Press Release

Reminder: March Public Input Hearings on Proposed Acquisition of Frontier Communications by Verizon

Published on 3/4/2025

Filed under: Consumer Education Telecommunications

Additional Hearings in Allegheny, Wyoming and Philadelphia Counties

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today reminded consumers, businesses and other concerned parties about six additional public input hearings in March to gather public input on the proposed acquisition of Frontier Communications (Frontier) by Verizon Communications (Verizon).

The joint application submitted by Frontier and Verizon seeks PUC approval to transfer control of Frontier and its wholly owned subsidiaries to Verizon.

PUC Public Input Hearings

The PUC will conduct public input hearings for this proceeding at the following times and locations:

Thursday, March 6, 2025
Community College of Allegheny County
Boyce Campus – Auditorium
595 Beatty Road
Monroeville, PA 15146

• The first hearing begins at 1 p.m.
• The second hearing begins at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Triton Hose Company
116 West Tioga Street
Tunkhannock, PA 18657

• The first hearing begins at 1 p.m.
• The second hearing begins at 6 p.m.

Monday, March 17, 2025
Free Library of Philadelphia
Montgomery Auditorium
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

• The first hearing begins at 1 p.m.
• The second hearing begins at 6 p.m.

PUC Administrative Law Judges Steven K. Haas and Erin L. Gannon will preside over the hearings.

Requests for Interpreters

If you require an interpreter, please pre-register for a hearing as soon as possible.  You can pre-register by contacting the PUC’s Office of Administrative Law Judge by telephone at 717-787-4497 or by email at lakjackson@pa.gov and provide:

• Your first and last name.
• Your email address or phone number.
• The date and time of the public input hearing you wish to participate in.
• If you require an interpreter to participate in the hearing, the language of the interpreter.

If you register too close to the hearing date, there may not be enough time to arrange for an interpreter.  If you request an interpreter, the PUC will make every reasonable effort to have one present.

Offering Testimony at a Public Input Hearing

The PUC offers tips on how to participate in a public input hearing, including:

• Prepare what you are going to say beforehand. Even though it is not required, you may want to write out your statement, which can be read.
• Any formal testimony that is offered during the hearing will become part of the record on which the PUC will issue its final decision.
• Understand that parties in the case may want to ask you a question to clarify something you said.
  
  

About the PUC

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission balances the needs of consumers and utilities; ensures safe and reliable utility service at reasonable rates; protects the public interest; educates consumers to make independent and informed utility choices; furthers economic development; and fosters new technologies and competitive markets in an environmentally sound manner.

Visit the PUC’s website at www.puc.pa.gov for recent news releases and video of select proceedings. You can also follow us on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. Search for the “Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission” or “PA PUC” on your favorite social media channel for updates on utility issues and other helpful consumer information.

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Docket No.: A-2024-3051925

Contact:

• Nils Hagen-Frederiksen
  Press Secretary
  717-418-2701
  nhagen-fre@pa.gov
• David Hixson
  Deputy Press Secretary
  717-772-2766
  dhixson@pa.gov