Frontier CEO Commits to Extending 25 Mbps to 750,000 Households by 2020
Frontier will deliver broadband with speeds of 25 Mbps for downloads and 2-3 Mbps for uploads to an additional 750,000 households across its entire footprint by the end of 2020, CEO Daniel McCarthy told FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in a…
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letter posted Wednesday in docket 15-44 on the company's planned buy of Verizon wireline systems in California, Florida and Texas. The FCC's general broadband ("advanced telecom capability") definition is 25/3 Mbps, though it's only 10/1 for telcos using USF subsidies to serve high-cost rural areas. McCarthy said the deal presented new broadband opportunities and would build on its previous takeover of Verizon wireline systems in 14 states, where he said Frontier met its broadband commitments. "Over the last five years we have invested heavily in broadband infrastructure and I commit to continue that investment," he said. McCarthy said the new deployment will be coordinated with the company's efforts to expand broadband to 650,000 households and businesses in rural areas backed by USF support from the FCC's new Connect America Fund. "While this commitment is aggressive, we have spent the last five years building out our network and identifying ways to achieve high speeds over our copper loops for our rural customer base," he said.