The "Broadband Ultra" and "Ultimate" services are currently available in segments of Kanawha and Putnam counties with plans to extend the service to other parts of each county at the end of year.
Dan Page, a Frontier spokesman, said that the residential 25 Mbps service, which includes a WiFi modem, will be priced at $54.99 month. Of course, the service provider will offer discounts to those customers who bundle their DSL service with voice and TV.
Current residential subscribers can get up to 6 Mbps, a speed that is far lower than what a cable operator can deliver over their DOCSIS 2.0 or 3.0 networks.
While 40 Mbps of DSL capacity will certainly be enticing to some business customers, the service provider is being just as aggressive with its copper and fiber-based Ethernet service sets.
In West Virginia's business market, Frontier offers up to 10G Metro Ethernet services over its 2,600-route mile "Fiber 7.0" network. Like other service providers, the telco is using the fiber network to deliver wholesale services, including wireless backhaul, to area wireless operators.
West Virginia is a key state for Frontier, being one of its largest states it entered when it acquired Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) rural lines. Part of the new speed drive is likely being fueled by the $71.9 million Connect America Fund (CAF) grant it got from the FCC.
