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Frontier Repeats Support for CAF

Frontier Communications said it continues to strongly support the Connect America Fund, saying its use of CAF Phase I funds in rural areas has connected 164,000 unserved and underserved households to broadband services. Frontier said it has invested $94 million…

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in CAF funds in its infrastructure. The company accepted $72 million in CAF funding in 2012 and $61.3 million in 2013. “There is ample evidence that providing connectivity to rural America brings solid, lasting results,” said Frontier Executive Vice President-External Affairs Kathleen Abernathy in a Monday news release. “CAF Phase II is expected to enable even more rural Americans to connect to the Internet, and Frontier is looking forward to learning further details in the coming weeks regarding CAF Phase II support.”