Verizon Sells West Virginia Access Lines to Frontier - WVNS-TV - WVNSTV.com
May 13, 2009
Verizon Communications announced May 13 it would sell about 4.8 million access lines to Frontier Communications Corp., including those in West Virginia, in a move that could lead to expanded broadband Internet access throughout the state.
Frontier currently provides phone, video, Internet and broadband services to more than 2 million customers in 24 states, according to a company news release. The deal would make the company the nation’s largest pure rural communications provider.
“We are confident that we can dramatically accelerate the penetration of broadband in these new markets during the first 18 months” Maggie Wilderotter, Frontier communications chairman and CEO, said in the news release. “We know that broadband is a catalyst for a healthy local economy and job growth...”
Verizon Communications announced May 13 it would sell about 4.8 million access lines to Frontier Communications Corp., including those in West Virginia, in a move that could lead to expanded broadband Internet access throughout the state.
Frontier currently provides phone, video, Internet and broadband services to more than 2 million customers in 24 states, according to a company news release. The deal would make the company the nation’s largest pure rural communications provider.
“We are confident that we can dramatically accelerate the penetration of broadband in these new markets during the first 18 months” Maggie Wilderotter, Frontier communications chairman and CEO, said in the news release. “We know that broadband is a catalyst for a healthy local economy and job growth...”
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