SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): November 3, 2015
Frontier Communications Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-11001 |
06-0619596 |
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401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut |
06851 |
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(203) 614-5600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 3, 2015, during a conference call to announce Frontier’s third quarter results, Frontier provided preliminary estimates of revenue and operating expense (as adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization, acquisition and integration costs, non-cash pension and OPEB costs and severance costs) for the fourth quarter of 2015. Frontier estimated that total revenue would be approximately equal to the amount recognized in the third quarter, including an estimated increase in switched access and subsidy revenue of approximately $10 million in the fourth quarter. Further, Frontier provided a range of estimated operating expense, as adjusted, of $815 million to $820 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 (assuming no major storm activity) as compared to $836 million in the third quarter of 2015.
The preceding information shall be deemed to be furnished, not filed, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any other filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This document contains “forward-looking statements,” related to future, not past, events. Forward-looking statements address our expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” or “target.” Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors that are described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. These risks and uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update or revise these forward-looking statements.
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.
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FRONTIER Communications CORPORATION |
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Date: November 3, 2015 |
By:/s/ Mark D. Nielsen |
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Mark D. Nielsen |
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and |
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Secretary |
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