Windstream said Verizon’s acquisition of XO will give the telco and other large ILECs a more favorable position in the Ethernet market, resulting in higher prices for wholesale customers.
While Windstream is increasingly expanding its own fiber networks to serve business customers, the service provider said in an FCC filing it still has to rent last mile facilities from ILECs like Verizon and AT&T to satisfy the needs of its business customer base, particularly in areas where it can’t make a business case to build out its own network facilities.
