BOULDER, Colo. –
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) today announced that it has
entered into an agreement to sell Scott-Rice Telephone Co., a Minnesota
ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier), for $42 million to New Ulm
Telecom, Inc.
Zayo acquired Scott-Rice Telephone as part of its March 2017 purchase of
Electric Lightwave. Since the acquisition, it has been managed
separately but within Zayo’s Allstream business segment. Scott-Rice
Telephone serves residential and business customers in areas of Scott
and Rice counties southwest of Minneapolis.
“This transaction represents further progress toward the separation of
our Allstream business,” said Matt Steinfort, Zayo’s CFO. “It is
consistent with Zayo’s strategic focus on communications infrastructure,
and our goal of maximizing the value of our non-core assets.”
The closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and
customary closing conditions, and is expected to occur in the June 2018
quarter. More information will be made available on investors.zayo.com.
About Zayo Group
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) provides communications
infrastructure solutions, including fiber and bandwidth connectivity,
colocation and cloud infrastructure to the world’s leading businesses.
Customers include wireless and wireline carriers, media and content
companies and finance, healthcare and other large enterprises. Zayo’s
127,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive
metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. In
addition to high-capacity dark fiber, wavelength, Ethernet and other
connectivity solutions, Zayo offers colocation and cloud infrastructure
in its carrier-neutral data centers. Zayo provides users with flexible,
customized solutions and self-service through Tranzact, an innovative
online platform for managing and purchasing bandwidth. For more
information, visit zayo.com.
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Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
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