Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2015

 

 

Frontier Communications Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware   001-11001   06-0619596

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

  401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut   06851
  (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(203) 614-5600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On December 3, 2015, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to approve Frontier’s proposed acquisition of Verizon Communications Inc.’s wireline, broadband and video operations in California, including the FiOS® network.

A copy of Frontier’s press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release of Frontier Communications Corporation released on December 3, 2015.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Date: December 3, 2015    By: /s/ Mark D. Nielsen
   Mark D. Nielsen
   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
   Secretary