A key goal of the Windstream Uniti recombination is to expand fiber broadband in Tier 2 and 3 markets. The cited cost per passing is $650.
If Windstream and Uniti recombine, they would be an “insurgent fiber provider” with an industry-leading cost per passing, executives said.
Uniti sold its remaining share of Bluebird Network fiber assets back to Bluebird’s owner Macquarie, Bluebird’s CEO told us.