United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 11-K
(Mark One)
[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
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or
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[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission file number 001-11001
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Frontier Communications 401(k) Savings Plan
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(Full title of the Plan)
Frontier Communications Corporation
3 High Ridge Park
P.O. Box 3801
Stamford, CT 06905
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(Name of issuer of the securities held
pursuant to the Plan and the address
of its principal executive offices)
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
December 31, 2008 and 2007
(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm)
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
Table of Contents
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 1
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits - December 31, 2008 and 2007 2
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended December 31, 2008 3
Notes to Financial Statements 4-13
Supplemental Schedules:*
Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2008 14
Signature 15
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 16
* Schedules required by Form 5500 that are not applicable have not been included.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Participants and Plan Administrator
of the Frontier Communications 401(k) Savings Plan
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
of the Frontier Communications 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December
31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statement of changes in net assets available
for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the changes in net assets available for benefits
for the year ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental Schedule H, Schedule of
Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2008 is presented for the
purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial
statements, but is supplementary information required by the United States
Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is
the responsibility of the Plan's management. This supplemental schedule has been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ Insero & Company CPAs, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
Insero & Company CPAs, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
Rochester, New York
June 25, 2009
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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2008 and 2007
2008 2007
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Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
Uninvested Cash $ 6,552 $ 5,236
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Investments (Note 3):
Frontier Communications Corporation common stock 31,888,764 45,619,389
Mutual funds 163,021,519 206,592,837
Collective trusts 129,455,844 138,288,173
Participant loans 15,810,995 15,331,796
Brokerage accounts 498,177 546,128
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Total investments, at fair value 340,675,299 406,378,323
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Receivables:
Receivable from Commonwealth Builder 401(k) Plan - 50,229,514
Global Crossing Settlement (Note 10) 641,822 -
Employer contributions 476,771 161,743
Participant contributions 371,099 721,853
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Total receivables 1,489,692 51,113,110
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Net assets available for benefits, at fair value 342,171,543 457,496,669
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
interest in a collective trust relating to fully benefit-
responsive investment contracts 851,792 (434,665)
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Net assets available for benefits $ 343,023,335 $ 457,062,004
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2008
Additions to net assets attributed to: 2008
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Investment income:
Dividends $ 16,448,166
Interest 1,092,756
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Total investment income 17,540,922
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Contributions:
Participant 22,487,653
Employer 5,454,368
Rollover 1,184,899
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Total contributions 29,126,920
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Global Crossing settlement (Note 10) 641,822
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Total additions 47,309,664
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Deductions from net assets attributed to:
Net depreciation of investments (Note 3) (122,768,898)
Distributions to participants (38,435,596)
Pass-through dividends (143,839)
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Total deductions (161,348,333)
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Net decrease in net assets available for benefits (114,038,669)
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year 457,062,004
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End of year $ 343,023,335
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2008 and 2007
(1) Description of the Plan
General
The following brief description of the Frontier Communications 401(k)
Savings Plan (the "Plan"), formerly known as Citizens 401(k) Savings Plan
through December 31, 2008, provides general information. Participants
should refer to the Plan document for a more comprehensive description of
the Plan's provisions. Copies of the Plan document are available from the
Plan sponsor.
(a) Background
The Plan is a defined contribution plan sponsored and managed by
Frontier Communications Corporation, formerly known as Citizens
Communications Company through July 30, 2008, (the "Company"). Under
the terms of the Plan, employees are eligible to participate in the
Plan as of the first day of the month (the "entry date") immediately
following the employee's completion of 30 days of service, provided
that the employee is employed by a participating employer in an
eligible class of employees. Leased employees, individuals not on the
employer's payroll, per diem and casual workers, temporary employees,
and scholarship students are ineligible to participate. The Plan is
subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 ("ERISA").
On March 8, 2007, the Company acquired Commonwealth Telephone
Enterprises, Inc. Effective December 31, 2007, the Commonwealth
Builder 401(k) Plan was merged into the Plan. However, the funds had
not been remitted to the Plan as of such date. Accordingly, the
amounts due to the Plan were reflected as a Receivable from
Commonwealth Builder 401(k) Plan in the Statement of Net Assets
Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2007. The funds were
transferred from the Commonwealth Builder 401(k) Plan to the Plan
during early January, 2008. The Plan merger resulted in a "blackout
period" beginning December 20, 2007 and ending January 18, 2008 for
the former participants of the Commonwealth Builder 401(k) Plan.
During this period, the former participants of the Commonwealth
Builder 401(k) Plan were unable to exercise the rights otherwise
available under the Plan or the Commonwealth Builder 401(K) Plan.
(b) Contributions
Eligible employees may contribute, in 1% increments, up to 75% of
their annual eligible compensation in elective pre-tax deferrals
through payroll deductions, subject to certain maximum contribution
restrictions. The maximum contribution allowed for deferral for U.S.
federal income tax purposes in 2008 was $15,500.
