Verizon/Frontier Merger Hearings

Verizon/Frontier Merger Hearings

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has announced it will hold both in-person and telephonic public input hearings on the proposed merger between Frontier and Verizon Communications starting next month.

An in-person hearing is planned in Wellsboro on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. at the Fire Company Annex, 21 East Ave.

If you’re unable to participate in the in-person hearing, two telephonic public input hearings will be held on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Participants can call in, toll free, at 866-759-6860 and use PIN Number: 71568747.

Registration to speak at the hearings is encouraged but not required.

To pre-register, contact the Office of Administrative Law Judge at 717-787-4497 or by email at lakjackson@pa.gov and provide the following information: first and last name, email address or phone number, date and time of the desired hearing, and whether an interpreter is needed. Those registering for a telephonic hearing should also provide the phone number that will be used to call in. Those who pre-register and provide the necessary information will be called to testify at the hearing in the order in which they pre-register. People who simply want to listen in need not pre-register.

I encourage you to consider testifying at one of these hearings. After years of dealing with poor service from Frontier, it is important to specifically outline our expectations from Verizon for things like services provided, maintenance and enhancement of our communications infrastructure, timelines for repairs, and overall customer service accessibility and responsiveness. Together, we fought for improvements in these areas with Frontier and we do not want to lose that progress!