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CHARLESTON – Letters sent last Friday from state broadband officials and lawmakers urged the West Virginia Public Service Commission to scrutinize a proposed deal to approve Frontier Communication’s bankruptcy reorganization in anticipation of a Jan. 19 meeting.
Instead, the PSC issued two orders the same day they received the letters, accepting Frontier’s reorganization plan which included promises to make capital improvements and expand broadband internet across the state. In exchange, Frontier must meet monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and could face financial penalties if it falls behind in its promises.
“The PSC’s approval is another step toward Frontier’s emergence from Chapter 11 restructuring,” said Allison Ellis, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for Frontier, in a statement Wednesday.
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West Virginia on Friday became the 12th state to accept the bankruptcy reorganization plan from Frontier Communications. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
CHARLESTON Letters sent last Friday from state broadband officials and lawmakers urged the West Virginia Public Service Commission to scrutinize a proposed deal to approve Frontier Communication’s bankruptcy reorganization in anticipation of a Jan. 19 meeting.
Instead, the PSC issued two orders the same day they received the letters, accepting Frontier’s reorganization plan which included promises to make capital improvements and expand broadband internet across the state. In exchange, Frontier must meet monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and could face financial penalties if it falls behind in its promises.
CHARLESTON — In the midst of a pandemic and an economic recession, politicians in a number of states, including West Virginia, are looking at cutting income taxes this session, panelists
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A SENATOR’S BEST FRIEND West Virginia Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, right, enjoys a moment with wife Alex and their adopted retired greyhound racer Ava. The senator believes it’s unlikely legislation to eliminate greyhound racing in West Virginia will receive serious consideration during the upcoming legislative session. (Contributed photo)
WHEELING A national group seeking to abolish greyhound racing in West Virginia will try again when the State Legislature convenes in 2021, but local lawmakers agree their efforts likely won’t get out of the starting gate.
Grey2K has targeted the elimination of greyhound racing in West Virginia in recent years, while seeking to eliminate the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding fund. A bill to eliminate the fund and also abolish the licensing requirement for casinos with table games that they offer greyhound racing most recently failed to pass in 2020.
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Photo Provided â West Virginia Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, right, enjoys a moment with wife Alex and their adopted retired greyhound racer Ava.
WHEELING A national group seeking to abolish greyhound racing in West Virginia will try again when the State Legislature convenes in 2021, but local lawmakers agree their efforts likely won’t get out of the starting gate.
Grey2K has targeted the elimination of greyhound racing in West Virginia in recent years, while seeking to eliminate the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding fund. A bill to eliminate the fund and also abolish the licensing requirement for casinos with table games that they offer greyhound racing most recently failed to pass in 2020.