TDS Telecom may be an advocate of fiber-based broadband, but the telco is finding success in delivering 25 Mbps and higher speeds over existing copper infrastructure by implementing bonding in areas where it can’t prove out a FTTH business case.
Vicki Villacrez, VP of finance and CFO of TDS Telecom, told investors during a second quarter earnings call that copper bonding will enable it to “drive higher data speeds in our middle-tier ILEC copper markets.”