DA 10-2160 Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 November 9, 2010 Via Electronic Mail and First-Class Mail Kathleen Q. Abernathy Chief Legal Officer & Executive Vice President Frontier Communications Corporation 3 High Ridge Park Stamford, CT 06905-1390 Michael D. Saperstein Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs Frontier Communications Corporation 2300 N Street NW, Suite 710 Washington, DC 20037 Re: Applications Filed by Frontier Communications Corporation and Verizon Communications Inc. for Assignment or Transfer of Control (WC Docket No. 09-95) Dear Ms. Abernathy and Mr. Saperstein: On May 21, 2010, the Commission conditionally approved the transfer of 4.8 million lines in primarily rural areas to Frontier from Verizon, concluding that the voluntary commitments offered by Frontier, coupled with monitoring and enforcement by the Commission, would minimize the risks of harm and ensure that the merger served the public interest. One of these commitments requires Frontier to provide monthly wholesale performance reports to the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC), and to provide access to that data for this Commission, among others: 23) Frontier WV will continue to comply with Verizon WV’s obligations under the C2C Guidelines and Performance Assurance Plan (“PAP”). Following the closing, Frontier shall continue to provide the monthly reports of wholesale performance metrics (CLEC PAP) that Verizon provides as of closing of the transaction and provide access to these metrics to FCC and state commission staff and the West Virginia Consumer Advocate Division.1 We hereby notify you that we are exercising the Commission’s right under commitment 23 of the Verizon-Frontier Order, and therefore we require Frontier to provide to the Commission copies of Frontier’s monthly reports of wholesale performance metrics for West Virginia. We understand that the monthly reports for July through September 2010 have already been filed with the West Virginia PSC. We require Frontier to file copies of those reports by Tuesday, November 23, 2010. We require Frontier to file copies of subsequent monthly reports by the later of November 23, 2010 or within two business days after they have been filed with the West Virginia PSC. 1 Applications Filed by Frontier Communications Corporation and Verizon Communications Inc. for Assignment or Transfer of Control, WC Docket No. 09-95, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 25 FCC Rcd 5972, 6006, App. C (2010) (Verizon-Frontier Order). DA 10-2160 2 Your responses should be filed with Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, under reference number WC Docket No. 09-95. In addition, a copy should be emailed to gary.remondino@fcc.gov, and four copies on paper and CD should be delivered to Gary Remondino, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Alex Johns at (202) 418-1167, or Christi Shewman at (202) 418-1686. Sincerely, Sharon E. Gillett Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau cc: John T. Nakahata, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, Counsel for Frontier