Frontier outlines fiber‑to‑the‑home build in Livingston, promises up to 7 Gbps and a local liaison for issues

Doug McAllister, Frontier’s vice president for external affairs in California, briefed the Livingston City Council on June 3 about a planned fiber‑to‑the‑home (FTTH) build that the company said would bring pure fiber (no copper) to neighborhoods and offer residential speeds up to 7 gigabits per second.

What Frontier described

- Technology: McAllister said the project is pure fiber from the wire center to the home and emphasized that FTTH is a different product than hybrid “fiber plus copper” offerings. - Near‑term footprint: Frontier presented maps showing existing fiber corridors and the new build planned for 2025; McAllister said the current plan for this phase would pass roughly 1,000 homes locally and that construction for the phase would take approximately four to six months. - Pricing and service: McAllister outlined entry‑level and premium speed tiers and told council that the company is not imposing data caps. He said specials and promotional pricing occur and that most customers will see monthly price points below legacy cable bundles because many households now stream rather than rely on bundled cable. - Local coordination and customer service: McAllister introduced himself as the company’s California liaison and said he expects to work directly with local staff to ensure contractors finish work to city standards, that residents…