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Frontier imposes mandated overtime to address Verizon line issues

Published on July 29, 2010 By Don

Frontier’s (NYSE: FTR) mandate that union employees in its West Virginia have to work an average 70 hours work week to resolve lingering network and service issues is likely a move by the service provider to avoid the pitfalls that both Fairpoint (Other OTC: FRCMQ.PK) and Hawaiian Telecom faced after they purchased Verizon’s (NYSE:VZ) lines. West [...]

Frontier commits $310 million to West Va. network

Published on June 17, 2010 By Don

West Virginia will not only be the first market Frontier (NYSE: FTR) will transfer onto its own systems from its purchase of Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) rural phone lines. The state will also be the target of a $310 million network investment.   During a press conference at the state capitol in Charleston, West Va., Governor [...]

Frontier’s Verizon line acquisition gets Illinois regulatory approval

Published on April 22, 2010 By Don

Frontier (NYSE: FTR) can now cross another item off its checklist in its pending acquisition of Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) rural lines as it got unanimous approval of the deal from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). Illinois is the eighth state to bless the deal, joining Oregon, Arizona, Ohio, Nevada, South Carolina, California and just last [...]