AT&T cellular service to the WCU Campus
Sent on behalf of Facilities, Design and Construction
Construction activities, of The Sciences & Engineering Center and The Commons, are well underway. As planned, the cellular service companies were to relocate their equipment and antennas from the decommissioned boiler plant and exhaust stack to the water tower. Over winter break Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon completed the relocation of their equipment to the water tower, however AT&T chose to install temporary mobile antennas on North Campus while they completed an upgrade and installation of new transmission equipment and antennas, now located on the water tower. The result of this approach decreased AT&T's cellular signal strength in the West Chester area. This weakened signal strength is notable in some buildings around North Campus even to the point of no service in certain areas, particularly on the western and northern edges of the construction site. AT&T is aware of this situation and has committed to a marked improvement in their quality of service by the end of this week. The complete upgrade is expected to be in place by the end of May. Concerns and questions can be directed to the AT&T wireless representative or the undersigned.
Gary W. Bixby
Assistant Vice President Finance and Construction Compliance
West Chester University
201 Carter Drive, Suite 200
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-2725
gbixby@wcupa.edu
