Announce expanded broadband access through Connect America Fund,
unlocking opportunities for communities throughout the Coachella Valley
and the Pass Area
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), Borrego Health, and Frontier
Communications joined together to celebrate expanded broadband Internet
services to digitally unserved and underserved areas. Representative
Ruiz serves on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on
Communications and Technology, and has been a champion for increased and
expanded access to broadband Internet service for his constituents.
“The internet can be the great equalizer for communities that are
disadvantaged and underserved, but people need access to high-speed
broadband to unlock this potential. That’s why I have made it one of my
top priorities to deliver expanded, quality broadband infrastructure to
our entire region, and I have been proud to work with Frontier to
achieve just that,” said Dr. Ruiz. “With expanded access to the
internet, families, students, children, workers and businesses will be
able to harness the power of their ideas and information to achieve
their dreams and succeed. Our region is one of the fastest growing in
the state, and this investment in broadband is critical to realizing the
opportunities that will continue to grow our economy.”
“Frontier Communications is proud to join as a community partner with
Congressman Ruiz, who has been a champion for increasing internet access
and narrowing the digital divide in the Coachella Valley,” said Joe
Gamble, senior vice president for Frontier Communications
California. “Frontier is building broadband infrastructure to connect
un-served and underserved households, installing public Wi-Fi hotspots
to connect communities, and offers an affordable broadband service to
ensure low-income residents have access. We want to thank Dr. Ruiz for
his advocacy to eliminate the digital divide in his district and the
nation.”
Through the Connect America Fund, Frontier Communications has accepted
$228 million in federal funds to expand broadband availability across
California by 2020, including 6,750 households in the 36th Congressional
District by the end of this year. In 2015, Dr. Ruiz urged Frontier to
use these funds to build out broadband infrastructure and worked to
ensure that the 36th Congressional District was one of the first regions
in California to benefit from this investment.
Representative Ruiz joined Frontier executive leadership and the Borrego
Health for the ribbon cutting of a brand-new computer lab for grade
school level educational purposes at Desert Hot Springs Community Health
Center.
“The workstations provided to Borrego Health's program in partnership
with Frontier Communications bring the resources of the internet to our
young people who depend upon this program to excel academically, and
it’s thanks to Congressman Ruiz’s leadership, we are able to close the
digital divide” said Samantha Prior, Director of the Desert Hot Springs
Health and Wellness Center. "The larger monitors are essential for young
people with vision impairments and provide access to technology and the
internet that they can receive at few places in our community."
About Frontier Communications: Frontier Communications
Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) is a leader in providing communications
services to urban, suburban, and rural communities in 29 states.
Frontier offers a variety of services to residential customers over its
fiber-optic and copper networks, including video, high-speed internet,
advanced voice, and Frontier Secure® digital protection
solutions. Frontier Business™ offers communications solutions to small,
medium, and enterprise businesses. More information about Frontier is
available at www.frontier.com.
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Ruiz
Alex Macfarlane, 202-317-0919
or
Frontier
Javier
Mendoza, 562-305-2345
Source: Frontier Communications Corporation