IP: AT&T Wireless owns up: We drop calls

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:48:25 -0400
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Subject: AT&T Wireless owns up: We drop calls

AT&T Wireless owns up: We drop calls

By Ben Charny
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 29, 2002, 3:55 PM PT

AT&T Wireless executives made a rare admission Monday: A portion of
the carrier's wireless telephone network not only drops calls, but
drops them at a rate below the quality standards the company sets for
itself.

AT&T Wireless Vice President Greg Slemons said the dropped-call rates
during peak hours--right after 5 p.m., for example--were below
acceptable levels in New York and in one other market, which the
company declined to name. He said AT&T Wireless missed its goal of
completing 99 percent of calls in the two cities by less than one
percentage point.

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http://news.com.com/2100-1033-947069.html


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