PUCO adds three public hearings on proposed Verizon-Frontier transfer

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Shana Eiselstein
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PUCO adds three public hearings on proposed Verizon-Frontier transfer

COLUMBUS, OHIO (Sept. 17, 2009) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has scheduled three additional local public hearings to provide telephone customers of Verizon North an opportunity to express their views regarding the company’s application to transfer ownership to Frontier Communications Corporation.

The hearings are scheduled for:

Oct. 6, 2009 at 6 p.m.
Miami County Safety Building
201 W. Main Street
Troy

Oct. 7, 2009 at 6 p.m.
Athens Community Center
701 E. State Street
Athens
Oct. 8, 2009 at 6 p.m.
Ernsthausen Community Center
100 Republic Street
Norwalk

The PUCO held local public hearings on the same issue earlier this month in New Philadelphia, Marion and Portsmouth.

For more information about this case, please visit the PUCO Web site at www.PUCO.ohio.gov. Click on the link to Docketing Information System (DIS), and enter the case number 09-454-TP-ACO.

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The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is the sole agency charged with regulating public utility service. The role of the PUCO is to assure all residential, business, and industrial consumers have access to adequate, safe, and reliable utility services at fair prices while facilitating an environment that provides competitive choices. Consumers with utility-related questions or concerns can call the PUCO hotline at (800) 686-PUCO (7826) and speak with a representative.

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PUCO adds three public hearings on proposed Verizon-Frontier transfer