Fortune Recognizes Frontier as One of America’s Most Innovative Companies

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Frontier (NASDAQ: FYBR) has secured a position on Fortune's 2025 list of America's Most Innovative Companies, recognizing its transformative role in the fiber internet industry. As the largest pure-play fiber internet provider in the United States, Frontier serves nearly 8 million homes and businesses.

The company's commitment to Building Gigabit America has led to significant technological achievements, including:

• Launch of network-wide 2 Gig speeds
• Implementation of 5 Gig service
• Recent introduction of 7 Gig capabilities

Under CEO Nick Jeffery's leadership, Frontier has filed more patents in the last three years than in its entire history. Fortune's recognition process, conducted in partnership with Statista, evaluated companies based on product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture through employee surveys, expert opinions, and patent analysis via LexisNexis PatentSight.

Frontier earns spot on Fortune’s 2025 list of America’s Most Innovative Companies for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with high-speed fiber internet

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Frontier (NASDAQ: FYBR):

What happened: Frontier has earned a spot on Fortune’s 2025 list of America’s Most Innovative Companies. This prestigious list recognizes U.S. companies that are transforming industries from the inside out.

Why it matters: We’re building the digital infrastructure that the U.S. needs to compete and lead for generations to come. Today, we are the largest pure-play fiber internet provider in the country, providing access to high-speed, reliable connectivity to nearly 8 million homes and businesses. This award is a testament to our commitment to advancing our purpose of Building Gigabit America, connecting more people to our fiber technology and all the opportunities it offers.

We create the future: We continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible with our network for the benefit of our customers and society. That means constantly testing and launching new technologies to improve customer service and unleash the full potential of our fiber network. In doing so, we’ve set new industry standards—launching network-wide 2 Gig speeds, followed by 5 Gig, and most recently, 7 Gig—and earned more patents for innovations in the last three years than in our company’s entire history.

Quote: "We’re proud to be recognized for the power of our fiber technology and our culture of innovation, alongside a list of America’s greatest companies,” said Nick Jeffery, CEO of Frontier Communications. “Over the last four years, we’ve connected millions of homes and businesses to reliable high-speed fiber internet, unlocking opportunities for our customers to shape the future in ways we can’t yet imagine. We’re putting innovation in the hands of consumers and businesses, and we can’t wait to see what they do with it. Our work Building Gigabit America will have a lasting impact that extends beyond telecom—from healthcare to education and more.”

How we made Fortune’s list: Fortune teamed up with market research and data firm Statista to select America’s Most Innovative Companies based on product innovation, process innovation and innovation culture. Statista’s evaluation process included online surveys where employees could score their own company on a scale system, surveys of experts in various fields and a partnership with LexisNexis PatentSight to analyze the quantity and value of patents. The 300 US companies with the highest score were awarded America’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025. The full list and methodology can be viewed here.

About Frontier

Frontier (NASDAQ: FYBR) is the largest pure-play fiber provider in the U.S. Driven by our purpose, Building Gigabit America®, we deliver blazing-fast broadband connectivity that unlocks the potential of millions of consumers and businesses. For more information, visit www.frontier.com.

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Source: Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.

FAQ

What achievement did Frontier (FYBR) receive in Fortune's 2025 recognition?

Frontier earned a spot on Fortune's 2025 list of America's Most Innovative Companies for its transformative work in high-speed fiber internet technology.

How many customers does Frontier (FYBR) currently serve with fiber internet?

Frontier provides high-speed fiber connectivity to nearly 8 million homes and businesses as the largest pure-play fiber internet provider in the U.S.

What are the latest internet speeds offered by Frontier (FYBR)?

Frontier has progressively launched network-wide 2 Gig speeds, followed by 5 Gig, and most recently, 7 Gig capabilities.

How was Frontier (FYBR) evaluated for Fortune's Most Innovative Companies list?

Fortune and Statista evaluated companies based on product innovation, process innovation, and innovation culture through employee surveys, expert opinions, and patent analysis via LexisNexis PatentSight.

What is Frontier's (FYBR) patent achievement in recent years?

Frontier has earned more patents for innovations in the last three years than in the company's entire history.