Frontier Improperly Billed Federal Grant Under Broadband Project

Frontier West Virginia Inc. must pay damages for improperly seeking invoice processing costs under a federal broadband technology program, a federal district court said.

Citynet LLC’s False Claims Act suit, filed in 2014, involves the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program to expand internet access to underserved areas, and the $126 million grant received by the Executive Office of West Virginia under that program. Frontier served as WVEO’s contractor to build a fiber optic network in West Virginia.

Citynet is entitled to summary judgment for its claim that Frontier fraudulently billed the federal government for “facilities build-out” invoice processing costs, which concerned ...