Frontier Pushes for Autumn State OKs on Chapter 11 Reorganization
Frontier Communication prodded the West Virginia Public Service Commission to rule on its bankruptcy reorganization no later than Sept. 30. Five state commissions cleared the reorganization or found no approval was needed, including Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah and Nevada,…
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Frontier said in a Tuesday letter in case 20-0400-T-PC. “Proceedings in other states are progressing with approvals expected in the fall.” Frontier and Illinois Commerce Commission staff submitted a proposed order Aug. 4 to clear the reorganization, while the New York Public Service Commission will receive comments Sept. 21 and Frontier expects a Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission decision by early October, the telco said. Comments are due Aug. 24 at the FCC. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has a hearing Friday to weigh approving the deal, Frontier outside counsel Patrick Rosvall emailed Tuesday to the California Public Utilities Commission’s service list for docket A.20-05-010.