Don't forget Frontier. When Qwest started building their network it was with an investment from Frontier. Frontier owns 25% of the original fibers Qwest laid. If the buyout succeedes, Qwest gets that fiber back. Frontier has also been doing interesting things with their fiber. Like a $3 mil contract with Cerent to deploy their optical transport platform. Frontier Global Center also hosts Yahoo, Playboy, and others.
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Don't forget Frontier. When Qwest started building their network it was with an investment from Frontier. Frontier owns 25% of the original fibers Qwest laid. If the buyout succeedes, Qwest gets that fiber back. Frontier has also been doing interesting things with their fiber. Like a $3 mil contract with Cerent to deploy their optical transport platform. Frontier Global Center also hosts Yahoo, Playboy, and others.