WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) continues its rural broadband
surge, exceeding 2017 milestone requirements of the Connect America
Fund program (CAF) in eight additional states. Florida, Idaho, Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin join the list of
states where Frontier is ahead of pace in deploying rural broadband. The
Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) program rules associated with
CAF require companies that accepted the funds to deploy broadband to 40
percent of the eligible locations by the end of 2017. The newly
announced states join Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Montana, New York,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia as having
reached the 40 percent milestone.
Nationally, Frontier now provides broadband to over approximately
331,000 and small businesses in its CAF-eligible areas, and has improved
speeds to over approximately 875,000 additional homes and businesses.
The deployments reflect a combination of Frontier capital investment and
resources that the FCC has made available through the CAF program. The
company is aggressively marketing broadband offerings to households with
new access or improved speeds. Many of the locations newly served are
capable of receiving speeds of 25 Mbps and faster.
“We are piling up broadband milestones as we make a strong broadband
deployment push to close out 2017," said Mark D. Nielsen, Frontier
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. "The combination of
CAF and Frontier's investments have enabled new broadband connections
that are vital to closing the digital divide. Every day we see our
customers benefiting from the significant economic and educational
benefits of broadband connectivity."
Through its partnership with the FCC, Frontier will turn $332M in annual
funding into broadband availability for 774,000 households and business
of at least 10 Mbps over the life of the program.
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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Source: Frontier Communications Corporation