Nearly 100 Communities in 15 Counties Gain Increased Connectivity
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Frontier
Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), California’s second-largest
provider of wireline telecommunications, announced today that its
expanded broadband service across California has exceeded 2017 federal
Connect America Fund (CAF) requirements. Frontier’s overall public and
private investment makes higher-speed Internet access now available to
more than 275,000 Frontier-served households statewide.
These households include over 39,000 CAF-designated locations in
Frontier’s service area that now have access to broadband with speeds of
at least 10 Mbps /1Mbps, exceeding the CAF program’s 40 percent 2017
milestone for Frontier’s multi-year CAF deployment to 90,000 locations
statewide. This CAF deployment also enables higher-speed service to
thousands more nearby households, with speeds up to 115 Mbps to some
locations depending on the physical distance from Frontier's nearest
facilities.
“High-speed connectivity has become a necessity required to enable
Californians to fully participate in today’s digital economy. Frontier
is committed to serving California and expanding access to broadband to
help close the Digital Divide,” said Joe Gamble, senior vice president
of Operations for Frontier’s West Region. “Frontier’s participation in
the CAF program is bringing $228 million in federal funds to California,
enabling us to connect more of our customers and the diverse communities
we serve to the life-enhancing benefits of broadband.”
In addition to its CAF deployment, Frontier — with private investment
and grants from the California Advanced Services Fund — is expanding
broadband service statewide, including service at speeds of 25 Mbps, to
at least 100,000 additional households by year end 2017. Details will be
reported to state regulators in coming months.
Overall, these upgrades to the company's network bring Frontier’s
broadband offerings and bundled service packages to more than 275,000
households in 200 neighborhoods in nearly 100 cities and communities in
15 California counties. These include Colusa, Fresno, Imperial, Inyo,
Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Mono, Monterey, Riverside, San Bernardino, San
Joaquin, Santa Clara, Tulare, and Ventura.
Broadband availability enables businesses and consumers to take full
advantage of the benefits of internet connectivity including online
education, healthcare, vital information resources and entertainment.
The company is actively marketing its new and enhanced offerings that
provide customers with more choices and affordable connectivity options.
Interested consumers can call 1-855-901-4497 or visit https://internet.frontier.com/services
to check availability and plan pricing.
Frontier’s CAF deployment with $38 million per year for six years is
making broadband available to households in some of the most remote and
sparsely populated parts of the state, from the Mojave Desert to the
mountains of Northern California: locations where it is economically
unfeasible to deploy broadband infrastructure without public support.
The California communities where Frontier’s expanded broadband service
is now available include Arbuckle, Adelanto, Alpaugh, Anza, Apple
Valley, Banning, Bieber, Big Pine, Big River, Bishop, Blossom Hill,
Blythe, Boron, Clements, Corcoran, Crowley Lake, Desert Hot Springs,
Dunlap, El Mirage, Exeter, Farmington, Forest Falls, Fowler, Gilroy,
Havasu Landing, Helendale, Hemet, Hesperia, Homeland, Homestead Valley,
Idyllwild, Independence, Indio, Inyokern, Joshua Tree, Lake Hughes,
Lancaster, Lancaster Antelope, Lathrop, Lee Vining, Lemon Cove, Linden,
Lindsay, Lone Pine, Los Gatos, Lucerne Valley, Mammoth Lakes, Manteca,
Mecca, Mentone, Miramonte, Montebello, Morgan Hill, Morongo Valley,
Mountain, Murrieta, Needles, Newberry Springs, Oasis, Olancha,
Oxnard-Mantilla, Pacific Palisades, Patterson, Perris, Phelan, Quartz
Hill, Rancho California, Ransburg, Redhawk, Reedley, Ridgecrest, Ripon,
Salton City, San Bernardino, San Jacinto, Sanger, Thermal, Thousand
Oaks, Tivy Valley, Trona, Weaverville, Window Rock, Wrightwood, Yermo,
Yucaipa, and Yucca Valley.
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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Frontier Communications
Javier Mendoza, 562-305-2345
Director
of Public Relations, West Region
Javier.mendoza@ftr.com
West.Region.Press@ftr.com
Source: Frontier Communications Corporation