gFiber, formerly known as Google Fiber, has secured a deal to assume control of Ting Fiber’s dark fiber network lease in Colorado Springs. This development involves Tucows Inc., the parent company of Ting Fiber. Ting Fiber declared that its affiliated company has consented to hand over the lease, without specifying gFiber.
An SEC filing showed that gFiber will replace Ting as the tenant by taking over the lease. Ting currently leases dark fiber and colocation space on Colorado Springs’ municipal fiber network and acts as the primary Internet service provider. The financial details of the deal are unknown, but it’s set to be completed by March 31, 2027, pending customary conditions.
Tucows, Ting’s parent company, said its related guarantee will terminate by the end of April 2027 after the closing and fulfilling certain post-closing obligations. Ting will continue serving Colorado Springs customers throughout the transition, which will be finished no later than June 11, 2027.
This will be Ting’s exit from Colorado Springs, as it also operates in California, Idaho, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and Arizona. Dave Woroch, Tucows’ president and CEO, emphasized that their primary focus during this process is their Colorado Springs customers, who will receive the same service and support throughout the transition. “The relocation corresponds with Ting’s ongoing strategic initiative at Tucows.”.
Google’s effort to expand its high-speed internet service. In an individual statement, gFiber reported that Colorado Springs City Council accepted its lease agreement with Colorado Springs Utilities, permitting the use of their advanced fiber optic network for connecting local inhabitants to gFiber’s Internet service.
This move strengthens our expansion in Colorado, extending our service beyond the Denver metropolitan area. As a tenant on the network of Colorado Springs Utilities, gFiber will be able to connect local homes and businesses more quickly and with less disruption to the neighborhood,” said Louis Lipner, head of strategic partnerships.
The company, formerly known as Google Fiber, was rebranded to GFiber earlier this year and appears to have undergone another rebrand recently. This rebranding followed Google’s announcement of combining its fiber unit with Stonepeak’s Astound Broadband to create an independent fiber provider. gFiber initially launched in 2010, with the service first becoming operational in Kansas City in 2012.
It is projected that the company caters to approximately four million patrons.
