CenturyLink's Ewing: We're evaluating other areas for FTTH

CenturyLink continues to see upside with the fiber to the home (FTTH) broadband service it offers in Las Vegas and Omaha and hopes to apply what it has learned in other markets.

"We're evaluating fiber to the home in other areas, which could give us much higher speeds," said Stewart Ewing, EVP and CFO of CenturyLink. The telecommunications company has completed the majority of its FTTH build out in Omaha (NE), where it leverages an existing fiber network that was built out by its predecessor company US West to deliver a cable-like video service in the 1990s.Upon completion, the Omaha FTTH network will provide service to about 48,000 homes. Today, about 35 percent or higher of its customers can get 20 Mbps or higher, while another 63-65 percent can get 10 Mbps or more.