AT&T high-speed internet is now available for rural and underserved locations in parts of Monroe County.
 
Joined by State Senator John Kennedy, State Representatives Robert Dickey, Susan Holmes and Allen Peake, Monroe County Commission Chair Greg Tapley and other community leaders, AT&T announced that some residents in parts of Monroe County are included in the initial rural locations in Georgia to which AT&T is extending Fixed Wireless Internet as part of its FCC Connect America Fund commitment.
 
As a part of this commitment across 18 states, we plan to reach over 400,000 locations by the end of 2017, and over 1.1 million locations nationwide by 2020.
 
“This is a great day for rural Georgia,” said Monroe County Commission Chair Greg Tapley. “It is an honor to serve Monroe County, and I applaud AT&T for their work to enhance high-speed connectivity for our residents and small businesses in our Georgia communities.”
 
“I am thankful for the leadership of our elected officials who work to ensure a pro-consumer business environment and am delighted that rural residents of Monroe County are gaining access this innovative technology,” said Cheri Sparks, President and CEO of Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce.
 
“The more than 19,000 men and women who work for AT&T and call Georgia home, are proud to work with our local, state and federal leadership to provide the connectivity Georgia’s residents and businesses want and need,” said Terry Smith, AT&T Georgia Regional Director of External and Legislative Affairs. “Through this innovative service, we are helping close the remaining connectivity gap in Georgia.”

“We must continue to work to bring greater access to high-speed internet to rural Georgians, and today’s announcement is an important step in the right direction,” said State Senator John Kennedy. “It is important that we continue to cultivate an environment that is open to investment and innovative approaches from the private sector that can help close the remaining connectivity gap.”
 
AT&T plans to reach over 67,000 locations with this technology across Georgia by 2020, and this initial offering will help AT&T complete a significant portion of that build by the end of this year.