POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints Daniel Heard or Travis
Black as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in
-fact to:

      (1)	execute, for and on behalf of the undersigned as
a director or officer of Uniti Group Inc. (the
"Company") and any successor corporation, any one or
more Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules thereunder;

      (2)	do and perform any and all acts, for and on
behalf of the undersigned, that may be necessary or
desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3,
4 and 5 and the timely filing of such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
any other authority; and

      (3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of
such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned, pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall
be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his
discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to the foregoing
attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, and proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents, and purposes as such
attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-
in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorney-in- fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not
assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or other applicable securities
laws or rules.

      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-
fact.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day
of May, 2023.

/s/ Francis X. Frantz
Signature

Francis X. Frantz
Typed or Printed Name

      On the 22nd day of May, 2023, before me personally
came Francis X. Frantz, to me known to be the person
described in and who executed the foregoing instrument,
and acknowledged that he executed the same.

      WITNESS my hand and official seal.

/s/ Brandie Krick
Signature

Brandie Krick
Printed Name of Notary Public

[NOTARIAL SEAL]

My commission expires:
October 6, 2026