Frontier expands broadband services to 8 additional states in 2017

Frontier exceeded its CAF II deployment targets in 2017, expanding broadband services to rural areas in eight additional states. The FCC’s CAF II program, which subsidizes broadband deployment to rural areas, requires that recipient of the subsidy build-out to 40 percent of eligible locations by the end of 2017. Frontier has met this goal in Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Montana, New York, North Carolin, Pennsylvania, Washington, and West Virginia. Moreover, the rural telecom company is ahead of its deployment deadlines in Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Frontier accepted $283 million in annual CAF II support. The company now provides broadband service to more than 331,000 resident and small business customers in CAF-eligible areas. "We are piling up broadband milestones as we make a strong broadband deployment push to close out 2017," said Frontier’s chief legal officer. "The combination of CAF and Frontier's investments have enabled new broadband connections that are vital to closing the digital divide."

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Frontier exceeds 2017 CAF II build-out schedule in 8 additional states (FierceTelecom, Dec. 19, 2017)