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AT&T's LTE network blankets more than 200 million people

Ma Bell continues to push forward with 4G LTE expansion, adding another 11 markets to the list.

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AT&T keeps its foot on the gas, growing the LTE network to 239 markets. AT&T

AT&T announced on Wednesday that 11 new markets are seeing the faster data speeds from the carrier's 4G network. What's more, another seven markets are receiving expanded LTE coverage.

The new markets are: 

  • Dover, Del.
  • Leonardtown, Md.
  • Ocean City, Md.
  • Asheville, N.C.
  • Goldsboro, N.C.
  • Salem, Ore.
  • Culpeper, Va.
  • Roanoke, Va.
  • Longview, Wash.
  • Port Townsend-North Whidbey Island-Camano Island, Wash.
  • Shelton, Wash.

As for the expanded markets, the growth is spread out over a half dozen states. They include areas near Chicago, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C.

With the newly expanded 4G LTE coverage, AT&T now blankets more than 200 million people across the United States in 239 markets. Looking ahead, the carrier hopes to offer LTE to 300 million people by the end of 2014.