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Verizon Pushes 2025 Approval of Frontier Deal, Defends DEI Commitments

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Nov 11, 2025 — 3 min read

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2025 – Verizon and Frontier are making a final push for California regulators to clear their $20 billion merger by the end of the year. Justice Department approval expires in February, and the companies are eager to close the deal before that happens.

The companies “must close the Transaction no later than February 13, 2026, and this date is not extendable; that means [California Public Utilities Commission] approval should occur by December to accommodate any last-minute procedural issues that may arise,” Verizon and Frontier wrote in a reply brief posted Nov. 4.

Verizon attorneys later scheduled two meetings with CPUC staff, one for Friday, Nov. 7 and one for Wednesday, Nov. 12, according to filings with the CPUC. At each, “Verizon would discuss the need for timely action on the Joint Application,” the company wrote.

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