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Jay Buhner and Frontier Communications Team Up For 'Baseball with Buhner' Contest

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Jay Buhner and Frontier Communications Team Up For ‘Baseball with Buhner’ Contest

Seattle baseball great swings for the fences to tell consumers about Frontier FiOS

EVERETT, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Seattle baseball great Jay Buhner has joined the Frontier Communications (NAS: FTR) lineup as part of a special contest. Buhner, a fan favorite, is Frontier Communications’ Washington state spokesperson for 2013. He will help spread the word in radio and print, online and outdoors, about the fantastic value and benefits of Frontier’s products and services.

“When you think of Seattle baseball, a name that comes to mind immediately is Jay Buhner,” said Rich Klena, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Frontier. “He exemplifies the dedication and hard work at the heart of Frontier’s Values. Jay was among the most recognizable and reliable players of his day. We want customers to think the same way about Frontier, because just like Jay, our 100 percent U.S.-based men and women give their all on and off the field.”

To kick off this new relationship, Jay and Frontier have created a fun contest –“Baseball with Buhner” — open to all Washington state residents 18 years of age or older. Five lucky winners can each invite three friends to meet Jay and watch Seattle take batting practice on Friday, July 26. The winners will also receive baseballs and jerseys autographed by Jay. To learn more about “Baseball with Buhner,” go to www.FrontierWA.com. After reading the Contest Rules, click on “Contest Entry.”

About Frontier Communications

Frontier Communications Corporation (NAS: FTR) is an S&P 500 company and is included in the FORTUNE 500 list of America’s largest corporations. Frontier offers broadband, voice, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, entertainment services like TumTiki.com, data security solutions through Frontier Secure, bundled offerings and specialized bundles for residential customers, small businesses and home offices and advanced business communications for medium and large businesses in 27 states. Frontier’s approximately 14,700 employees are based entirely in the United States. More information is available at www.frontier.com.

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Frontier Communications Announces 2012 Network Enhancements, Capital Investments in Washington State

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Frontier Communications Announces 2012 Network Enhancements, Capital Investments in Washington State

EVERETT, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Frontier Communications (NAS: FTR) recently announced 2012 network enhancements and capital investments in Washington state which continue to transform the service areas the company acquired in July of 2010. Frontier offers broadband internet, FiOS video services in certain markets, digital phone service, satellite video through a partnership with DISH, Frontier satellite broadband, customer premises equipment (telephone systems, support for commercial businesses and e911 applications) and web security/data back-up through the Frontier Secure suite of services.

“We’re proud we invested approximately $75 million in Washington State during 2012,” said Rich Klena, Frontier Senior Vice President and General Manager for Oregon and Washington. “In a tough economy, the company’s investment in Washington went up and continues today.”

Klena added: “During the past two and a half years we built a telecommunications network that makes Frontier broadband available to more than 37,533 additional homes and businesses, expanding availability in our service territory from 85% to 92%. We are aggressively deploying Metro Ethernet service and Dedicated Internet Access capabilities to serve the growing bandwidth needs of our commercial customers. These services are delivered via Frontier’s backbone network which connects to all of the company’s central office switching systems.”

“Our core values are to put the customer first and to be locally engaged in the communities we serve. We have six distinct markets in Washington, each led by a General Manager responsible for the overall customer experience,” stated Klena.

All Frontier services are installed and maintained by the company’s 100% U.S.-based work force. Frontier has more than 1,200 employees in Washington.


About Frontier Communications

Frontier Communications Corporation  (NAS: FTR) is an S&P 500 company and is included in the FORTUNE 500 list of America’s largest corporations. Frontier offers broadband, voice, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, data security solutions, bundled offerings and specialized bundles for residential customers, small businesses and home offices and medium and large businesses in 27 states. Frontier’s approximately 14,700 employees are based entirely in the United States. More information is available at www.frontier.com.

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