Verizon-Frontier deal enters the show-me phase

When Verizon announced its acquisition of Frontier Communications 16 months ago, the company was led by Hans Vestberg and the focus of the transaction was to bulk up Verizon's fiber base and amp up its ability to offer a mobile-fiber broadband convergence bundle. Now, Verizon has a new CEO, Dan Schulman, and the company has a different set of priorities under the brand-building executive, including a bigger focus on fixing Verizon's critically important postpaid business. Schulman, who inherited the Frontier deal, put a good spin on it. "Our combined strength immediately creates an unparalleled fiber network," he said. "By seamlessly integrating Frontier's lightning fast network with the award-winning Fios we instantly expand our reach to approximately 30 million fiber passings." Schulman is expected to elaborate on future plans when Verizon announces Q4 2025 results on January 30.