The transaction, which awaits regulatory approval, would extend Verizon’s fiber network to a size that would rival major competitors like AT&T and Comcast by adding back lines i

With two days until the approval vote from shareholders, Verizon’s proposed acquisition of Dallas-based internet provider Frontier Communications is coming down to the wire. On Nov. 13, Frontier’s stockholders will decide whether to approve a $20 ...

Frontier Communications shareholders have approved a $9.6 billion sale to Verizon, the company said on Wednesday, even as a number of large investors sought to get a higher price. Shareholders had until Wednesday to cast their votes on a deal that Verizon's CEO Hans Vestberg called a "strategic fit" that would allow the company to be more competitive in additional markets.

Frontier Communications announced  its shareholders gave a stamp of approval for Verizon's proposed $20 billion deal to buy the company.

DALLAS--Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (NASDAQ: FYBR) ("Frontier" or the "Company") today announced that its stockholders approved the acquisition by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) ("Verizon") at its special meeting held on November 13,

In the deal, subject to regulatory approval, Verizon would acquire Frontier in an all-cash transaction worth $20 billion . Currently, Frontier serves over 2.2 million fiber subscribers across 25 states. If approved, the deal would give Verizon over 25 million fibre passings across 31 states.