Senator Jean Fuller, Frontier Communications Unite to Bridge the Digital Divide; Announce Expanded Broadband Access for Centr...
June 22 2018 - 9:00AM
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Senator Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield), Frontier Communications,
and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias joined to announce
expanded broadband Internet services to digitally-underserved
communities in the San Joaquin Valley through the federal Connect
America Fund (CAF). Senate Republican Leader Emeritus Fuller has
been a champion for expanded access to broadband for her
constituents.
With a long history of serving some of the most rural,
high-cost, and hard-to-serve communities in California, Frontier is
committed to connecting communities with broadband and bringing
$228 million in federal funds to expand broadband availability
across California by 2020. Expanded access includes newly enabled
broadband to 13,000 households in the 16th Senate District. The
enhancements include high-speed Internet availability to more than
3,800 households in Exeter, California and the remainder in
surrounding communities including Alpaugh, Dunlap, Fowler, Lemon
Cove, Lindsay, Miramonte, Reedley, Sanger, and Tivy Valley.
“While 95 percent of urban households have access to broadband,
it’s a different story in rural areas where too many communities
are cut off from our digital economy. Today, high-speed Internet
access is a necessity, creating life-changing benefits and enabling
Californians to fully participate in the expanding digital
economy,” said Senator Fuller. “Frontier’s investment in broadband
is critical to realizing our digital opportunities. With expanded
access to the Internet, families, students, children, workers and
businesses will gain the access essential for homework, employment
applications, job training, civic activities, health care, public
safety and government services.”
“Frontier Communications is building broadband infrastructure to
connect unserved and underserved households, installing public
Wi-Fi hotspots to connect communities, and offering an affordable
broadband service to ensure low-income residents have access,” said
Joe Gamble, senior vice president for Frontier Communications’ West
Region. “We are proud to join as a community partner and thank
Senator Fuller for her advocacy to eliminate the digital divide in
her district and the nation.”
Frontier’s CAF deployment with $38 million per year for six
years is making broadband available to households in some of the
most remote and sparsely populated parts of the state, from the San
Joaquin Valley to the Mojave Desert to the mountains of Northern
California: locations where it is economically unfeasible to deploy
broadband infrastructure without public support.
Following the announcements, Senator Fuller joined leaders from
Frontier and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias for a
ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the installation of a public
Wi-Fi hotspot and dedication of a brand-new computer lab for youth
educational purposes at the Boys and Girls Club in Exeter. The
no-cost Wi-Fi hotspot provided by Frontier delivers high-speed
Internet service to the entire Boys and Girls Club and computer
workstations provide access to technology, digital literacy
training and internet access for youth education.
“We are pleased to serve the community in partnership with
Frontier and to bring the resources of high-speed Internet to young
people who depend upon our programs to learn and succeed socially
and academically,” said Galen Quenzer, Executive Director of the
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias. Thanks to Senator Fuller’s
leadership, we are able to move one step closer to closing the
digital divide for the communities we serve.”
In addition to establishing free Wi-Fi in underserved areas
throughout California, Frontier also offers Frontier Fundamental
low-cost access to high-speed internet. The offering includes a
Chromebook laptop for qualifying households while supplies last. A
display table and program information was available at the
event.
Broadband availability enables businesses and consumers to take
full advantage of the benefits of Internet connectivity including
online education, healthcare, vital information resources and
entertainment. The company is actively marketing its new and
enhanced offerings that provide customers with more choices and
affordable connectivity options. Interested consumers can call
1-855-901-4497 or visit https://internet.frontier.com/services to
check availability and plan pricing.
About Senator Jean Fuller: State Senator Fuller
represents the 16th Senate District, which is comprised of large
portions of Kern, Tulare and San Bernardino Counties including the
communities of Bakersfield, Barstow, California City, Exeter,
Frazier Mountain, Joshua Tree, Mojave, Needles, Ridgecrest,
Rosamond, Taft, Tehachapi, Twentynine Palms, Tulare, Visalia, Yucca
Valley and areas in the Kern River Valley.
About The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias: The
Boys & Girls Club of the Sequoias currently serves youth in the
communities of Visalia, Tulare, Ivanhoe, Farmersville, Exeter,
Porterville, and Strathmore. In 2017, BGCS reached over 3,500 youth
throughout Tulare County providing them with meaningful mentoring
with caring staff and participation in life-changing programs. To
learn more about the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sequoias, or to
support its youth-focused programs, visit the web site at
www.bgcsequoias.org.
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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Senator Jean Fuller:Tom Collins,
916-651-4016tom.collins@sen.ca.govorFrontier
Communications:Javier Mendoza,
562-305-2345javier.mendoza@ftr.comorBoys & Girls
Club:Galen Quenzer,
559-592-4074galen.quenzer@bgcsequoias.org
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