Frontier Communications Corporation · Stamford, CT United States ·(NYSE: FTR)

Serving city dwellers and country folk alike, Frontier Communications provides local, long-distance, and digital phone services and Internet access to about 3 million primarily residential subscribers in 24 states. The company, formerly known as Citizens Communication, is active mostly in rural and small to midsized markets, where it is the incumbent local-exchange carrier (ILEC) operating under the Frontier Residential brand. Other offerings include satellite television services (offered through a partnership with DISH Network), as well as data, Internet, and telephone packages and equipment for business clients. Frontier had been the company's brand for years; it was adopted as the corporate name in 2008.  To read the full description, subscribe now.