Frontier Communications 2008 Annual Report Download - page 10

Segment Information
With the 2006 sale of our CLEC (ELI), we currently operate in only one reportable segment.
Financial Information about Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export Sales
We have no foreign operations.
General
Order backlog is not a significant consideration in our business. We have no material contracts or
subcontracts that may be subject to renegotiation of profits or termination at the election of the Federal
government. We hold no patents, licenses or concessions that are material.
Employees
As of December 31, 2008, we had 5,671 employees. Approximately 2,900 of our employees are affiliated
with a union. The number of union employees covered by agreements set to expire during 2009 is 1,400. We
consider our relations with our employees to be good.
Available Information
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Accordingly, we
file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). Such reports, proxy statements and other information may be obtained by visiting the Public Reference
Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549 or by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In
addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information
statements and other information regarding the Company and other issuers that file electronically. Material filed
by us can also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (NYSE), 20 Broad Street, New
York, NY 10005, on which our common stock is listed. On June 9, 2008, our Chief Executive Officer
submitted the annual certification required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. In
addition, the certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required under Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are included as exhibits to this Form 10-K.
We make available, free of charge on our website, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as practicable after we electronically file these documents
with, or furnish them to, the SEC. These documents may be accessed through our website at www.frontier.com
under “Investor Relations.” The information posted or linked on our website is not part of this report.
We also make available on our website, or in printed form upon request, free of charge, our Corporate
Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and the charters for the Audit, Compensation,
and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees of the Board of Directors. Stockholders may request
printed copies of these materials by writing to: 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut 06905 Attention:
Corporate Secretary. Our website address is www.frontier.com.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Before you make an investment decision with respect to our securities, you should carefully consider all
the information we have included or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K and our subsequent periodic
filings with the SEC. In particular, you should carefully consider the risk factors described below and read the
risks and uncertainties related to “forward-looking statements” as set forth in the “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of this Form 10-K. The risks and
uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties that
are not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial or that are not specific to us, such as
general economic conditions, may also adversely affect our business and operations. The following risk factors
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