Introduction <br />Consumers have adopted new, Internet-based technologies and mobile connections at an unprecedented <br />rate. Internet-based products and devices, including smartphones and tablets, allow mobile access to appli- <br />cations l ike mHealth, distance learning, social media and a host of video-conferencing services, and are pro- <br />viding consumers everywhere with new choices to connect, to communicate, and to access information and <br />entertainment. IP (Internet Protocol) technology allows consumers to use a range of devices - anything from <br />yourTV, phone, laptop and tablet to seamlessly communicate using voice, data, and Internet applications <br />on wireless and wireline networks-opening the door to boundless opportunities. <br />Yet there's no limit to what's possible. Connectivity empowers everyone to innovate, grow, create and <br />thrive. The health and education sectors depend on connections more and more - whether it's efficiently <br />and conveniently managing health care, accessing education opportunities for students and teachers, or <br />empowering all communities to grow and thrive. Students are now benefiting from digital textbooks and <br />"blended learning," which fuses traditional classroom techniques with online instruction for a richer <br />educational experience. <br />IP technology can also be a leading economic force. A 2013 study conducted by research firm <br />Information Age Economics projects that wireless infrastructure investment will generate as much <br />as $1.2 trillion in economic growth while creating 1.2 million newjobs over the next five years.' Also, <br />according to Recon Analytics, wireless employees are typically paid 65 percent higher than the national <br />average of other workers.' <br />At AT&T, we are striving to meet the needs of our customers today, while preparing to deliver the innovative <br />technologies they'll want and need tomorrow. Through our multi-year Velocity IP (VIP) investment <br />plan we expect to significantly expand and enhance our wireless and wireline IP broadband networks to <br />our customers in more places in order to deliver the latest technologies, products and services to more <br />Americans. In short, through the VIP plan, AT&T is working to deliver more of what our customers want <br />today and in the future. <br />Part of that investment can beseen in local communities across the country - much of which has gone to expanding <br />AT&T's high-speed 4G LTE wireless network, which now covers more than 300 million people in the U.S. <br />We're deploying the latest technology to connect our customers. To help you better understand the <br />technology, the process and what is entailed in deployment, AT&T has developed this overview. <br />Bringing the latest technology to consumers pg. 4 <br />The benefits of a connected community pg. 6 <br />Technology & Process pg. 7 <br />FAQs pg. 12 <br />Glossary of terms pg. 19 <br />1 Pearce, r,,rl_or 3rd Pagano, Informatlcri Age Eca-, mlcs t fireless Broadband Inhr istruct_iie-A Ca alyctfOr --,DP and Job "rcwih 2013-2017; Septernte,2013- <br />2 Recon An ay ics -ne Wireless Industry: T'~e Essertlai Engine of US Economic Growth, May 2012. <br />