please check out att.com/internet/access.
Source: https://about.att.com/story/2023/louisiana-fiber-access.html