IP Coalition Disputes Benefits of Verizon/Frontier Approval
The Coalition for IP Network Transition challenged claims contained in a public interest statement on Verizon’s proposed $20 billion buy of Frontier (see 2410160049). The companies claim the deal will “bring enhanced benefits to local communities within the Frontier footprint,”…
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the coalition said. “The truth of the matter is that the benefits will only flow to those retail customers who are subject to substantial competition,” said a filing Tuesday in docket 24-445. “Nothing will change for Frontier’s access customers in those same markets.” They won’t “receive the benefits of additional investments in today’s standard technology,” fiber and IP connections, and “will remain bound to obsolete technology forced on them by Verizon and Frontier.”