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[Frontier Communications Logo]
Frontier
Communications
3
High Ridge Park
Stamford,
CT 06905
203.614.5600
www.frontier.com
Contact:
Steve
Crosby
SVP,
Government and Regulatory Affairs
916.206.8198
steven.crosby@frontiercorp.com
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kathleen
Quinn Abernathy to join Frontier Communications as Chief Legal Officer and
Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs
STAMFORD, Conn., January 29, 2010
– Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) announced today that
Kathleen Quinn Abernathy will join the company on March 1, 2010 as Chief Legal
Officer and Executive Vice President, Regulatory and Government
Affairs. She will report to Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO, and
will be a member of the company’s Senior Leadership Team. Effective January 28,
2010, Ms. Abernathy resigned from Frontier’s Board of Directors.
In
announcing this news, Mrs. Wilderotter stated, “Kathleen has a unique blend of
industry, legal and government experience that will make her an immediate and
important contributor to Frontier’s management team.” She added, “Frontier is in
the process of a transformational transaction with Verizon Communications that
will triple the size of the company and demands top-tier executive
management. With Kathleen’s appointment, we are assured of having
on-board seasoned talent that will help guide the new Frontier.”
Former
FCC Commissioner Kathleen Quinn Abernathy was appointed to the Board of
Directors of Frontier Communications Corporation in April 2006. Ms. Abernathy is
a partner in the Washington, D.C. communications law firm Wilkinson Barker
Knauer, LLP where she advises clients on a wide variety of legal, policy and
regulatory issues related to telecommunications and media. Prior to that, she
was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Akin Gump Strauss
Hauer & Feld, LLP.
Immediately
prior to joining Akin Gump, Ms. Abernathy served as a Commissioner of the
Federal Communications Commission. Nominated by President George W.
Bush and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate to a four-year term in 2001,
she was responsible for representing the public interest in each of the policy
areas under the FCC's jurisdiction, including wireless; domestic and
international telecommunications; satellite; broadcast; cable; communications
equipment manufacturers; and broadband, IP and other advanced communications
technologies. She was intimately involved in developing and implementing
domestic policy in each of these fields.
In
addition, Ms. Abernathy chaired the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
Service and participated in numerous international bilateral and multilateral
negotiations, including the 2002 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Plenipotentiary Conference and the 2003 ITU Regional Radiocommunication
Conference. She was appointed by the ITU to chair the 2004 ITU Global Symposium
for Regulators.
Before
joining the FCC as a commissioner, Ms. Abernathy served as Vice President,
Public Policy at BroadBand Office Communications, as Vice President, Regulatory
Affairs at US West and as Vice President, Federal Regulatory at AirTouch
Communications (a predecessor company to Verizon Wireless). Earlier in her
career, she served as a legal advisor to two FCC commissioners and as a Special
Assistant to the agency's General Counsel.
Ms.
Abernathy has received numerous honors and awards in recognition of her
contributions to the profession, including being featured in Chambers USA’s “Leaders in
their Field” in the Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite: Regulatory category
(2009); selected for inclusion in the Washington, DC edition of Super Lawyers (2009); named
one Washington’s Top Lawyers by Washingtonian magazine (2007,
2009); recipient of the Forerunner Accolade from
Women in Cable and Telecommunications (2002); and named “One of the Most
Powerful Women in Television” by Electronic Media magazine
(2002)
Ms.
Abernathy received her B.A. magna cum laude from Catholic University and her
J.D. from Catholic University's Columbus School of Law.
About
Frontier Communications
Frontier
Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) is a full-service communications provider
and one of the largest local exchange telephone companies in the country serving
rural areas and small and medium-sized towns and cities. Frontier is included in
the S&P 500 Index. Frontier Communications offers telephone, television and
Internet services, including wireless Internet data access, as well as bundled
offerings, specialized bundles for small businesses and home offices, and data
security solutions. Additional information about Frontier products
and services is available at www.frontier.com.
More information about the company may be found at www.frontier.com/ir.
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