Thursday, February 5, 2015

Frontier to buy Verizon wireline assets for $10.54 billion

A sign hangs in the Verizon booth on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 8, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking



A sign hangs in the Verizon booth on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 8, 2013.


Credit: /Rick Wilking






- Frontier Communications Corp (FTR.O) will buy Verizon Communications Inc's (VZ.N) wireline operations in three U.S. states for $10.54 billion in cash, the regional telephone operator said on Thursday.

The properties in California, Florida and Texas will include 3.7 million voice connections, 1.2 million FiOS video connections and 2.2 million broadband connections, Frontier said in a statement.


The deal is expected to close in the first half of next year and is subject to regulatory approval, the company said.


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