Minn. AG Seeks Same Frontier Reorg Concessions as Other States
Minnesota should get what other states got from Frontier Communications in exchange for clearing the telco’s bankruptcy reorganization, state Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) said Friday in a Minnesota Commerce Department filing at the Public Utilities Commission. “Given the special…
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conditions imposed in New York and likely to be imposed” elsewhere, the AG supports the PUC reconsidering the decision and allowing interested parties to recommend specific conditions, said Ellison, citing a "most favored state" provision in Minnesota's OK. “There are clearly some areas in Minnesota that have inadequate service quality and could benefit from investment,” he said. Frontier "will be responding in the docket over the next week," a spokesperson said. Frontier floated some commitments last week in California (see 2011190062). The New York Public Service Commission conditioned its approval on $9 million for service quality improvement (see 2010160044).