Watchdog group challenges Verizon-Frontier deal - News - The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A national group of public utility watchdogs asked the Federal Communications Commission on Monday to reject Frontier Communications' plan to buy telephone lines from Verizon in West Virginia and 13 other states.

The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates says the risks of the $8.6 billion deal outweigh potential benefits...