Windstream racks up 13k broadband adds in Q1

Windstream lit up 129,000 new locations with its Kinetic fiber service in Q1 2021, as it pushed toward a goal of extending gigabit capabilities to a total of 1 million homes and businesses by the end of 2021. Its fiber rollouts are part of a previously announced five-year, $2 billion project targeting the expansion of broadband to rural markets across its 18-state footprint. In January, Windstream noted it reached a total of 589,000 locations with its gigabit service by the end of 2020. With the Q1 figure factored in, that leaves the company with an additional 282,000 locations to go before it reaches the 1 million mark.