[BULK] Verizon exiting California

Fri Jul 31 12:43:01 UTC 2015

Word on the street is that Verizon business/enterprise is about to be sold
to Centrylink as well. Seems Verizon soon will only be Verizon Wireless.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Robert Glover <robertg at garlic.com> wrote:

> On 7/30/2015 9:26 AM, Matthew Black wrote:
>
>> Verizon sent me a letter the other day stating that they are selling
>> their landline business to Frontier Communications. It was a very terse
>> letter and as a customer I don't know if it affects me. While stating they
>> aren't exiting the Wireless business, I want to know which parts are being
>> sold off. Just the copper lines, POTS, DSL, FIOS (TV, Internet, phone)?
>> Some clarity would be great.  I am a FIOS only customer. Can anyone recall
>> if GTE was blocked from doing the same thing a few decades ago?
>>
>> matthew black
>> california state university, long beach
>>
>
> All wireline assets in the Verizon West footprint (California, Texas, and
> Tampa, FL area) are being aquired by Frontier
>
> Here's the Press Release from Frontier:
> http://investor.frontier.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=895055
>
> All wireless assets remain with Verizon.
>