Company History

FPL FiberNet’s fiber-optic network was originally developed in the late 1980s by Florida Power & Light Company to provide internal telecommunications services to support company operations. In 1996, FPL began selling excess fiber-optic capacity along its network to the major telecommunications companies operating in Florida. FPL FiberNet acquired an existing 1,600-mile inter-city fiber network from FPL. The company was launched in early 2000 to sell fiber-optic network capacity and dark fiber on a wholesale basis to local and long-distance telephone companies, Internet service providers and other telecommunications companies in Florida. Since its inception, FPL FiberNet has invested millions of dollars to build its fiber-optic network throughout Florida's major metropolitan areas with state-of-the-art optical networking and Ethernet equipment. In 2009, FPL FiberNet extended its network footprint into Atlanta. In 2011, FPL FiberNet acquired the wholesale network of Grande Communications Network, LLC. Grande's carrier-grade network assets expanded FPL FiberNet's coverage by adding approximately 2,900 miles of long-haul network. The network connects many of the major cities in Texas including Dallas, San Antonio and Houston with additional connectivity to Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. 

Company Overview

FPL FiberNet, LLC delivers wholesale and enterprise telecommunication services throughout most major metropolitan areas in Florida and Texas with additional connectivity to Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Oklahoma with its extensive long-haul and metro fiber-optic networks. FPL FiberNet is a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., nationally known as a high-quality, efficient and customer-driven organization focused on energy-related products and services. With annual revenues of more than $15 billion and a growing presence in 24 states and Canada, NextEra Energy is widely recognized as one of the country's premier power companies.

Additional information regarding NextEra Energy is available at www.NextEraEnergy.com.

Award-winning Service and Technology

FPL FiberNet was named a best-in-class Metro Wholesale Provider at the 2007 - 2010 Metro Carrier Excellence Awards for our continued commitment to providing superior broadband products and services.