Frontier’s purchase of AT&T’s wireline assets in Connecticut

Frontier’s purchase of AT&T’s wireline assets in Connecticut (CD Feb 24 p21) would “generate significant, tangible and timely benefits for end users,” Frontier told the FCC in a filing Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1m8ceDv). Responding to several questions raised by FCC staff April 1, Frontier said it emphasizes customer service and network quality in all of its territories, but would have “laser-like focus on providing outstanding service” in its home state of Connecticut. Frontier said it would improve service beyond what AT&T had been able to offer by locating a dispatch operation in Connecticut, adding jobs to the state and being able to “address service and operational issues in a timely manner,” the filing said. Frontier also said it would expand broadband beyond AT&T’s investment level trends.