PITTSBURGH-Bell Atlantic Mobile feels good in the Steel City, attributing much if its recent growth in the Pittsburgh area to the company’s recent introduction of wireless Internet access from digital phones.
“With our Web Access service, consumers now have a simple and inexpensive way of connecting to the Internet and e-mail wirelessly, using a digital handset,” said Roger Tang, regional vice president for Bell Atlantic Mobile in Pittsburgh. “Both consumers and mobile professionals are enjoying getting stock quotes, getting real-time flight information and keeping up with e-mail right from their digital phone.”
According to Bell Atlantic, the company’s customer base has grown 19 percent in the Pittsburgh area, and continued growth is expected with increased capacity in the future. The company also said it has increased its employee base by 15 percent and has projects to further increase its employee base by 18 percent this year, for a total of nearly 500 employees.
Bell Atlantic has invested more than $240 million during the past five years in the region’s network, doubling capacity last year with digital service expanded to three additional counties in central Pennsylvania.
