Frontier wraps its acquisition of AT&T's Connecticut network assets

Frontier Communications is set to begin a new chapter in its home state as it has completed its $2 billion acquisition of AT&T's wireline operations in Connecticut and its related statewide fiber network and U-verse operations.

Frontier got the State of Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority's final approval of the acquisition. As part of the acquisition, Frontier will also assume ownership of AT&T's Dish satellite TV customers in Connecticut. By completing this deal, Frontier will now offer services in 28 states. Using AT&T's established network as a foundation, Frontier said it will invest $63 million over the next three years to expand the reach of the U-verse video and broadband network to offer speeds of 10 Mbps and higher for over 100,000 households. The service provider will also build a fiber-based middle mile network that will connect all of its central offices across the state and dedicate about $3 million to expand broadband to areas it says are currently "unserved or underserved."