Zayo buys Electric Lightwave for USD 1.42 billion

(Telecompaper) Zayo has agreed to US operator Electric Lightwave, previously known as Integra Telecom, for USD 1.42 billion in cash. Electric Lightwave was created in August when Integra spun off its fibre network and assets into the new company. Electric Lightwave has 8,100 route miles of long haul fiber and 4,000 miles of dense metro fiber in Portland, Seattle, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Salt Lake City, Spokane and Boise, with on-net connectivity to more than 3,100 enterprise buildin