Notice of Public Forums Regarding Verizon’s Application to Acquire Frontier Companies in California

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) invites you to attend a public forum, also called a public participation hearing (PPH), regarding Verizon’s application to acquire Frontier companies in California. At the PPHs you may make comments and raise concerns to the CPUC Administrative Law Judge overseeing this application.

You may also provide written public comments on this application at any time during the proceeding at: apps.cpuc.ca.gov/c/A2410006.

In Person Public Participation Hearings

May 29, 2025
2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Palm Desert City Council Chambers
73510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260

June 11, 2025
2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Santa Barbara City Council
735 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 931021

June 18, 2025
2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Eureka City Council Chambers
531 K Street
Eureka, CA 95501

June 24, 2025
2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Monticola Clubhouse
140 S Lassen Street
Susanville, CA 96130

June 30, 2025
2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Long Beach City Council Chambers
411 West Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90802

July 7, 2025
2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors’ Board Chambers
700 H Street, Suite 1450
Sacramento, CA 95814

1Parking can be validated if parked in City Lot 10 at Anacapa and Ortega.

Virtual Public Participation Hearings

Date & Time

Location

June 16, 2025
2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Phone Number 1-800-857-1917
Passcode: 6032788#
To make a comment, press *1
Webcast (View Only): Adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc/

July 15, 2025
2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Phone Number 1-800-857-1917
Passcode: 6032788#
To make a comment, press *1
Webcast (View Only): Adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc/

Please note: If you need a language interpreter, please contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office using the contact information on this notice at least five business days before the Public Forum.

Why am I receiving this notice?
In October 2024, Verizon filed an application with the CPUC to request approval for their acquisition of Frontier companies in California. The Administrative Law Judge assigned to this proceeding requested that PPHs are held to hear from the public and ordered the applicant to notify its customers about them.

How does this process work?
This application is assigned to a CPUC Administrative Law Judge and a Commissioner, who will consider proposals and evidence presented during the formal hearing processes. The Administrative Law Judge will then issue a proposed decision that may adopt Verizon’s application, modify it, or deny it. Any CPUC Commissioner may sponsor an alternate decision with a different outcome. The proposed decision, and any alternate decisions, will be discussed and voted upon by the CPUC Commissioners at a public CPUC Voting Meeting.

Parties involved in the application include the Public Advocates Office, which is an independent consumer advocate within the CPUC. For more information about the Public Advocates Office, please call 1-415-703-1584, email PublicAdvocatesOffice@cpuc.ca.gov, or visit PublicAdvocates.cpuc.ca.gov.

Where can I get more information?

Contact CPUC
Please visit apps.cpuc.ca.gov/p/A2410006 to submit a public comment about this application. Here you can also view documents and other public comments related to this proceeding. You may also mail written comments to the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s address below.

If you have questions about CPUC processes, you may contact CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at:

Phone: 1-866-849-8390 (toll-free) or 1-415-703-2074
Email: Public.Advisor@cpuc.ca.gov
Mail: CPUC Public Advisor’s Office, 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102

Please reference Application 24-10-006 in any communications you have with the CPUC regarding this matter.