• Verizon signed a multi-year, multi-billion dollar supply agreement with Corning for 80+ million miles of high-density optical fiber.
• Deliveries run from 2027 to 2032, supporting fiber broadband expansion and long-haul backbone buildouts for AI data center connectivity.
• Deal underpins Verizon’s target of 40-50 million broadband passings, using a single converged architecture across mobile and fiber networks.
• Agreement supports Corning’s plan to scale U.S. manufacturing capacity to meet Verizon’s fiber deployment needs.

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