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C Spire Continues Rollout of 5G Service in North Mississippi

Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
9:53AM

10 new cell sites equipped with next generation wireless technology activated in Oxford & Batesville

RIDGELAND, Miss., (Jan. 24, 2023) - C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company, is expanding its deployment of 5G wireless capacity to include Lafayette and Panola counties.

“We are rapidly enhancing and expanding our 5G network.”, said Alan Jones, chief network officer for C Spire. “We strive to provide the absolute best 5G wireless experience for our customers, and our ongoing investments in the C Spire network demonstrate our commitment to enabling our customer’s ever-growing need for robust and reliable connectivity.”

C Spire’s wireless network, and how customers utilize it, is always evolving. In fact, in Mississippi, the average customer uses their smartphone about five and a half hours each day. This is 35% more than the national average.

“North Mississippi has always been a very important region to C Spire,” stated Craig Jackson, general manager for Wireless at C Spire. “We have customers in this area who we have been serving for thirty years and we want to ensure they have the best network experience uniquely designed for their needs.”

Here’s a list of areas with enhanced 5G network coverage and capacity:

  • Lafayette – Hwy 334
  • Lafayette – Hwy 6 East Oxford
  • Lafayette – College Hill/Quail Creek Drive
  • Lafayette – Hwy 30 East Oxford
  • Panola – Crowder/Dunsen Avenue
  • Panola – South Como/Section Line Road
  • Panola – Batesville/Turtle Creek Drive

For additional information on C Spire fiber broadband internet in Lafayette and Panola counties, visit www.cspire.com/FiberFast. For more information about C Spire products and services, visit www.cspire.com.

About C Spire
C Spire is a diversified telecommunications and technology services company that provides world-class, customer-inspired wireless communications, 1 Gigabit consumer Internet access as well as a full suite of dedicated Internet, wireless, IP Voice, data, cloud and managed IT services for businesses and enterprises. This news release and other announcements are available at www.cspire.com/news. For more information about C Spire, visit www.cspire.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cspire or Twitter at www.twitter.com/cspire.