Frontier and CenturyLink told the FCC they may not have met all deployment deadlines for 2020 for the Connect America Fund CAF II rural broadband program. If so, that would mark the second time the companies have missed CAF II…
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FCC Gives its Blessing on Frontier Restructuring, Company Expects to Exit Bankruptcy Soon
Frontier may soon exit bankruptcy, with news that the FCC has approved the company’s restructuring plan. Frontier now has approval from 13 states and reports it will emerge from Chapter 11 in “early 2021.” Frontier needs approvals from 4 additional…
California May Impose Lots of Conditions for Frontier to Exit Bankruptcy
Frontier and other stakeholders have filed a joint motion with the California Public Utilities Commission asking the PUC to approve Frontier’s emergence from bankruptcy, subject to certain conditions. And there are a lot of conditions, including a requirement for Frontier…
CWA Shows Frontier Some Love in RDOF Funding Debate
The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has asked the FCC to reject efforts by West Virginia legislators to block Frontier Communications’ successful bid for Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) funding. Frontier won $247 million to serve almost 79,000 locations in…
New Frontier CEO Named, Will Face Headwinds in Post-Bankruptcy Frontier
A new Frontier CEO was announced today as part of a post-bankruptcy plan for the company. Nick Jeffery will join the company, effective March 21, 2021. The new Frontier CEO comes from Vodaphone UK, where he served as CEO. Vodaphone…
Frontier Reorganization Moves a Step Closer with 10 State Approvals
The Frontier reorganization plan triggered by the company’s bankruptcy has moved a step closer with the news that the New York Public Service Commission has approved the plan. Frontier, which operates in 25 states, now has approvals in 10 states….
CenturyLink Again Tops VSG Carrier Ethernet Rankings
In a period in which the COVID-19 pandemic brought the US Ethernet market largely to a halt, seven providers qualified for the Vertical Systems Group mid-year 2020 Carrier Ethernet Leaderboard, the firm says. The top VSG carrier Ethernet rankings, in…
Frontier Bankruptcy Plan Approved by Bankruptcy Court
A Frontier bankruptcy plan was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York last Friday. The approval outlines Frontier’s restructuring, subject to final documentation. Frontier first filed for bankruptcy in April of 2020. At the…
Frontier Hopes to Prevent Bankruptcy from Interfering with RDOF Participation
Frontier has filed a waiver request with the FCC, the resolution of which could impact the company’s ability to participate in Phase 1 of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund RDOF auction, scheduled to begin in October. Frontier entered Chapter 11…
After Challenges, FCC Releases Revised RDOF Eligible Area List, Identifies 5.3 Million RDOF Eligible Locations
The FCC yesterday released a revised list of areas eligible for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund RDOF auction scheduled to begin in October. The commission initially released a preliminary list of eligible areas in March, which was followed by a…
Cox, Frontier, Cable One, Windstream, Consolidated, Others Join Major Wireless Carriers as CBRS 5G Auction Bidders
The nation’s three major wireless carriers AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon – along with Cox Communications and 344 other entities — are would-be bidders in the upcoming CBRS auction, according to documents released late yesterday from the FCC. The auction, to…
Frontier Wants Challenged Areas Included in RDOF Auction After All
In an interesting twist, Frontier has said that it would like the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, or RDOF, auction to include geographic areas whose eligibility the company previously challenged. The first phase of the RDOF auction, scheduled to begin in…
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