UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2012
Frontier Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-11001 | 06-0619596 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut | 06905 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 614-5600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
The information set forth in the press release issued by Frontier Communications Corporation on May 17, 2012 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 17, 2012 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Nancy S. Rights | |
| Name: | Nancy S. Rights | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: May 17, 2012
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 17, 2012 | |