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FCC approves $20 billion Verizon-Frontier merger

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Deal approval follows the axing of DEI programs by Verizon.

The FCC recently announced that it approved Verizon’s deal to merge with fiber-optic internet provider Frontier, concluding a $20 billion deal that will see the telecommunications giant expand its carbon fiber cable network across 25 states.

The FCC’s approval comes months after the agency launched a probe into Verizon’s DEI policies;

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