Frontier provides 2-gig speeds throughout its complete fiber community

Frontier Communications is rolling out 2-gig speeds throughout its present fiber-optic community, which at the moment spans six states, together with Texas, Florida, California, Indiana, West Virginia, and Connecticut (by way of Light Reading). The plan comes with symmetrical 2-gig downloads and uploads for $149.99 / month, together with the free set up of a Wi-Fi 6E-compatible router and extender.

Frontier is providing a free 43-inch Amazon Fire TV and Logitech webcam for the primary 1,000 clients who enroll — nevertheless it’s not clear if you happen to’ll be getting the Omni or 4-Series Fire TV, and it’s simply as obscure concerning the Logitech webcam. The firm is holding a promotion for its $79.99 / month single gig fiber plan as effectively, within the type of a $200 Visa Reward Card, Eero Pro 6 router, and a Wi-Fi extender.

Quite a lot of communications corporations have already began to transcend the 1Gbps threshold relating to fiber. Last month, AT&T introduced its rollout of 2-gig and 5-gig plans, priced at $110 / month and $180 / month, respectively. Xfinity also has a 3Gbps plan for a dear $299.95 / month, and Verizon has a 2-gig $119 / month plan for New York City residents solely. Meanwhile, Google Fiber’s $100 / month 2-gig plan nonetheless stays the most cost effective of the multi-gig household.

In 2020, Frontier filed for bankruptcy and blamed an “under-investment in fiber deployment” as a motive for its monetary struggles. According to Ars Technica, most of Frontier’s fiber connections on the time had been truly put in by Verizon, as the company purchased Fios operations in California, Texas, and Florida in 2016. The firm at the moment gives service in 25 states and added 45,000 new fiber customers within the final quarter of 2021.

As nice as fiber-optic sounds, it’s nonetheless only a fantasy for many people who aren’t cornered in particular areas of the US. And whereas quicker fiber is nice and all, it’d be good to have some extra cables laid down so extra of us can acquire entry.