Verizon Communications Has Agreed To Acquire Frontier Communications In An All-cash Transaction Valued At $20B Or Equivalent To $38.50 Per Share In Cash

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | September 05, 2024 06:02am

The combination will integrate Frontier's cutting-edge fiber network into Verizon's leading portfolio of fiber and wireless assets, including its best-in-class Fios offering. Over approximately four years, Frontier has invested $4.1 billion upgrading and expanding its fiber network, and now derives more than 50% of its revenue from fiber products. Frontier's 2.2 million fiber subscribers across 25 states will join Verizon's approximately 7.4 million Fios connections1 in 9 states and Washington, D.C. In addition to Frontier's 7.2 million fiber locations, the company is committed to its plan to build out an additional 2.8 million fiber locations by the end of 2026.

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