Great Value and Downstream Speeds of up to 6 Megabits per Second
CHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Consumers and businesses in portions of Fayetteville, Terra Alta and
West Union now have access to Frontier Communications’ (NYSE: FTR)
High-Speed Internet, allowing them to email, quickly download movies,
share photos or video with friends and family and create their own
Internet content.
Since acquiring the operations on July 1, 2010, Frontier technicians
installed High-Speed Internet equipment, based on digital subscriber
line (DSL) technology, at the company’s telephone switching facilities
in the area, enabling it to offer broadband service to eligible
consumers in these communities.
“Frontier High-Speed Internet service provides a tremendous value for
consumers who want consistently reliable broadband service from a local
provider they can trust,” said Ken Arndt, Frontier’s President for the
Southeast Region. “Access to broadband is critical for education, safety
and information, and Frontier High-Speed Internet offers a wide range of
products to meet the broadband needs for homes and businesses in West
Virginia. We are committed to deploying broadband to unserved and
underserved areas, and this is the first of many steps throughout the
remainder of 2010 and beyond to keep our commitments to the citizens of
the state of West Virginia.”
Frontier High-Speed Internet subscribers have access to an extensive
array of features and services, including online hard drive backup,
virus and spyware protection with Frontier Peace of Mind; Frontier
email; online gaming; Internet television via my fitv; and more.
Frontier High-Speed Internet service is delivered on a dedicated line
from Frontier’s central switching office to the customer’s home or
business and is backed by live, 24 x 7 100 percent U.S.-based customer
service and technical support. High-Speed Internet service typically is
available to residents and businesses located within approximately three
miles of the company’s central switching offices.
Eligible residential customers may sign up online for a Frontier
High-Speed Internet plan with connection speeds up to 6 Mbps (megabits
per second). Plan prices begin at $20.10 a month. Residential consumers
may call 877 352-7011 or visit http://www.frontier.com
to check their eligibility or to place orders.
Frontier High-Speed Internet for Business packages offer a choice of
speeds, static IP addresses, remote dial-up access, networking and
domain name emails. More information about service availability and
pricing is available to business owners by calling 877-352-7011 or
visiting http://www.frontier.com.
Bundled Services Bring It All Together for Customers
Frontier customers can bundle Frontier High-Speed Internet service with
a FrontierDigital Phone calling plan and all-digital DISH®
service, giving them unlimited calling, High-Speed Internet access and
in-home video service for additional savings – all on one bill.
Frontier Connections Advantage, starting at $69.99 per month with a
one-year price protection plan, offers customers an unlimited calling
plan in state -- Frontier Digital Phone State Unlimited -- and
combines it with either Frontier High-Speed Internet service or DISH®
service billed through Frontier.
About Frontier
Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) offers voice, High-Speed
Internet, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, data security
solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for small businesses
and home offices, and advanced business communications Access Solutions
for medium and large businesses in 27 states and with approximately
14,600 employees. More information is available at www.frontier.com
and www.frontier.com/ir.
Forward-Looking Language
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of
management’s views and assumptions regarding future events and business
performance. Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements (including oral representations) involve
risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties
are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to: For two
years after the merger, we will be limited in the amount of capital
stock that we can issue to make acquisitions or to raise additional
capital; our indemnity obligation to Verizon may discourage, delay or
prevent a third party from acquiring control of us during the two-year
period following the merger in a transaction that stockholders might
consider favorable; our ability to successfully integrate the Verizon
operations into Frontier’s existing operations; the effects of increased
expenses due to activities related to the integration of the Verizon
operations; the risk that the growth opportunities and cost synergies
from the Verizon transaction may not be fully realized or may take
longer to realize than expected; our ability to maintain relationships
with customers, employees or suppliers; the effects of greater than
anticipated competition requiring new pricing, marketing strategies or
new product or service offerings and the risk that we will not respond
on a timely or profitable basis; reductions in the number of our access
lines that cannot be offset by increases in high-speed Internet
subscribers and sales of other products; the effects of ongoing changes
in the regulation of the communications industry as a result of federal
and state legislation and regulation; the effects of changes in the
availability of federal and state universal funding to us and our
competitors; the effects of competition from cable, wireless and other
wireline carriers (through Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), DOCSIS
3.0, 4G or otherwise); our ability to adjust successfully to changes in
the communications industry and to implement strategies for growth;
adverse changes in the credit markets or in the ratings given to our
debt securities by nationally accredited ratings organizations, which
could limit or restrict the availability, or increase the cost, of
financing; continued reductions in switched access revenues as a result
of regulation, competition or technology substitutions; the effects of
changes in both general and local economic conditions on the markets we
serve, which can affect demand for our products and services, customer
purchasing decisions, collectability of revenues and required levels of
capital expenditures related to new construction of residences and
businesses; our ability to effectively manage service quality in our
territories; our ability to successfully introduce new product
offerings, including the ability to offer bundled service packages on
terms that are both profitable to us and attractive to customers;
changes in accounting policies or practices adopted voluntarily or as
required by generally accepted accounting principles or regulations; our
ability to manage effectively our operations, operating expenses and
capital expenditures, and to repay, reduce or refinance our debt; the
effects of bankruptcies and home foreclosures, which could result in
difficulty in collection of revenues and loss of customers; the effects
of technological changes and competition on our capital expenditures and
product and service offerings, including the lack of assurance that our
network improvements will be sufficient to meet or exceed the
capabilities and quality of competing networks; the effects of increased
medical, retiree and pension expenses and related funding requirements;
changes in income tax rates, tax laws, regulations or rulings, or
federal or state tax assessments; the effects of state regulatory cash
management policies on our ability to transfer cash among our
subsidiaries and to the parent company; our ability to successfully
renegotiate union contracts expiring in 2010 and thereafter; declines in
the value of our pension plan assets, which could require us to make
contributions to the pension plans in 2011 and beyond; our ability to
pay dividends on our common shares, which may be affected by our cash
flow from operations, amount of capital expenditures, debt service
requirements, cash paid for income taxes and liquidity; the effects of
any unfavorable outcome with respect to any of our current or future
legal, governmental or regulatory proceedings, audits or disputes; the
possible impact of adverse changes in political or other external
factors over which we have no control; and the effects of hurricanes,
ice storms or other natural disasters. These and other uncertainties
related to our business are described in greater detail in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our reports on
Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and the foregoing information should be read in
conjunction with these filings. We undertake no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements or to make any other
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise unless required to do so by securities laws.
Source: Frontier Communications Corporation
Contact:
Frontier Communications Corporation
Karen Miller, 845-344-9416
Karen.Miller@FTR.com