With two days until the approval vote from shareholders, Verizon’s proposed acquisition of Dallas-based internet provider Frontier Communications is coming down to the wire. On Nov. 13, Frontier’s stockholders will decide whether to approve a $20 ...

Frontier Communications shareholders have approved a $9.6 billion sale to Verizon, the company said on Wednesday, even as a number of large investors sought to get a higher price. Shareholders had until Wednesday to cast their votes on a deal that Verizon's CEO Hans Vestberg called a "strategic fit" that would allow the company to be more competitive in additional markets.

The transaction, which awaits regulatory approval, would extend Verizon’s fiber network to a size that would rival major competitors like AT&T and Comcast by adding back lines i

Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FYBR) rose 2.6% after a report that its shareholders are set to approve its planned $9.6 billion sale to Verizon (VZ). Frontier (FYBR) secured enough votes to approve the deal by early Wednesday to guarantee its approval,

Shareholders of pure-play fiber internet provider Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. ($FYBR) on Wednesday have approved the acquisition of the company by Verizon Communications Inc. ($VZ) at a special meeting.