AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has added a handful of new Long Term Evolution (LTE) markets, bringing the number of towns and cities in which it offers the faster mobile data service to 47.

Ma Bell has added LTE service in these areas:

• Wichita, Kan.
  
• Gainesville, Fla.
  
• Corpus Christi, Texas
  
• Burlington, Greensboro and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  
• Buffalo, N.Y.
  
  

The carrier has also expanded 4G service in Cleveland, Ohio, and Charlotte, N.C.

See AT&T's 4G markets below:


View AT&T 4G LTE Markets in a larger map

Why this matters
AT&T still lags Verizon Wireless 's 304 LTE markets but is now steadily adding more towns and cities with the new technology. The operator says that data downloads on its LTE network are 10 times faster than 3G.

For more

• Mapping 4G: AT&T Hits 41 LTE Markets
• Verizon Lights Up 46 More 4G LTE Markets
• Sprint & Vendors Lagging on LTE Build?
• Mapping 4G: AT&T to Expand LTE Footprint
• Mapping LTE: AT&T & Verizon's 4G Footprints

— Dan Jones, Site Editor, Light Reading Mobile