Verizon to acquire Frontier Communications, expands fiber footprint to ~30M homes by 2026

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

Deal expected to deliver $500M run-rate cost synergies, half from network and half from go-to-market/G&A.
Combined fiber passings will reach ~30M by end of 2026; FWA available to 60M homes, total 45M broadband passings.
Transaction accretive to EBITDA and revenue growth from close; EPS and free cash flow accretive after year one.
Integration expected to take 2-3 years; Verizon sees 50% lower mobility churn and 40% lower fiber churn from convergence.
Will bring Verizon distribution and myHome/myPlan platform to Frontier customers, targeting 400-500 bps higher wireless share.

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