[July 10, 2012] Frontier Communications extending broadband to rural America with FCC's Connect America Fund Tweet Jul 10, 2012 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Internet provider Frontier Communications' (NASDAQ: FTR) said its ongoing commitment to deploying broadband services to rural America will accelerate with the acceptance of $71.9 million from the Federal Communications Commission's Connect America Fund. The funds present Frontier with an opportunity to expand its commitment to deploying and enhancing broadband connectivity in underserved or unserved areas. The FCC established CAF to accelerate broadband build-out to the 18 million Americans living in rural areas who currently have no access to robust broadband infrastructure. By accepting this funding, Frontier has pledged to provide broadband service to an additional 92,876 households covering more than half of the 27 states it serves, ensuring rural customers in states such as Michigan, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia have access to broadband connectivity. "The FCC's Connect America Fund offers Frontier additional resources to drive broadband penetration to rural markets that are hungry for access," said Kathleen Quinn Abernathy, executive vice president of External Affairs for Frontier Communications. "The CAF program directly supports broadband infrastructure, a critical first step to offering services to the high-cost, rural parts of our nation. This support will supplement the more than $1.5 billion of private investment made by Frontier over the last two years to deploy an advanced communications network to rural America," Abernathy added. Nationally, Frontier provides broadband to nearly 80% of households within its territories. Frontier continues to focus on broadband expansion while boosting broadband speeds throughout its network. Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]