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Ridgefield town officials to tour new AT&T cell site;
spotlight importance of reliable local wireless networks
WHAT:

Town officials in Ridgefield will join AT&T to highlight the importance of reliable wireless
networks to local residents and public safety personnel during a visit at a new AT&T 4G LTE
cell site in Ridgefield.
First Selectman Rudy Marconi, Police Chief John Roche, Fire Chief Kevin Tappe and Deputy
Emergency Manager Dick Aarons will join AT&T Connecticut President John Emra during a
visit to the cell site located at the intersection of Aspen Ledges Road and Old Stagecoach
Road, which is boosting wireless coverage for businesses and residents in the town. On an
average day, the site carries roughly 228 hours worth of voice calls and enough data for
nearly 21,000 song downloads.
The enhanced cell site is part of AT&Ts continuing investment in its Connecticut networks.
AT&T invested nearly more than $750 million in its Connecticut wireless and wireline
networks from 2012 through 2014.

WHO:

Rudy Marconi, Ridgefield First Selectman

John Roche, Ridgefield Police Chief
Kevin Tappe, Ridgefield Fire Chief
Dick Aarons, Ridgefield Deputy Emergency Manager
John Emra, president, AT&T Connecticut
Robert Klein, operations manager, AT&T

WHERE:

320 Old Stage Coach Road

Intersection of Old Stage Coach Road & Aspen Ledges Road
Ridgefield, Conn.

WHEN:

Tuesday, December 1
11 a.m. 12 p.m.