Frontier Communications’ Three-Year Investment in Pennsylvania Tops $75 Million
April 22 2014 - 10:38AM
Business Wire
Network Enhancements and Additional Funding
from Connect America Fund Supercharges Frontier’s Network
Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) recently announced that the
company’s three years of capital expenditures in Pennsylvania
exceeded $75 million, including approximately $23 million in
2013.
Beginning in 2014, in addition to Frontier’s own capital
expenditures, many Frontier markets in Pennsylvania will benefit
from additional support totaling $1.5 million from the Federal
Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund (CAF). CAF funding
will allow Frontier to increase broadband speeds in some of its
very rural Pennsylvania markets. Frontier offers broadband, digital
phone service, satellite television service, Frontier
satellite broadband, FTR Energy Services, customer premises
equipment (telephone systems, routers, switches, support for
commercial businesses and e-911 applications), Ethernet, Dedicated
Internet Access, commercial cloud based voice solutions, data
center services, and web security/data back-up/personal identity
protection and more through Frontier Secure.
Frontier invested $75.2 million of its own capital during the
past three years, with significant funding supporting engineering
initiatives to increase broadband access and improve network
infrastructure across the company’s eastern Pennsylvania territory.
This investment is vital to continuing economic development,
increasing opportunities for consumers, and supporting all types
and sizes of businesses in the state.
“We have made broadband services available to 100 percent of our
Pennsylvania customers. Our investments in 2013 allowed us to
deploy next-generation technology, and the impact of these network
enhancements in Pennsylvania is felt throughout the communities we
serve,” said Paul Quick, Senior Vice President and General Manager
of Frontier’s Pennsylvania operations. “We responded to how our
customers are using the Internet, with multiple household members
gaming, watching online video and sharing files simultaneously. As
a result, a substantial amount of our capital spending in
Pennsylvania focused on delivering real results in terms of
increasing broadband speeds and reliability for our customers.”
Quick noted the following highlights for Pennsylvania:
- In many of Frontier’s service areas,
residential customers can now receive premium broadband services
with speeds up to 24 Mbps, and for business customers, speeds up to
40 Mbps. The markets of increased speed capabilities include
portions of Clarks Summit/Dalton/Factoryville, Tunkhannock,
Conyngham/Drums/Nuangola, the Poconos/Slate Belt area,
Montrose/Springville/Hallstead, the greater Dallas/Back Mountain
area, Towanda, Wellsboro, Breezewood area, southern Lancaster
County, sections of northern Dauphin County extending into
Schuylkill County and Frontier’s territory in Berks County.
- In response to the growing broadband
requirements of the energy industry in Pennsylvania’s Northern Tier
counties, Frontier invested in new fiber and access delivery to
serve wind farm projects, electric generation plants and campus
expansions for energy companies. Frontier also provides bandwidth
to the cell towers in Bradford, Sullivan, and Tioga counties to
improve mobile access and data services in the area.
- Frontier invested in increased
bandwidth to improve its network capabilities and provide customers
with enhanced services in all areas, including Dallas,
Wilkes-Barre, Harrisburg, Southern Lancaster County and the Pocono
region.
- Frontier deployed electronics
strategically throughout the state to expand and enhance Ethernet
services to all customers including those in the company’s more
rural Pennsylvania locations. As a result, customers have access to
speeds up to 10 Gbps using Multiprotocol Label Switching technology
(MPLS). Customers located in Northeastern PA will benefit from this
initial deployment of the MPLS build-out, with a full MPLS core
network throughout Frontier’s PA territory to be completed in the
next 12 to 18 months.
“Increasing the reach of Ethernet Service is a key objective for
us in 2014,” said Quick. “Our commercial customers in Pennsylvania
are increasingly requesting Ethernet services including Wide Area
Network services, Point to Point configuration and Dedicated
Internet Access over Ethernet circuits. We’re continuing our
capital spend this year to respond to these requests.”
Quick commented on the company’s philosophy, noting, “Frontier’s
core values are to put the customer first and to be locally engaged
in the communities we serve. Each of our Pennsylvania market areas
is led by a General Manager responsible for the overall
customer experience. All Frontier services are installed and
maintained by the company's 100% U.S.-based work force, and more
than 500 employees serve customers throughout Pennsylvania. We’re
proud of our commitment to the Keystone State and very excited to
highlight the benefits of recent network enhancements and capital
investments.”
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) offers
broadband, voice, satellite video, wireless Internet data access,
data security solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for
residential customers, small businesses and home offices and
advanced communications for medium and large businesses in 27
states. Frontier's approximately 13,650 employees are based
entirely in the United States. More information is available
at www.frontier.com.
Frontier CommunicationsPatricia Amendola, Communications
Manager570-631-6013 (office)570-885-9559
(cell)Patricia.Amendola@ftr.com
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