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The hearing room inside West Virginia\u2019s Public Service Commission was filled with plain suits, heavy briefcases and growing anticipation.<\/p>\n

At stake was control of an aging internet and landline system serving some 300,000 West Virginians<\/a>. Verizon wants to buy Frontier Communications\u2019 operations across the state.<\/p>\n

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Public Service Commission Chairperson Charlotte Lane is shown during a hearing at the PSC on June 17, 2025.<\/p>\n

CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE | Gazette-Mail<\/p>\n

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{p class=\u201dtncms-inline-link\u201d}What to know about Verizon\u2019s acquisition of Frontier, WV\u2019s largest internet provider<\/a><\/p>\n

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