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

Update 10:23am: Adds Frontier confirmation. Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FYBR) rose 2% after its shareholders approved its planned $9.6 billion sale to Verizon (VZ). Verizon rose 1.3%. Approximately 63% of stockholders voted for the deal, with ten of ...

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.