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MARION, Ohio--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR) recently announced 2011 network enhancements and capital investments in Ohio which continue to transform the service areas the company acquired in July of 2010. Frontier offers High-Speed Internet, digital phone service, satellite video, customer premises equipment (telephone systems, support for commercial businesses and e911 applications) and web security/data back-up through the Frontier Secure suite of services.

"Weare proud to announce that we invested approximately $74 million in Ohio in 2011"

aWeare proud to announce that we invested approximately $74 million in Ohio in 2011,a said Dave Davidson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Frontieras Ohio operations.

aOne of our first and largest investments was upgrading Frontieras backbone fiber network with ROADM technology (Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer) that increased our capacity approximately 80 fold,a noted Davidson. aOur broadband networks improve the online experience for customers in terms of Internet speeds and broadband availability and enhance network manageability. The flexible optical network capabilities of ROADM are important as network capacity continues to grow and demand for Frontier's higher-capacity residential and business broadband services increases. Our ROADM network platform will allow us to dramatically expand the availability of broadband in our Ohio service areas over the next two years. Weare very excited about our new network performance and the reliable, higher Internet speeds we can now deliver to customers.a

Davidson added: aDuring the past 19 months, we built out our network to make Frontier broadband available to more than 70 new neighborhoods, expanding availability in our service territory from 68% to 78%. We are aggressively deploying Metro Ethernet and Dedicated Internet Access capabilities to serve the growing bandwidth needs of our commercial customers. These services are delivered via Frontieras backbone network which includes more than 4,800 miles of fiber and connects all of the companyas central switching offices.

aOur core Values include aput the customer firsta and being locally engaged in the communities we serve. We have seven distinct market areas in Ohio, each led by a General Manager responsible for the overall customer experience in his or her area,a stated Davidson.

All Frontier services are installed and maintained by the companyas 100% U.S.-based work force. Frontier has more than 1,100 Ohio employees, with 115 new jobs added since July 2010. The company operatesin 80 Ohio counties and serves more than 250,000 customers across the state.

About Frontier Communications

Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) offers voice, High-Speed Internet, satellite video, wireless Internet data access, data security solutions, bundled offerings, specialized bundles for small businesses and home offices, and advanced business communications for medium and large businesses in 27 states and with approximately 15,400 employees based entirely in the United States. More information is available at [ www.frontier.com ] and [ www.frontier.com/ir ].