Frontier will take over 400,000 Verizon Ohio landline and Internet customers in July

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More than 400,000 former Verizon landline and Internet customers will be getting a new service provider next month.

Frontier Communications says it should be an easy transition for customers whose accounts are being purchased as part of an $8.6 billion acquisition. Frontier, which specializes in providing telephone and Internet service in rural areas, will acquire Verizon landline assets in Ohio and 13 other states by July 1.

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Ohio House passes bill to loosen telephone regulation

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A bill that would loosen state regulations on traditional landline phone providers is on its way to Gov. Ted Strickland for his signature after months of debate in the Ohio legislature.

Telephone companies, such as AT&T, say the legislation approved early Friday would create a more level playing field with cable and Internet phone competitors who do not face the same regulations.