Cellular companies add towers

Jackson-based cellular company is the latest to unveil new transmission sites as cellular providers continue to blanket the state with coverage.

Cellular South said it added 10 cell sites throughout Hinds, Rankin, Leake, Scott and Madison counties as part of 200 new sites it plans for the state this year. The company said it has invested more than $400 million in its network since 1999.

Money spent on new cell sites adds up to better coverage for subscribers and a stronger lure for prospective customers.

Competitor Cingular Wireless said as of August it had put up 38 of 160 new cell sites it plans for Mississippi this year.

These new sites are part of a $90 million network investment statewide, and will improve coverage in Tupelo, Oxford, Columbus, Jackson, Meridian, Hattiesburg, Laurel, Natchez, Brookhaven, McComb, Gulfport and Biloxi, said Joe Larussa, vice president and general manager for the company’s southeast region.

Verizon Wireless, which this year entered the metro-Jackson market after several years on the Gulf Coast, continues to expand as do the Sprint Nextel systems.

Kristin Wallace, spokeswoman for Sprint Nextel, said a combined six new sites will be in by year’s end and new antennas are being added to existing sites on both the Sprint and Nextel networks. That will increase call capacity, she said.

Source- http://www.clarionledger.com

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