Published: July 08, 2009 11:05 am      

Cell tower to benefit area

ADA — U.S. Cellular recently completed construction of an additional cell site in Wolf to improve call quality for its customers. The new site will increase U.S. Cellular’s coverage and network capacity around the town of Wolf and improve service along Highway 377 between Ada and Seminole. The site complements U.S. Cellular’s statewide network of more than 600 towers.

“Your cell phone is your lifeline to the people who are most important to you,” said Nancy Fratzke, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in Oklahoma. “We’re here to keep you connected.”

The new tower is 180 feet tall and has a five-mile coverage radius. It is expected to benefit about 600 people.

U.S. Cellular has a team of network engineers who drive all over the coverage area to test signal strength and call quality. The company also listens to customer feedback to determine the best locations for new cell sites.

U.S. Cellular has led the effort to preserve federal support for rural wireless development through Connecting Rural America (www.connectingruralamerica.org), a grassroots coalition of concerned citizens, community leaders and elected officials working for equality in wireless telecommunications. Its goal is to provide rural communities with the same access to technology as their urban counterparts.

The 8,700 associates of U.S. Cellular believe a wireless phone enhances people’s lives and a wireless company should be in the business of bringing people together. U.S. Cellular has a wide range of monthly plans, including those with unlimited nationwide calling, unlimited free incoming calls and options to prepay. The company has a growing catalog of phones like the BlackBerry® Pearl and Curve, and the touch-screen Samsung Delve, which offer e-mail and Web access. Based in Chicago, U.S. Cellular is the nation’s fifth-largest full-service wireless carrier, serving 6.2 million customers across the country. To learn more about the company, visit one of its retail stores or uscellular.com.