Current Alerts For This Business
On October 17, 2019 and
November 21, 2019, BBB attempted to contact Frontier Communications Corp.
regarding a high volume and pattern of serious complaints. BBB received complaints in the alleging customer service issues, missing
appointments, decline in services previously handled by other providers who
Frontier has assumed, billing issues including additional service charges for
periods once the consumer has cancelled services.
BBB notified Frontier Communications Corp. about the pattern of complaints
and asked the business to voluntarily cooperate in eliminating the pattern by providing a written response outlining the specific steps it would implement in order to avoid similar complaints in the future. BBB also requested general information including copies of refund policies, the names & full contact information of the business’ principal officers and responsible management, copies of its promotional and advertising materials, the physical address of
its principal office, copies of required competency licensing and a completed BBB Standard Business Questionnaire.
In response to the pattern of complaints Frontier Communications Corp.
provided the following response:
Frontier’s primary value is putting our customers first. Our fiber network and large rural copper network serves more
than 4M customers.
Despite these assets and the
dedication of nearly 20,000 employees, we have disappointed customers, primarily due to two very large acquisitions. The first in Connecticut with AT&T and the second in California, Texas and Florida with Verizon. As the BBB points out, many of the 11K (as of December 2019) complaints made on
this platform resulted from the transition of services in those two
transactions. We have worked diligently to address the issues raised and
restore credibility. Issues related to those transactions have been resolved.
We have a new President and CEO who is a true champion of customer satisfaction, and in just a few weeks he
has crisscrossed the country to hammer home the need for accountability and
reliability and flawless customer service. We need to keep things simple and deliver on our commitments.
Some improvements include
updated our website to include more information about how to resolve concerns
and whom to contact. Frontier has invested in product and operational innovations that are driving more improvements in our service. Our internal resolution task force continues to remain engaged, reviewing customer service processes and acting on lessons learned to become better guides for, and providers of service to our customers and communities.