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Frontier Communications of the Southwest Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
PredecessorVerizon California
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
HeadquartersElk Grove, California, US

Area served

Arizona, California, Nevada
ProductsLocal Telephone Service
Websitewww.frontier.com

Frontier Communications of the Southwest Inc. is a Frontier Communications operating company providing local telephone services to former Verizon California territory in Arizona, California, and Nevada. The company was created as a subsidiary of New Communications ILEC HoldingsbyVerizon in 2009 and sold on July 1, 2010 to Frontier.

The predecessors of Frontier Communications of the Southwest were two rural telephone companies: Parker Valley Telephone of Parker, Arizona and United Farmers Telephone of Gardnerville, Nevada. Contel acquired Parker Valley Telephone in 1964[1] United Farmers Telephone of Gardnerville merged with Interstate Telegraph in 1949.[2] California Interstate Telephone acquired Interstate Telegraph in 1954.[3] Contel acquired California Interstate Telephone in 1965.[4] Both became part of Contel of California. Contel of California was merged into GTE California (later Verizon California) in 1993.

The exchanges operated by Frontier Communications of the Southwest are:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EXPANSION IS SET BY SOCONY MOBIL; Oil Concern Acquires Stock of Big Gas Company for Nearly $78 Million". The New York Times. 1964-07-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  • ^ "Clipped from the San Bernardino County Sun". The San Bernardino County Sun. 6 October 1949. p. 20.
  • ^ "Romantic Heritage of the Upper Mojave Desert". Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  • ^ "CONTINENTAL PHONE BUYS UTILITY STOCK". The New York Times. 1965-04-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  • ^ "D0910056 Granting the Joint Application of Frontier and Verizon". Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  • ^ "eDocket | Arizona Corporation Commission". Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  • ^ http://pucweb1.state.nv.us/PDF/AxImages/DOCKETS_2005_THRU_PRESENT/2009-6/29515.pdf [bare URL PDF]

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frontier_Communications_of_the_Southwest&oldid=1231707059"

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