Hudson Hub Times article about the April 20, 2012 activation of AT&T's 4G LTE wireless network in Akron and Canton, Ohio

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by HOllY SCHOENSTEIN I REPORTER economy, high-tech invest-
Stow - AT&T's custom- son Nordonia, Northfield, ment like this assures that
ers in the Greater 'Akron Ma~edonia, Twinsburg, local entrepreneurs can
Streetsboro and
and Canton area, includ- will have access to Aurora,
the new
provide the jobs our fami-
ing Stow, were the first in network by early summer, lies need to thrive," LaRose
Ohio to have access to an the rest of the country by said in the release.
upgraded wireless network the end of 2013,said AT&T "One of the reasons I
that the company says re- spokeswoman Holly Hol- sponsored Senate Bill 271,
sults in much faster re- lingsworth. which is currently in the
sponse times when using Ohio House, is to create
The technology is up to a regulatory environment
mobile gadgets. 10 times faster than the
Company representatives company's 3G network. Ac- that encourages invest-
made the announcement ments like this, assuring our
cess to the-new network re- state attracts thejobs Ohio-
during an event April 20, quires 4G LTE devices and
the day all of its customers data plans. ans need," he said. "This in-
had access to the new net- vestment in fast mobile In-
"This is where the future ternet capability is exactly
work, at its store on Kent _ is going," said AT&T Ohio
Road. what we need in order to
state president Tom Pelto. allow businesses and con-
"We continue to see de- He said the faster speeds
mand for mobile Internet will result in more efficien- sumers to remain compet-
skyrocket, and our 4G LTE cy,which will be helpful for itive, and I would. like to
network in Akron and Can- businesses. thank AT&T for their posi-
ton responds to what cus- tive investment in our com-
According to company of- munity."
tomers want from their mo- ficials, users should experi-
bile experience - more, ence faster response times Roegner said she was "re-
faster, on the best devices," when streaming videos, ally excited" about the an-
said Larry Evans, vice pres- downloading and upload- nouncement as it will give a
ident and general manag- ing and playing games. tremendous boost to exist-
er for AT&T Ohio and west- ing and future businesses,
The new technology won't "I'm proud to say that
ern Pennsylvania, in a press make a differencewhile cus-
release. "Akron and Can- tomers are talking on mo- the Akron/Canton area is
ton customers now have bile phones. among the first in Ohio to
our fastest available speeds State Sen. Frank LaRose receive this cutting-edge
with 4G LTE." and District 42 State Rep. technology," she said. "This
The upgraded network Kristina Roegner were pres- announcement puts our
reaches north to Stow, east ent during the announce- area in a better position to
to Ravenna, south to Can- ment. compete for good-paying
ton and west to Fairlawn. "It's important .for the jobs, and it willimprove the
Cuyahoga Falls, Tallmadge, people of our community state's business climate as
-Kent and Ravenna are in- to have access to the latest awhole." .
eluded.' communications technolo- Email: hschoenstein@recordpub.com
Cleveland customers, gy.In an information-driven Phone: 330-686-3917
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Market St. in Akron, from 7:30to Route 8 north will be closed for
9:30a.m. The suggested contri- 45 days for embankment work,
bution is $100 per person, with according to the Ohio Department
a $575 maximum contribution of Transportation. The detour is
Breakfast supports per person and $3,450 maximum Howe Avenue to Main Street to
judge candidate contribution per entity. No corpo- Newberry Street to Broad Bou-
AtIorn!!Ys David ~ and rate checks will be accepted. levard. This work is part of a
. - $200,000 project to make bin