Sunday, June 06, 2010
Verizon and Frontier Urge PSC To Reject Petition
WEST VIRGINIA....
Verizon and Frontier are urging the state Public Service Commission to reject the state Consumer Advocate Division's petition to reconsider a May 13th order that paves the way for the sale of Verizon's telephone landlines to Frontier Communications in West Virginia. Verizon and Frontier say they've already agreed to "28 pages of commitments and stipulations" in the PSC's order approving the transaction, and the PSC should deny the CAD's petition and affirm its decision. Ten days after the PSC approved the sale, the consumer advocate asked the commission to order an independent audit of Verizon's plans to switch over its operations system to Frontier. It has also urged the PSC to impose additional safeguards so that Verizon customers wouldn't have to pay early termination fees for "bundled" services provided by Verizon partners, such as DirecTV. Verizon and Frontier responded that the commission already has ordered Verizon to notify customers of the pending sale and waive any early termination fees for 90 days after the deal closes.
Verizon and Frontier are urging the state Public Service Commission to reject the state Consumer Advocate Division's petition to reconsider a May 13th order that paves the way for the sale of Verizon's telephone landlines to Frontier Communications in West Virginia. Verizon and Frontier say they've already agreed to "28 pages of commitments and stipulations" in the PSC's order approving the transaction, and the PSC should deny the CAD's petition and affirm its decision. Ten days after the PSC approved the sale, the consumer advocate asked the commission to order an independent audit of Verizon's plans to switch over its operations system to Frontier. It has also urged the PSC to impose additional safeguards so that Verizon customers wouldn't have to pay early termination fees for "bundled" services provided by Verizon partners, such as DirecTV. Verizon and Frontier responded that the commission already has ordered Verizon to notify customers of the pending sale and waive any early termination fees for 90 days after the deal closes.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:52 PM 
