'The race is on:' Why Frontier is bullish on fiber, and Dallas, after Verizon's $20B bid

That includes AT&T Fiber and Frontier Communications, which sit at the upper echelon of fiber internet providers in the nation. Recently, Verizon—the Dallas-based telecom giant's biggest competitor—decided it wanted to get in on the action by making a splashy fiber deal. Its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier, which is also based in Dallas, recently cleared a big regulatory hurdle by winning Federal Communications Commission approval. And while a few more steps remain before the deal becomes official, Fron ...