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AT&T's high-speed wireless network is working again

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By RICHARD MULLINS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 18, 2009

Updated: 06/18/2009 01:59 pm

Today turned out to be an awful day for a breakdown at AT&T wireless.

The same day hordes of Apple iPhone customers went to upgrade their phone operating system with new features – the high-speed wireless network at AT&T broke down across West Florida.

As of Thursday morning, AT&T technicians were working on the problem, and it seemed to come and go in different areas at different times, according to iPhone users. By about 1:30 p.m., the system seemed to be back in operation.

AT&T's voice and slower "EDGE" data links were still working, and "Our teams are aggressively working to restore service and we hope to have more information soon," AT&T officials said in a statement.

The fix is especially important for AT&T this week.

Friday morning at 9 a.m., Apple and AT&T plan to start selling its new and improved iPhone 3GS, which comes with faster speeds, better battery life and other upgrades.

Reporter Richard Mullins can be reached at (813) 259-7919.

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