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Article: Verizon landline sale draws scrutiny
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- The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
- Article date:
- October 22, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD - A number of government officials, consumer
advocates and potential competitors raised red flags this week about
Verizon's plan to sell off its local landline phone service in
Illinois.
In the first round of testimony submitted to state regulators,
Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Citizens Utility Board argue
the proposed sale of Verizon's lines to Frontier Corp. could
negatively affect nearly 600,000 customers.
"We recommend that the Commission reject the Frontier purchase of
Verizon's telephone lines in Illinois because of serious concerns
about Frontier's ability to manage these assets," noted a memo
issued by Madigan's office Wednesday.
The opposition comes just a week ...