Zayo Partners with 10 Independent Telcos for Colorado Fiber Network

Zayo Bandwidth, a national provider of fiber-based solutions for carrier, enterprise and government customers, announced late last week that it has joined forces with independent telephone companies to form the Colorado Communications Transport LLC (CCT). CCT will develop a 746-mile fiber-optic transport ring which will cover northeastern Colorado and provide connectivity to major communication hubs in Denver.

In addition to Zayo, the founding members of CCT include 10 telcos in northeastern Colorado:  Agate Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association Inc., Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association Inc., Nunn Telephone Co., PC Telcom, Peetz Communications LLC, Plains Cooperative Telephone Association Inc., Roggen Telephone Cooperative Co., Stoneham Cooperative Telephone Corp., Wiggins Telephone Association and Willard Telephone Co.

The network, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2010, will provide high-speed capacity and access to major traffic aggregation points throughout rural Northeast Colorado.  Zayo also plans to leverage the network to offer high-speed transport service for its large, wholesale customers. The CCT network will interconnect with Zayo’s rural Nebraska network.

“It is an honor for Zayo to be working cooperatively with the member companies in an effort to enhance service and network quality for the communities in this region,” said John Scarano, COO & Co-founder of Zayo Group and President of Zayo Bandwidth.  “We look forward to collaborating with this team in helping to connect Colorado.”

For more, see this release.

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