Frontier Communications Corporation

3 High Ridge Park

Stamford, Connecticut 06905

(203) 614-5600

December 29, 2011

BY EDGAR – CORRESPONDENCE

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F. Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C.  20549

Attention:  Larry Spirgel

Re:          Frontier Communications Corporation

Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

Filed February 25, 2011

File No. 1-11001

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Frontier Communications Corporation (the “Company”) is hereby requesting additional time to respond to the comments of the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission set forth in the letter dated December 23, 2011 with respect to the above-referenced Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company expects to respond to the comments on or before January 27, 2012.

If the Staff has any additional questions or comments, please contact the undersigned at (203) 614-5769.

Sincerely,

/s/ Donald R. Shassian

Donald R. Shassian

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer