[Update: 137 more] AT&T expands its low-band 5G network to 90 new markets

Update (6/15/20 @ 1:25 PM ET): AT&T expands its low-band 5G network to 137 more markets in the U.S.

Remember when Sprint sued AT&T for misleading consumers with the “5G E” branding but later settled the dispute? In a cruel twist of fate, now a bunch of Sprint phones are going to lose their 5G connectivity following the merger with T-Mobile. Meanwhile, AT&T continues to expand its 5G network across the US. As a quick refresher, AT&T originally initiated the rollout last year, and later partially introduced its mmWave network last month. The carrier has now added a whopping 90 new cities under the 5G umbrella.

The list of new cities goes as follows:

• Alabama
  • 1. Franklin County
• Arkansas
  • 2. Fayetteville-Springdale
  • 3. Fort Smith
• California
  • 4. Chico
  • 5. El Dorado County
  • 6. Redding
  • 7. Sacramento
  • 8. Tehama County
  • 9. Yuba City
• Colorado
  • 10. Colorado Springs
• Connecticut
  • 11. New London-Norwich
• Florida
  • 12. Bradenton
  • 13. Dixie County
  • 14. Fort Pierce
  • 15. Hamilton County
  • 16. Hardee County
  • 17. Ocala
  • 18. Pensacola
  • 19. Sarasota
  • 20. Tampa
• Georgia
  • 21. Dawson County
  • 22. Marion County
• Idaho
  • 23. Boise City
  • 24. Boundary County
• Illinois
  • 25. Chicago
  • 26. Mason County
• Indiana
  • 27. Elkhart-Goshen
  • 28. Evansville
  • 29. Fort Wayne
  • 30. Gary
  • 31. South Bend
• Kansas
  • 32. Brown County
• Kentucky
  • 33. Fulton County
  • 34. Mason County
  • 35. Meade County
  • 36. Trimble County
• Louisiana
  • 37. Beauregard Parish
  • 38. Houma-Thibodaux
  • 39. Lake Charles
  • 40. New Orleans
  • 41. Shreveport
• Massachusetts
  • 42. Springfield
• Michigan
  • 43. Cass County
• Minnesota
  • 44. Duluth
  • 45. Le Sueur County
  • 46. St. Cloud
• Missouri
  • 47. Bates County
  • 48. Callaway County
  • 49. De Kalb County
  • 50. Joplin
  • 51. Saline County
  • 52. St. Joseph
• Montana
  • 53. Billings
  • 54. Mineral County
• New Hampshire
  • 55. Portsmouth
• New Jersey
  • 56. Vineland
• New York
  • 57. Yates County
• Ohio
  • 58. Clinton County
  • 59. Mercer County
  • 60. Morrow County
  • 61. Perry County
  • 62. Steubenville
• Oklahoma
  • 63. Grant County
• Oregon
  • 64. Clatsop County
• Pennsylvania
  • 65. Greene County
  • 66. Johnstown
  • 67. Union County
  • 68. Wayne County
  • 69. Williamsport
• Texas
  • 70. Abilene
  • 71. Beaumont
  • 72. Concho County
  • 73. Fannin County
  • 74. Lubbock
  • 75. Newton County
  • 76. Sherman-Denison
  • 77. Waco
• Virginia
  • 78. Frederick County
• Washington
  • 79. Bellingham
  • 80. Clallam County
  • 81. Ferry County
  • 82. Kittitas County
  • 83. Richland-Kennewick
  • 84. Seattle
  • 85. Tacoma
  • 86. Yakima
• West Virginia
  • 87. Monongalia County
  • 88. Parkersburg-Marietta
  • 89. Wheeling
• Wisconsin
  • 90. Madison

According to AT&T, they are covering “… more than 120 million people” with the latest expansion which is based on low-band spectrum. On the other hand, mmWave 5G, which is branded as “5G+” by AT&T, is based on ultra high-band frequencies and can offer much faster speed than low-band 5G. However, the scope of mmWave is extremely limited (you should be in very specific locations to connect properly), thus upgrading existing LTE infrastructure to low-band 5G is indeed an effective measure.

Source: AT&T

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Update: 137 more

AT&T continues to expand its low-band 5G network across the U.S. After adding 90 cities in April, the carrier is now adding another 137 to the list. Check out the new markets below (organized by state) to see if your area is included.

Alabama

• Anniston
• Dothan
• Florence
• Gadsden
• Mobile
• Tuscaloosa

Alaska

• Anchorage

Arkansas

• Clay County
• Cleburne County
• Cross County
• Franklin County
• Madison County
• Pope County

California

• Alpine County
• Fresno
• Kings County
• Salinas
• Sierra County
• Stockton
• Visalia-Tulare

Colorado

• Fort Collins-Loveland
• Greeley

Florida

• Calhoun County
• Citrus County
• Collier County
• Fort Myers
• Fort Walton Beach
• Gainesville
• Glades County
• Jefferson County
• Lakeland
• Tallahassee
• Walton County

Georgia

• Atlanta
• Bleckley County
• Early County
• Jasper County
• Warren County

Idaho

• Elmore County

Illinois

• Adams County
• Aurora-Elgin
• Bureau County
• Champaign-Urbana
• Clay County
• Joliet
• Montgomery County
• Springfield
• Vermilion County

Indiana

• Bloomington
• Decatur County
• Huntington County
• Kosciusko County
• Muncie
• Newton County
• Randolph County
• Warren County

Kansas

• Lawrence

Kentucky

• Spencer County

Louisiana

• Baton Rouge
• Caldwell Parish
• Claiborne Parish
• Iberville Parish
• Lafayette
• Monroe
• Morehouse Parish
• St. James Parish
• West Feliciana Parish

Maine

• Portland

Maryland

• Cumberland
• Hagerstown
• Kent County

Michigan

• Alger County
• Allegan County
• Benton Harbor
• Manistee County
• Muskegon

Mississippi

• Jackson

Missouri

• Moniteau County

Nevada

• Lander County

New Mexico

• Lincoln County
• San Juan County

New York

• Chautauqua County
• Elmira
• Jefferson County
• Poughkeepsie

North Carolina

• Anson County
• Hickory

Ohio

• Ashtabula County
• Columbiana County
• Lima
• Mansfield
• Williams County
• Youngstown

Oregon

• Lincoln County
• Medford
• The Dalles

Pennsylvania

• Altoona
• Bedford County
• Bradford County
• Huntingdon County
• Jefferson County
• Lawrence County
• Lebanon County
• Sharon

Rhode Island

• Newport County

South Carolina

• Anderson
• Calhoun County
• Laurens County
• Oconee County

Tennessee

• Chattanooga
• Fayette County
• Giles County
• Maury County
• Memphis
• Nashville

Texas

• Amarillo
• Brownsville
• Bryan-College Station
• Galveston
• Killeen-Temple
• Parmer County
• Runnels County
• Tyler

Utah

• Beaver County

Virginia

• Caroline County
• Danville

Washington

• Okanogan County
• Olympia
• Pacific County

West Virginia

• Charleston
• Grant County
• Huntington-Ashland
• Tucker County

Wisconsin

• Kenosha
• Racine
• Sheboygan
• Wood County

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