-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, E3+bTUrBgUeQTzDIiVUegXICDrAGm0MD0wZNMYguoTbo+tWHUuz5xS9fXvNINoBC GvsYsXiRChU2hTtkYCYsmQ== 0000020520-10-000009.txt : 20100129 0000020520-10-000009.hdr.sgml : 20100129 20100129164606 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000020520-10-000009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100129 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20100129 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100129 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000020520 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 060619596 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11001 FILM NUMBER: 10560578 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: HIGH RIDGE PK BLDG 3 CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06905 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036145600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THREE HIGH RIDGE PARK CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06905 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000619 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CITIZENS UTILITIES CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 abernathy8kcover.htm FORM 8-K abernathy8kcover.htm
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):  January 29, 2010

Frontier Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-11001
06-0619596
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut
06905
(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
 
The information set forth in the press release issued by Frontier Communications Corporation on January 29, 2010, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)           Exhibits
 
 
99.1
Press Release of Frontier Communications Corporation released on January 29, 2010.
 

 

 
 
 

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:  January 29, 2010
By:/s/ David R. Whitehouse
 
David R. Whitehouse
 
Senior Vice President and
 
Treasurer
   



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Frontier Communications
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford, CT 06905
203.614.5600
www.frontier.com

Contact:
Steve Crosby
SVP, Government and Regulatory Affairs
916.206.8198
steven.crosby@frontiercorp.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kathleen Quinn Abernathy to join Frontier Communications as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs

STAMFORD, Conn., January 29, 2010 – Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) announced today that Kathleen Quinn Abernathy will join the company on March 1, 2010 as Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs.  She will report to Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO, and will be a member of the company’s Senior Leadership Team. Effective January 28, 2010, Ms. Abernathy resigned from Frontier’s Board of Directors.

In announcing this news, Mrs. Wilderotter stated, “Kathleen has a unique blend of industry, legal and government experience that will make her an immediate and important contributor to Frontier’s management team.” She added, “Frontier is in the process of a transformational transaction with Verizon Communications that will triple the size of the company and demands top-tier executive management.  With Kathleen’s appointment, we are assured of having on-board seasoned talent that will help guide the new Frontier.”
 
Former FCC Commissioner Kathleen Quinn Abernathy was appointed to the Board of Directors of Frontier Communications Corporation in April 2006. Ms. Abernathy is a partner in the Washington, D.C. communications law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP where she advises clients on a wide variety of legal, policy and regulatory issues related to telecommunications and media. Prior to that, she was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP.
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
Immediately prior to joining Akin Gump, Ms. Abernathy served as a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.  Nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate to a four-year term in 2001, she was responsible for representing the public interest in each of the policy areas under the FCC's jurisdiction, including wireless; domestic and international telecommunications; satellite; broadcast; cable; communications equipment manufacturers; and broadband, IP and other advanced communications technologies. She was intimately involved in developing and implementing domestic policy in each of these fields.
 
In addition, Ms. Abernathy chaired the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service and participated in numerous international bilateral and multilateral negotiations, including the 2002 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference and the 2003 ITU Regional Radiocommunication Conference. She was appointed by the ITU to chair the 2004 ITU Global Symposium for Regulators.
 
Before joining the FCC as a commissioner, Ms. Abernathy served as Vice President, Public Policy at BroadBand Office Communications, as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs at US West and as Vice President, Federal Regulatory at AirTouch Communications (a predecessor company to Verizon Wireless). Earlier in her career, she served as a legal advisor to two FCC commissioners and as a Special Assistant to the agency's General Counsel.
 
Ms. Abernathy has received numerous honors and awards in recognition of her contributions to the profession, including being featured in Chambers USA’s “Leaders in their Field” in the Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory category (2009); selected for inclusion in the Washington, DC edition of Super Lawyers (2009); named one Washington’s Top Lawyers by Washingtonian magazine (2007, 2009); recipient of the Forerunner Accolade from Women in Cable and Telecommunications (2002); and named “One of the Most Powerful Women in Television” by Electronic Media magazine (2002)
 
Ms. Abernathy received her B.A. magna cum laude from Catholic University and her J.D. from Catholic University's Columbus School of Law.

 
 
 

About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) is a full-service communications provider and one of the largest local exchange telephone companies in the country serving rural areas and small and medium-sized towns and cities. Frontier is included in the S&P 500 Index. Frontier Communications offers telephone, television and Internet services, including wireless Internet data access, as well as bundled offerings, specialized bundles for small businesses and home offices, and data security solutions.  Additional information about Frontier products and services is available at www.frontier.com. More information about the company may be found at www.frontier.com/ir.
 
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