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  "description": "The move follows similar ventures by AT&T and T-Mobile.",
  "path": "/verizon-partners-with-tillmans-eaton-fiber-to-reach-new-markets/",
  "publishedAt": "2025-10-27T21:15:25.000Z",
  "site": "https://broadbandbreakfast.com",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2025 – Verizon announced Monday that it will extend its Fios service into new markets through a commercial fiber agreement with _Eaton Fiber_, an affiliate of global infrastructure investor Tillman Holdings.\n\nThe companies did not disclose build plans, locations, or timelines, but said the partnership would “complement” Verizon’s ongoing fiber builds and planned _acquisition of_ Frontier.\n\nUnder the agreement, Eaton Fiber, described as a wholesale, open-access fiber provider, will fund, build, and maintain the network. Verizon will be the exclusive retail provider of residential broadband services through the build phase and for an unspecified amount of time afterwards.\n\n“This agreement allows us to rapidly enter new markets, accelerate deployment speed and ensure we maintain the necessary flexibility to capture growth opportunities across the country,” **Sowmyanarayan Sampath** , executive vice president for Verizon and CEO for Verizon Consumer, said in _a release_.\n\nThe move marks Verizon’s first step toward embracing a partnership model already adopted by competitors AT&T and T-Mobile. AT&T’s Gigapower _joint venture_ with BlackRock and T-Mobile’s arrangement with Tillman Fiber have allowed those carriers _to expand_ outside their traditional territories on the dime of private capital.\n\n _Tillman Fiber_, also owned by Tillman Holdings, has partnered with T-Mobile as the anchor tenant on a roughly $1 billion open access fiber buildout now serving Florida markets including Northport, Kissimmee, and Deltona.\n\nThe Eaton Fiber agreement comes as Verizon expects to close on its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier in the first quarter of 2026, a deal that will add approximately 7.2 million fiber locations to its portfolio.\n\nVerizon will report third quarter earnings Wednesday, when executives are expected to share more details on the provider’s fiber strategy under new CEO **Dan Schulman**.\n\nVerizon said earlier this year that it plans to extend its fiber footprint to more than 30 million premises by 2028, with the firm on its way to 40 million passings in the long term.\n\nTillman Holdings did not respond to _Broadband Breakfast_ ’s questions about Eaton Fiber’s target markets, funding model, or long-term asset ownership in time for publication.",
  "title": "Verizon Partners with Tillman's Eaton Fiber to Reach New Markets",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T05:44:09.245Z"
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