Verizon and Frontier said their access-line deal ’strengthens rur...
Verizon and Frontier said their access-line deal “strengthens rural service and broadband investment, does not harm competition, and benefits consumers.” The comments came in an ex-parte letter disputing recent filings by EarthLink and the Communications Workers of America (CD…
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Dec 17 p10). States are not “lining up in opposition to the transaction,” as the union contended, the carriers said. California, Nevada and South Carolina have approved the deal, and North Carolina and Pennsylvania have granted authorizations needed to separate Verizon properties involved in the deal, the companies said. Approval recommendations are pending in Oregon, Ohio and Arizona, and local franchise approvals needed to transfer Verizon video operation are “almost complete,” they said.