WINfirst … Who wants it?(2)

For sale … an extensive, yet only partially completed rich fiber network in the city of Sacramento. Buyer beware, though, as city residents have expressed a certain level of disdain for former owner.
The bankruptcy saga of competitive overbuilder WINfirst continues, and potential buyers for the WIN fiber network are going public. SureWest Communications, a communications provider with facilities near the WINfirst network in Northern California, has expressed preliminary interest in possibly acquiring some or all of the WINfirst businesses. SureWest operates multiple telecommunications businesses, the largest being subsidiary Roseville Telephone Company, California’s third largest telecommunications company.
SureWest president and CEO Brian Strom cited proximity between current WINfirst customers to SureWest fiber infrastructure already up and running. An acquisition of the WINfirst business would help SureWest achieve its aim of becoming the dominant communications provider in the Sacramento area.