Frontier Communications Submits Certification for Rate of Return

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Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC, a telecommunications company, has filed a certification with the Public Utility Commission of Texas as required by the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) November 18, 2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order (WC Docket No. 10-90). The certification pertains to the company's compliance with rules applicable to recovery through federal mechanisms. Specifically, Frontier Communications has certified that it is not seeking duplicative recovery in the state jurisdiction for any Eligible Recovery subject to the recovery mechanism described in 47 C.F.R. §51.915.

Key Takeaways:

  • Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC submitted a certification to the Public Utility Commission of Texas on June 18, 2025, as mandated by the FCC's USF/ICC Transformation Order.
  • The certification pertains to the company's compliance with rules applicable to recovery through federal mechanisms, specifically 47 C.F.R. §51.915(d)(3).
  • Frontier Communications certified that it is not seeking duplicative recovery in the state jurisdiction for any Eligible Recovery subject to the recovery mechanism described in 47 C.F.R. §51.915.
  • The company has also submitted data establishing the amount of its eligible Communication Fund, Interstate Common Carrier (CAF ICC) funding, as required by the FCC's November 18, 2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order.
  • Frontier Communications anticipated CAF ICC support and Access Recovery Charge Revenue amounts submitted with its Annual 2025 Access Tariff Filing are $57,293,612 and $18,394,581, respectively.
  • The company is not eligible to receive CAF ICC support pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §51.915(f) because all of its Eligible Recovery can be recovered through charges assessed pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §51.915(e) as of July 1, 2025.
  • Frontier Communications has multiple subsidiaries, including holding companies, which are subject to the certification requirements.

Statistics:

  • Eligible Recovery: $57,293,612
  • Holding Company Tariffed ARC Revenues: $18,394,581
  • Holding Company ICC-CAF Support: $57,293,612

Sources:

  • Public Utility Commission of Texas document, Filed Date - 2025-06-18 02:27:27 PM, Control Number - 57405
  • FCC Order, WC Docket No. 10-90, November 18, 2011
  • Frontier Communications Corporation Annual Filing, Summary - 7/1/2025.