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AT&T to build data center in Kings Mountain

By: JOURNALNOW STAFF

CHARLOTTE –

attdatacenterGlobal telecommunications company AT&T is opening a new data center in Kings Mountain, a project that could have an estimated economic impact of $935 million over 10 years, state and company officials said today. The center will create 106 full-time jobs.

The company also plans to build a $200 million facility in the city, which could create more than 1,000 construction-related jobs, Gov. Bev Perdue announced today. The facility is scheduled to open in 2014.

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AT&T May Sell Off Many DSL Markets

Upgrades Schmupgrades

by Karl Bode – DSL Reports

attdslWe recently noted how AT&T’s U-Verse expansion is essentially over, and if you haven’t seen your market upgraded yet you probably aren’t going to. So what happens to a little less than half of their current customers still on older DSL technology? Like Verizon — who offloaded millions of users in somewhat ugly deals with Frontier and Fairpoint, it appears that AT&T is looking to sell off many DSL markets and keep their focus on wireless.

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