Frontier Communications is working its way through a maze of red tape as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. On Wednesday, the Public Service Commission of South Carolina approved Frontier’s application for the transfer of ownership related to its Chapter 11 filing, but the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) in Connecticut delayed its decision on Tuesday.
State utility approvals are required in the 25 states that Frontier provides landline voice services, which, unlike broadband, are a state-regulated public utility. Frontier didn’t comment on the approval in South Carolina, but the delay in Connecticut was probably something of surprise since both applications were similar.