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At a news conference, attended by government representatives from local to federal level, AT&T Ohio President Tom Pelto said the facility will become the company ninth "mobility center," processing data delivered through its 3G network as well as the future 4G/LTE services. It will process text and data transmissions in Ohio and throughout the East Coast.
AT&T is investing $120m in the initial phase of the facility, which can accommodate future growth. The first phase is expected to come online in September.
A report in Crain's Cleveland Business quoted AT&T spokeswoman Sarah Briggs as saying the company decided to build the facility in Akron because of the state's recent passage of a Telecom Modernization Act. Signed by Strickland in June, the law loosened regulations of landline telecommunications in Ohio.
At a news conference, attended by government representatives from local to federal level, AT&T Ohio President Tom Pelto said the facility will become the company ninth "mobility center," processing data delivered through its 3G network as well as the future 4G/LTE services. It will process text and data transmissions in Ohio and throughout the East Coast.
AT&T is investing $120m in the initial phase of the facility, which can accommodate future growth. The first phase is expected to come online in September.
A report in Crain's Cleveland Business quoted AT&T spokeswoman Sarah Briggs as saying the company decided to build the facility in Akron because of the state's recent passage of a Telecom Modernization Act. Signed by Strickland in June, the law loosened regulations of landline telecommunications in Ohio.