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Illinois Rolls Out Rural Broadband Funding: Frontier to Get $24.7M
The state of Illinois is quietly rolling out some broadband funding awards in round three of the Connect Illinois rural broadband funding program. The funding will cover some of the costs of deploying high-speed broadband…
Frontier NaaS Aims to Give Businesses “Hands-Off” Networking
Frontier has introduced an automated cloud-based and artificial intelligence-managed network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform. The service provider is collaborating with Nile, developer of enterprise networking technology. The NaaS offering, which will feature wired and wireless capabilities, is…
Michigan Recommends Charter, Brightspeed, Frontier, 5 Others for Broadband Grants
The state of Michigan has made recommendations in the second round of the state’s ROBIN broadband grant program (for Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks). The proposed awards, which are not final but are still…
Frontier Reveals Wi-Fi 7 Vendor
As providers increasingly offer multi-gigabit speeds to customers, they need to make sure their Wi-Fi equipment can keep pace. Wi-Fi 7 technology enables them to do that and was a big driver in Frontier Communications’…
West Virginia Broadband Awards: Frontier, Armstrong, Shentel, 3 Others Expected to Share $32M
West Virginia tentatively announced $32 million in broadband grants last week. The company slated to receive the most funding is local provider Prodigi which was tentatively awarded about $14.5 million through the state’s Line Extension…
CEO Sees Frontier Playing An “Important Role” in Fiber Broadband Consolidation
Frontier Communications CEO Nick Jeffery said today that he sees the company playing an “important role” in fiber broadband consolidation. He made the comment on the company’s second quarter earnings call today. He said he…
Frontier’s Preliminary West Virginia Broadband Awards Total Over $13M of $18.5M Awarded
West Virginia has announced preliminary approval of more than $18.5 million for broadband infrastructure projects in the state. The applications for funding were received under three related programs in the state’s plan to invest more…
Un-Cable: YouTube TV Included on Frontier Bill, Discount Offered
Frontier and YouTube TV are partnering to give subscribers the option of being billed for the two services together. The streaming service has more than 5 million subscribers and trial customers in the United States.…
Amid Fiber Gains, Frontier Still Must Pick Up its Build Pace
Frontier cited a range of fiber gains on its fourth quarter earnings call today, including 17% customer growth over the previous year and 31% growth in fiber passings over the previous year. “We’re actually accelerating…
AT&T Gets Set to Cohabit in Frontier Central Offices
AT&T and Frontier have signed a deal that will enable AT&T to deploy wireless infrastructure in Frontier central offices. The deal also calls for AT&T to purchase fiber connectivity to connect with cell towers that…
CFO: Frontier Has Received $440 Million in Broadband Grants; Spillover Impact Expected
Frontier has received $440 million in government grants for broadband deployments, said the company’s chief financial officer and executive vice President Scott Beasley at an investor conference today. Most of that money came from the…
Frontier Deploys Fiber Faster and Faster, But Still Needs to Pick up the Pace
Frontier, less than two years after its emergence from bankruptcy, says that it is halfway to its goal of providing access to fiber broadband to 10 million homes and businesses. The company announced the target…