Frontier Communications Corporation is a telephone company in the United States, mainly serving rural areas and smaller communities. It was known as Citizens Utilities Company until May 2000 and Citizens Communications Company until July 31, 2008. Frontier is the sixth largest local exchange carrier in the United States. In addition to local and long-distance telephone service, Frontier offers broadband Internet, digital television service, and computer technical support to residential and business customers in 27 states in the U.S. Citizens Utilities began a rapid expansion in 1993,... announcing an agreement to acquire 500,000 rural access lines from GTE. In December 1993, it acquired 190,000 lines in four states. Contel of the West lines in Utah became part of Citizens Telecommunications of Utah. GTE Northwest lines in Idaho become part of Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho. GTE South lines in Tennessee became part of Citizens Telecommunications Company of Tennesee while lines in West Virginia became part of Citizens Telecommunications Company of West Virginia.
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| NYSE symbol: | FTR |
| Founded: | 1935 |
| Headquarters: | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Legal structure: | Publicly listed company |
| Annual revenue: | $2,237,020,000 |
| Net income: | $182,660,000 |
| Operating income: | $642,460,000 |
| Industries: | Telecommunications, Cable television |