AT&T Gives Marlins Fans Boost Ahead of All-Star Game

MIAMI, FL — With the 2017 Major League All-Star Game set for Tuesday evening at Marlins Park, the entire Miami area will be feeling the economic boost. But the average Marlins fan may be far more likely to notice a boost of another sort — faster mobile connectivity in the case of AT&T customers.

"The upgrades we made to our equipment at the ballpark are permanent and will make for a better user experience at the park," AT&T's Kelly Starling told Patch. "The upgrades will make it easier for customers to connect to the mobile Internet so they can share their videos, photos, etc. with friends and family who aren’t at the game. (Sign up for our free Daily Newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Miami Patch.)

AT&T has upgraded its network inside the ballpark to handle more traffic — more selfies, more video, more stat surfing, more calls to mom and dad from the big game.

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“Our mission is to connect people with their world, wherever they are, and to do it better than anyone else,” said Joe York, AT&T Florida president. “The people we hire play a key role in achieving that goal.”

Based on past experience at major sporting events, AT&T is predicting heavy usage during Tuesday's game.

Company executives said that data on the AT&T mobile network has increased about 250,000 percent over the past 10 years.

For more information, visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on the AT&T wireless network, visit the AT&T network news page.

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