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AT&T, American Tower Ink New Tower Leasing Agreement

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AT&T and American Tower signed a new long-term agreement structured for mutual growth through a simplified leasing process and expanded site development services.

The new multi-year master lease agreement (MLA) streamlines wireless network deployments on American Tower’s U.S. sites, enhancing AT&T’s deployment of 5G and other next generation technology across the U.S., including FirstNet, public safety’s dedicated, nationwide communications platform.

The new agreement aligns with AT&T’s commitment to provide its customers, including FirstNet public safety subscribers, with better speeds, reliability and overall performance. This includes a focus on keeping up with booming mobile data usage while improving capacity and coverage across the entire country, especially in underserved rural areas.

JR Wilson, VP of Tower Strategy and Roaming, AT&T
This comprehensive agreement is expected to drive mutual value and growth through a simplified leasing process designed to drive efficiency and flexibility improvements directly benefitting our speed in deploying the latest technologies.

Steve Vondran, President - US Tower Division American Tower Corporation
This agreement provides for an extended mutually rewarding strategic relationship, and we’re excited to help AT&T deliver the next generation of wireless technology to consumers, businesses and first responders quickly and efficiently.

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