Frontier Communications & AT&T Team Up for Mobile Services Launch

One of the biggest names in getting high-speed Internet access to the rural market is Frontier Communications. But Frontier doesn't just have Internet access; it also offers a set of other services like local and long distance calling, as well as television services via Dish Network. Now, AT&T has joined up with Frontier to offer a set of mobile services to Frontier's rapidly expanding lineup.

Available only in select markets, at least for the time being, Frontier customers can add AT&T wireless services to their monthly bill. Those that do so will, in addition, receive some fairly substantial discounting along with that bill thanks to a bundling plan. But it's not just the bundling that can save money on mobile services, as the president of Frontier Mobile & On-Network Video, Don Banowetz, detailed. Users will also be able to save a substantial sum by using their Frontier Home Wi-Fi connections instead of their cellular data plans, and should they be out of range of same, they will be able to switch easily to the AT&T network.

The connection between Frontier and AT&T goes back to November of 2011, in which AT&T Mobility joined Frontier in a three year agency agreement, giving Frontier access to AT&T's mobile services. Better yet, those who go in with AT&T's mobile service will also get access to the wide array of Wi-Fi Hot Spots--over 29,000 at last count--that AT&T offers.

Some Frontier subscribers already enjoy "loyal Frontier customer" discounts of 10 percent off their total bill, so Frontier offering up another item, complete with a new bundled price package, will likely sound tempting to those users interested in mobile service. Additionally, AT&T's control over what was, at last report, the largest 4G network in the United States will likely prove compelling as well.

Frontier's connection to the rural market is proving to be very valuable indeed for the company, and their continuing expansion to offer new products and services should only prove helpful in terms of augmenting that value and keeping customers interested. Frontier is already the service of choice for many rural dwellers--though admittedly they don't have that many to begin with--and that's putting them in a position to own a comparatively small market.