“As a result of our stepped-up investment, we now expect that by the end of 2030, we'll reach approximately 50 million customer locations and reach more than 60 million fiber locations when including the Lumen Mass Markets fiber assets we've agreed to acquire, our Gigapower joint venture and agreements with other commercial open access providers.”

In context

“er Scores among our wireless and fiber customers following a network event. It's clear that we're winning with customers and our performance through the first half of the year highlights the returns we're achieving as we accelerate our fiber deployment and complete our wireless network modernization. These initiatives are supported by pro-investment provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Thanks to the policies in this legislation, we intend to invest more rapidly in next-generation networks. This includes plans to invest a portion of these savings into our network, primarily by accelerating our fiber deployment to a pace of 4 million new locations per year, a run rate we expect to achieve by the end of 2026. This will support good paying middle-class jobs all right here in the U.S. As a result of our stepped-up investment, we now expect that by the end of 2030, we'll reach approximately 50 million customer locations and reach more than 60 million fiber locations when including the Lumen Mass Markets fiber assets we've agreed to acquire, our Gigapower joint venture and agreements with other commercial open access providers. This would double our fiber reach from more than 30 million total locations, a milestone we reached ahead of schedule during the second quarter. This bill also creates a pipeline of mid-band spectrum that will help meet soaring consumer demand and keep the U.S. technologically competitive with other countries. Paired with the tax provisions in the bill, this legislation paves the way for the stated goals laid out by FCC Chairman, Brendan Carr, to unleash high-speed infrastructure builds and restore America's global lead in wireless technology through smart policy. The sustained growth in our customer base and free cash flow, paired with our strong balance sheet, positions us with ample financial flexibility to make opportunistic growth-enhancing investments in fiber and spectrum that resu”