PUCO blocks change in Verizon land line ownership | marionstar.com | The Marion Star

COLUMBUS - Marion may be the site of a public hearing on Frontier Communications Inc.'s purchase of Verizon Communications Inc.'s phone service areas in Ohio and 13 other states.
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The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday suspended an application filed by Frontier, New Communications Holdings Inc. and Verizon that seeks PUCO approval of the change in ownership. The Ohio Revised Code states that if the commission fails to issue an order within 30 days of the filing of the application to change ownership, the application shall be deemed approved by operation of law...