Windstream says it’s completed a series of service upgrades that will allow it to offer up to 100 Mbps broadband service to residential and small business customers in 250 new markets across 16 states.
The operator says additional upgrades underway will bring 100 Mbps speeds to about 600 more markets by the end of 2015.
Windstream says it’s is on track to offer 50-100Mbps speeds to almost one million households and small businesses in more than 850 markets by the end of the year.
“We are thrilled to bring faster speeds to so much of our service area, and we are proud to invest in under-served communities,” Sarah Day, Senior Vice President of Small Business and Consumer at Windstream, said in a statement. “More often than not, we are the only service provider committing resources to these more rural areas, and through this upgrade plan many communities will be eligible for premium speeds for the first time.”
Earlier this summer, Windstream accepted $174 million in Connect America Funds from the FCC to help build out broadband networks across 17 states.
