Cape & Islands News

The area affected by the new cell tower is highlighted above.AT&T (formerly Cingular) has announced a planned investment of more than $71 million in the state's wireless network in 2007. This will bring the company's three-year investment in the state's wireless network to more than $420 million.

A new Chatham site will expand wireless coverage along Routes 137 and 28.  On the south shore, a new site will expand coverage in the southern part of Hull. In Milton, a new AT&T cell site will enhance coverage along Route 28 and the busy commuter routes surrounding the Blue Hills area.

This year's planned investment includes the addition of 12 new GSM cellsites and 171 next-generation high speed 3G network cell sites throughout the state. This year, AT&T has also expanded its blazing-fast 3G network in the Boston area, along the north shore and in the New Bedford area, with the addition of 65 new 3G cell sites.

The company's 2006 network investment also brought a significant enhancement to wireless coverage on the Cape, particularly along Routes 6 and 6A and in the towns of Barnstable, Dennis and Brewster, as well as on Martha's Vineyard in West Tisbury.