Agreement Provides Fiber-Optic Improvements in Rural Areas
1/4/2021
(AP) — A telecommunications company has agreed to provide $2 million in improvements to fiber-optic infrastructure in rural areas across Arizona as part of a consent agreement with the state.
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced that the fiber-optic improvements are part of a February consent decree with Lumen Technologies, formerly known as CenturyLink.
The office had alleged that the company engaged in deceptive and unfair advertising and billing practices. The consent decree resolves the allegations, which the company continues to deny.
The announcement said the planned fiber-optic improvements will benefit schools, public safety agencies, small businesses, local government offices and other customers by extending cellphone coverage and internet connectivity in previously underserved areas.
The improvements are planned in Coconino, Pinal, Santa Cruz and Yavapai counties in Arizona.
Related News
From Archive
Sign up to Receive Our Newsletter
- NTSB publishes preliminary report on fatal gas pipeline explosion in Lexington, Mo.
- 290-mile gas pipeline expansion proposed across Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina
- Centuri awarded nearly $400 million for U.S. gas infrastructure work
- Ripple Fiber breaks ground on $140 million project, expanding into central Mass.
- Water losses cost U.S. utilities $6.4 billion annually, new report says
- Gehl and Mustang offer world’s largest skid loader
- Growing Pains and Gains
- Maryland lawmakers push to curb BGE pipeline spending, citing safety and cost concerns
- Authorities investigating trench collapse that killed worker in Ashburn, Va.
- City of Albuquerque halts fiber optic construction in response to damage, complaints
Comments