AT&T, which claims to have the fastest and most reliable LTE service, is planning to expand its coverage to 50 more parts of the USA by the end of the year. This is expected to boost access from 225M people at present to 270M by the end of 2013.

The new areas are:

  1. Fairbanks, AK
  2. Dothan, AL
  3. Selma, AL
  4. Redding, CA
  5. Durango, CO
  6. Pueblo, CO
  7. Tifton, GA
  8. Waycross, GA
  9. Kauai, HI
  10. The Big Island, HI
  11. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  12. Twin Falls, ID
  13. Lewiston, ID-WA
  14. Decatur, IL
  15. Kankakee-Bradley, IL
  16. Peoria, IL
  17. Paducah, KY-IL
  18. Alexandria, LA
  19. Lake Charles, LA
  20. Lewiston-Auburn, ME
  21. Battle Creek, MI
  22. Jackson, MI
  23. Joplin, MO
  24. Poplar Bluff, MO
  25. Rolla, MO
  26. Brookhaven, MS
  27. McComb, MS
  28. Natchez, MS-LA
  29. Kalispell, MT
  30. Greenville, NC
  31. Jacksonville, NC
  32. Fargo, ND-MN
  33. Elmira, NY
  34. Utica-Rome, NY
  35. Portsmouth, OH
  36. Sandusky, OH
  37. East Stroudsburg, PA
  38. Pottsville, PA
  39. Abilene, TX
  40. Amarillo, TX
  41. Longview, TX
  42. Marshall, TX
  43. San Angelo, TX
  44. Tyler, TX
  45. Port Angeles, WA
  46. Appleton, WI
  47. Fond du Lac, WI
  48. Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
  49. Gillette, WY
  50. Sheridan, WY

Over the past five years, AT&T invested nearly $98 billion into operations, and claims to have invested more into the U.S. economy than any other corporation, getting top-ranking in the Progressive Policy Institute’s list of U.S. Investment Heroes.