List of Frontier Communications operating companies
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Frontier Communications owns local telephone operating companies consisting of companies it has owned under its previous name Citizens Communications Company, companies it acquired from Global Crossing
, and companies it acquired from Verizon Communications
which are grouped under its subsidiary Frontier Communications ILEC Holdings
. The companies operate in largely rural areas (with a few exceptions).
Frontier Subsidiary Telco, LLC was established in 1990 to own telephone operations located outside of New York
. The companies owned by Frontier Subsidiary Telco include:
from Verizon on July 1, 2010, acquiring several companies that Verizon inherited in its acquisition of GTE
as well as one company it owned when created as Bell Atlantic.
Another new company was created from the Verizon split that wasn't owned by Verizon; rather, it was always owned by Frontier.
Global Crossing
Global Crossing Limited was a telecommunications company that provides computer networking services worldwide. It maintained a large backbone and offered transit and peering links, VPN, leased lines, audio and video conferencing, long distance telephone, managed services, dialup, colocation and...
, and companies it acquired from Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications
Verizon Communications Inc. is a global broadband and telecommunications company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
which are grouped under its subsidiary Frontier Communications ILEC Holdings
Frontier Communications ILEC Holdings
Frontier Communications ILEC Holdings, Inc. is a company created by Verizon Communications in 2009. The company, sold to Frontier Communications on July 1, 2010, serves as a holding company for former Bell System, Contel, and GTE telephone operating companies that were owned by Verizon prior to...
. The companies operate in largely rural areas (with a few exceptions).
Citizens companies
The Citizens companies refer to all of the subsidiaries of Frontier Communications that were formed before 2001 when it was named Citizens Communications Company. They provide local telephone service to their respective regions, denoted in the corporate name or next to it. The companies include :- Citizens Telecommunications Company of California Inc.
- Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho (acquired from GTEGTEGTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
in 1993) - Citizens Telecommunications Company of Illinois
- Citizens Telecommunications Company of Montana (acquired from GTEGTEGTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
in 1994) - Citizens Telecommunications Company of Nevada
- Citizens Telecommunications Company of New York
- Citizens Telecommunications Company of NebraskaCitizens Telecommunications Company of NebraskaCitizens Telecommunications Company of Nebraska provides local telephone service in Nebraska and some rural communities in northern Kansas.-History:Citizens Telecommunications Company of Nebraska was founded in 1999...
(formerly GTEGTEGTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
, acquired in 1999) - Citizens Telecommunications Company of Oregon
- Citizens Telecommunications Company of Minnesota
- Citizens Telecommunications Company of Tennessee LLC
- Citizens Telecommunications Company of Utah
- Citizens Telecommunications of the Volunteer State LLC (TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
) - Citizens Telecommunications Company of West VirginiaCitizens Telecommunications Company of West VirginiaCitizens Telecommunications Company of West Virginia is the local exchange carrier of telephone service in some regions in West Virginia.The company was founded in 1897 as the Short Line Telephone Company. In 1975, the company changed its name to Mountain State Telephone Company...
(includes former GTEGTEGTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
and AlltelAlltelAlltel Corporation is a wireless service provider, primarily based in the United States. Before an acquisition by Verizon Wireless, it served 34 states. After the merger, Alltel continues to serve six states, mostly in rural areas...
lines) - Citizens Telecommunications Company of the White Mountains (ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
) - Citizens Utilities Rural Company, Inc. (ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
) - Navajo Communications Company, Inc. (ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
) - Ogden Telephone Company (Spencerport, New YorkSpencerport, New YorkSpencerport is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States, and a suburb of Rochester, New York. The population count was 3,559 at the 2000 census.The Village of Spencerport is within the Town of Ogden and is a village on the Erie Canal....
; acquired in 1997 ) - Rhinelander Telephone Company (WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
)
Rochester Telephone companies
Rochester Telephone Corporation, later Frontier Corporation, and now Global Crossing North America, Inc., sold its local telephone operations to Citizens in 2001. The companies Frontier owned in New York include:- Frontier Communications of Ausable Valley, Inc. (formerly Ausable Valley Telephone Company)
- Frontier Communications of New York, Inc. (formerly Highland Telephone Company)
- Frontier Communications of Seneca-Gorham, Inc. (formerly Seneca-Gorham Telephone Corporation)
- Frontier Communications of Sylvan Lake, Inc. (formerly Sylvan Lake Telephone Company)
- Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc. (founded in 1994 - contains the original Rochester, NYRochester, New YorkRochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
telephone exchanges of Frontier Corporation)
Frontier Subsidiary Telco, LLC was established in 1990 to own telephone operations located outside of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The companies owned by Frontier Subsidiary Telco include:
- Frontier Communications - Midland, Inc. (IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
) - Frontier Communications - Prairie, Inc. (IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
) - Frontier Communications - Schuyler, Inc. (IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
) - Frontier Communications - St. Croix LLC (WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
) - Frontier Communications of Alabama LLC
- Frontier Communications of BreezewoodFrontier Communications of BreezewoodFrontier Communications of Breezewood, LLC is a Frontier Communications operating company providing local telephone services to Breezewood, Pennsylvania. It also provides telephone service to Needmore, New Grenada, and Warfordsburg....
