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Windstream and Uniti to Recombine with Tier 2 & 3 Focus
If Windstream and Uniti recombine, they would be an “insurgent fiber provider” with an industry-leading cost per passing, executives said.
Uniti Sells Off Two Fiber Investments, Wireless Towers
Uniti sold its remaining share of Bluebird Network fiber assets back to Bluebird’s owner Macquarie, Bluebird’s CEO told us.
Uniti Densification Targets Wholesale, Enterprise Opportunities
Uniti Signs Long-Haul Dark Fiber Agreement with Global Internet Provider
Uniti Announces New Long-Haul Dark Fiber Route Connecting Key Data Centers
Report: Zayo on the Hunt to Acquire Windstream, Uniti
Combining Zayo, Windstream and Uniti would create a new fiber network powerhouse in North America, with assets in Europe as well.
Uniti Expects Big Growth from Wave Lease Offering
The Uniti Wave Lease offering is more cost-effective than traditional wavelength services and less complex than dark fiber, a spokesperson
Everstream Uniti Deal Closes, Adding Northeast Capacity to Everstream
Everstream closed on its asset purchase from Uniti, giving the business-only fiber provider more routes and capacity throughout the northeast corridor
Everstream Expands Again with Fiber Asset Purchase from Uniti
The Everstream Uniti deal adds 5,600 route miles to the Everstream network. The assets are in Pennsylvania and include dark fiber IRUs.
Uniti to Offer Dark Fiber Services on Strands It Got from Windstream
Uniti dark fiber offerings now include 3 million strand miles, including 2.2 million strand miles that came to Uniti through the Windstream settlement
Court Approves Windstream Restructuring Plan, Eyes August Bankruptcy Exit
With a Windstream bankruptcy exit plan approval today, the company’s restructuring plan will allow it to shed over $4 billion in debt and emerge as …
Uniti, Windstream Near Settlement With Successful Windstream Restructuring Plan Now in Reach
A proposed Uniti Windstream settlement places fiber network assets front and center. The proposed settlement has Uniti agreeing to invest in ILEC and CLEC
Windstream and Uniti Headed to Trial, Gigabit Broadband Investments in the Balance
A Windstream Uniti trial will commence in March 2020. The companies were unable to renegotiate terms of the lease through which Windstream uses fiber and copper assets spun off to . . .
Bluebird Network Now Owned by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners
Bluebird Network was created through the 2011 merger of the Missouri Network Alliance, a statewide network owned by more than…
Windstream, Uniti CEOs Hope to Avoid Pending Lawsuit Through Mediation
A Windstream lawsuit against Uniti argues that the payments Windstream makes to Uniti are a financing arrangement, not a true lease. Windstream spun off its copper and fiber to Uniti in 2015.
Windstream and Uniti Appear To Be On a Crash Course Over Network Asset Lease
The Windstream network asset lease with Uniti could be in jeopardly now that Windstream has filed for bankruptcy. Windstream’s CEO said the lease payments are too high and the company would . . .
Windstream Chooses Bankruptcy Filing Over Appeal of Negative Decision Involving Uniti Group Spinoff
The Windstream bankruptcy filing was accompanied by the news that the company had received $1 billion in debtor-in-possession financing, which the carrier said would enable it to continue . . .
Uniti Group Inc. Agrees to Sale of Latin America Tower Portfolio
Aurelius Decision Could Trigger a Windstream Bankruptcy, With Implications for Uniti Too
According to the Windstream Aurelius decision, the carrier owes the investor $310 million plus interest and potentially other bondholders…
Uniti Gains Another Sale Leaseback Deal with Macquarie, Bluebird Network
The Uniti Macquarie deal involves the sale of Uniti’s Midwest business operations to Macquarie, which will also purchase Bluebird Network and will sell Bluebird’s fiber and copper infrastructure to Uniti and lease back those assets. For Uniti, the deal . . .
Zayo Plans to Split Into Two Separate Companies, Eyes Zayo REIT
Zayo plans to split into two companies — EnterpriseCo and InfraCo. The latter could become the second telecom real estate investment trust after Windstream. A Zayo REIT would have certain tax advantages and would
Latest Uniti Group Acquisitions Include Another Educational Provider, Another Fiber Provider
The latest Uniti Group acquisitions are Information Transport Solutions (ITS) and JKM Consulting, dba M2 Connections. Both companies are based in the southeastern U.S.
Uniti Group Inc. Completes Sale-Leaseback and Fiber Acquisition with CableSouth Media, LLC
Uniti Sale Leaseback Gains Some Momentum with TelePacific Deal Closure
The Uniti sale leaseback approach is alive and well, based on the news that the company bought fiber assets from TelePacific, which the telecom REIT will lease back to the competitive carrier. In addition, Uniti bought fiber from CableSouth, which . . .