Frontier requests $55M in broadband stimulus funds - FierceTelecom

Frontier, unlike its independent telco brothers Windstream and CenturyLink, is not too proud to apply for broadband funding through the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The ILEC has submitted two federal broadband applications for funding it wants to use to enhance broadband availability in its West Virginia territory, via the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).

Frontier is requesting $55 million through its two broadband stimulus applications, and the company said it will provide an additional $14 million in matching funds, for a total of $69 million available to expand broadband availability and speeds in West Virginia. The first application covers areas where Frontier Communications can operate as an ILEC, while the second application is focused on those where it operates as a CLEC in West Virginia...