FCC Requests More Information From Frontier, Verizon About Wireline Buyout Proposal
The FCC sent letters to Frontier and Verizon Wednesday requesting more information about Frontier's buyout (see 1502050059) of Verizon's wireline systems in California, Texas and Florida. The letters follow a Communications Workers of America request for both companies to provide…
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the FCC with additional information about the details of the sale (see 1506010027). In the information requests, both companies are asked to respond to questions about potential financial issues, transition plans, functionality and service quality, broadband deployment improvement, capital expenditure plans, and potential savings. The FCC asked that written responses to each question in the letters be sent by July 1 "in order to expedite consideration" of the companies' sale application. "Frontier acknowledges that requests for further information are all part of the process in obtaining FCC and regulatory approval," a Frontier spokesperson said. "We will continue to provide information where appropriate." Verizon declined to comment on the FCC's request.