, LLC (PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
) - Frontier Communications of Canton, LLC (PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
) - Frontier Communications of DePue, Inc. (IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
) - Frontier Communications of Fairmount, LLC (GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
) - Frontier Communications of Georgia LLC
- Frontier Communications of Illinois, Inc.
- Frontier Communications of Indiana LLC
- Frontier Communications of Iowa, LLC
- Frontier Communications of Lakeside, Inc. (IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
) - Frontier Communications of Lakewood, LLC (PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
) - Frontier Communications of Lamar County LLC (AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
) - Frontier Communications of Michigan, Inc.
- Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc.
- Frontier Communications of Mississippi LLC
- Frontier Communications of MondoviFrontier Communications of MondoviFrontier Communications of Mondovi LLC is a telephone operating of Frontier Communications providing local telephone services to Mondovi, Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1904 as the Mondovi Telephone Company...
LLC (WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
) - Frontier Communications of Mt. Pulaski, Inc. (IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
) - Frontier Communications of Orion, Inc. (IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
) - Frontier Communications of Oswayo River LLC (PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
) - Frontier Communications of Pennsylvania, LLC
- Frontier Communications of the South LLC
- Frontier Communications of Thorntown LLC (IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
) - Frontier Communications of Viroqua LLC (WisconsinWisconsinWisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
) - Frontier Communications of Wisconsin LLC
Former Verizon companies
Frontier purchased New Communications ILEC HoldingsFrontier Communications ILEC Holdings
Frontier Communications ILEC Holdings, Inc. is a company created by Verizon Communications in 2009. The company, sold to Frontier Communications on July 1, 2010, serves as a holding company for former Bell System, Contel, and GTE telephone operating companies that were owned by Verizon prior to...
from Verizon on July 1, 2010, acquiring several companies that Verizon inherited in its acquisition of GTE
GTE
GTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
as well as one company it owned when created as Bell Atlantic.
- Frontier Communications Northwest, Inc.
- Frontier Communications of the CarolinasFrontier Communications of the CarolinasFrontier Communications of the Carolinas, Inc. is an operating company created in 2009 when some assets of Verizon South were split off and sold to Frontier Communications. The company provides local telephone service to former Verizon customers in portions of southern Wisconsin, Illinois, South...
, Inc. (formerly part of Verizon SouthVerizon SouthVerizon South, Inc. is a Verizon operating company providing local telephone services to portions of Virginia and North Carolina in the United States.-History:...
) - Frontier Communications of the SouthwestFrontier Communications of the SouthwestFrontier Communications of the Southwest, Inc. is a Frontier Communications operating company providing local telephone services to former Verizon California territory in Arizona, California, and Nevada. The company was created as a subsidiary of New Communications ILEC Holdings by Verizon in 2009...
, Inc. (formerly part of Verizon California) - Frontier Communications West CoastFrontier Communications West CoastFrontier Communications West Coast, Inc. is a local telephone operating company owned by Frontier Communications through Frontier Communications Northwest. It was founded in 1928 as the New West Coast Telephone Company. It later changed its name to West Coast Telephone Company of California, Inc.,...
, Inc. - Frontier Midstates, Inc.
- Frontier North, Inc.
- Frontier West VirginiaFrontier West VirginiaFrontier West Virginia, Inc. is one of the original Bell Operating Companies and provides local telephone service in West Virginia.-History:...
, Inc.
Another new company was created from the Verizon split that wasn't owned by Verizon; rather, it was always owned by Frontier.
- Frontier Communications of VirginiaFrontier Communications of VirginiaFrontier Communications of Virginia, Inc. is an operating company created in 2009 to take over operations in Crows, Virginia and Hematite, Virginia Frontier Communications of Virginia, Inc. is an operating company created in 2009 to take over operations in Crows, Virginia and Hematite, Virginia...
, Inc. (formerly part of Verizon Virginia)
See also
- Frontier Communications
- Frontier Communications ILEC HoldingsFrontier Communications ILEC HoldingsFrontier Communications ILEC Holdings, Inc. is a company created by Verizon Communications in 2009. The company, sold to Frontier Communications on July 1, 2010, serves as a holding company for former Bell System, Contel, and GTE telephone operating companies that were owned by Verizon prior to...
- Rochester Telephone (New York)Rochester Telephone (New York)Global Crossing North America, Inc., is a telecommunications company owned by Level 3 Communications. The company was founded in 1920 as Rochester Telephone Corporation and provided local telephone service to Rochester, New York...