Frontier Communications Joins Voluntary Agreements as Industry Prepares Multi-Year Extension of Landmark Energy-Efficiency Co...
November 27 2017 - 4:58PM
Business Wire
Frontier Communications has joined as a signatory of two
landmark voluntary agreements to continue the ongoing improvement
of the energy efficiency of its set-top boxes, as well as modems
and routers used for broadband Internet services.
Pursuant to these agreements, the nation’s largest consumer
pay-TV and broadband service providers and equipment manufacturers
have committed that 90% of their annual set-top box and small
network equipment (SNE) purchases and retail sales meet rigorous
energy-efficiency levels. These agreements have saved consumers
more than $2 billion in electric costs and avoided nearly 12
million metric tons of CO2 emissions since 2013. The signatories
previously announced plans to extend the agreements into a new term
starting next year and are working to secure further improvements
in energy efficiency with the Natural Resources Defense Council
(NRDC) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
(ACEEE).
Frontier serves customers in 29 states, and is a top provider of
wireline broadband and pay-TV video service in California. Its
addition boosts the SNE agreement’s coverage of the nation’s
residential broadband Internet market from 84% to 89%. Frontier
also increases the set-top box agreement’s coverage of the nation’s
residential pay-TV market from 92% to 93%. Nearly all Americans who
subscribe to broadband or pay-TV services will benefit from the
voluntary agreements.
Other signatories of both voluntary agreements include
AT&T/DIRECTV, Cablevision, CenturyLink, Charter/Time Warner
Cable/Bright House Networks, Comcast, Cox Communications, and
Verizon and manufacturers ARRIS/Pace and Technicolor. Manufacturers
Actiontec, D-Link, NETGEAR, and Ubee Interactive have signed the
SNE agreement. More information about the voluntary agreements is
available at http://www.energy-efficiency.us/
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) is a
leader in providing communications services to urban, suburban, and
rural communities in 29 states. Frontier offers a variety of
services to residential customers over its fiber-optic and copper
networks, including video, high-speed internet, advanced voice, and
Frontier Secure® digital protection solutions. Frontier
Business offers communications solutions to small, medium, and
enterprise businesses. More information about Frontier is available
at www.frontier.com.
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Frontier CommunicationsChristy Reap,
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