In addition, eligible Company union employees covered by collective
bargaining agreements may also elect to make after-tax contributions,
in 1% increments of their annual eligible compensation, through
payroll deductions up to (i) 50% of the participant's eligible
compensation reduced by (ii) the percentage of eligible compensation
deferred through elective pre-tax deferrals.
All employees eligible to make contributions under the Plan and who
have attained or will attain age 50 before the close of the Plan year
shall be eligible to make catch-up contributions in accordance with,
and subject to the limitations of, Section 414(v) of the Internal
Revenue Code ("IRC"). The maximum allowable catch-up contribution for
2008 was $5,000. No matching contributions are made with respect to a
participant's catch-up contributions.
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The Company contributes 50% of each non-bargaining participant's
contribution up to 6% of each participant's eligible compensation.
Company contributions for participants covered by collective
bargaining agreements are determined based on the terms of those
agreements. The Company contributions for non-union and certain union
participants are allocated to Plan investments following the same
method of allocation as that for participant-directed investments.
For certain union employees covered by collective bargaining
agreements, the Company may contribute Employer Fixed Contributions,
Employer Matching Contributions, Discretionary Contributions and
Special Transition-Year Contributions (each as defined by the Plan).
Participants should refer to their respective bargaining agreements
for all employer contribution requirements.
Supplemental Profit Sharing Matches may be contributed, contingent
upon the Company exceeding certain financial targets. For each 1%
above the Company's operating income plus depreciation and
amortization ("EBITDA") goal approved by the Company's Board of
Directors, the Company provides eligible employees with 0.5% of
eligible pay in the form of a matching contribution into the Plan, up
to a maximum of 3%. Only non-union and certain union employees who
have contributed at least 1% of their eligible pay during the year as
elective deferrals are eligible for a Supplemental Profit Sharing
Match. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company did not
exceed its EBITDA goal and therefore no Supplemental Profit Sharing
Match was made on behalf of the employees.
(c) Participant Accounts
Each participant's account is credited with the participant's
contribution and an allocation of (a) the Company's contribution and
(b) investment earnings or losses. Allocations are based on each
participant's investment election(s). The benefit to which a
participant is entitled is the amount that can be provided from the
participant's vested account.
(d) Vesting
Participants are vested immediately in their contributions plus the
allocated earnings thereon. Participants become 100% vested in the
Company contributions and the related earnings on the Company
contributions upon disability, death, or attainment of normal
retirement age while an employee. Except as otherwise noted, for any
other termination of employment, the vesting schedule for Company
contributions and related earnings is as follows:
Vesting
Years of Service Percentage
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Less than 2 years 0%
2 years but less than 3 years 40%
3 years but less than 4 years 60%
4 years but less than 5 years 80%
5 years or more 100%
Company union employees and certain other employees covered by
collective bargaining agreements are immediately 100% vested in all
contributions and allocated earnings thereon.
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(e) Participant Loans
Participants in the Plan may request to borrow up to the lesser of 50%
of their vested account balance or $50,000. The interest rate paid by
the participant is equal to the prime interest rate in effect at the
beginning of the month in which the loan is processed and remains
fixed at that rate for the term of the loan. The maximum loan
repayment period is five years, or currently up to fifteen years for
the purchase of a primary residence. Loan repayments are after tax,
and are credited to each participant's account as the payments are
made. A participant may repay a loan in full at any time by remitting
his/her payment directly to the trustee of the Plan. Any distribution
following a participant's termination of employment is reduced by any
loan balance outstanding at the time of such distribution.
(f) Payment of Benefits
Inactive participants do not have the option to keep any portion of
their account in the Plan beyond the attainment of age 70 1/2.
Participants still employed by the Company at age 70 1/2 must take a
full distribution of their balances on or before April 1st of the
calendar year after they retire.
Upon termination of employment or permanent disability, a participant
is entitled to receive payment in full of the vested portion of
his/her account. If the value of the terminating participant's vested
account balance does not exceed $1,000, the participant's balance will
be distributed automatically at that time.
In-service withdrawals are also permitted under limited circumstances
such as attaining age 59 1/2 or financial hardship.
(g) Forfeitures
Forfeitures of nonvested Company contributions are applied first to
the payment of Plan administrative expenses, to the extent not
previously paid by the Company, with any excess being applied to
reduce future contributions of the Company. For the year ended
December 31, 2008, forfeited nonvested Company contributions totaled
approximately $151,000. Forfeited nonvested Company contributions of
$0 were used to fund Plan administrative expenses, and approximately
$37,000 was used to partially fund the Company contributions for the
year ended December 31, 2008.
(h) Administrative Expenses
The administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the Plan or by the
Company. The majority of Plan administrative expenses paid by
participants relate to investment management fees which are deducted
from participant account balances.
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(i) Dividends
Dividends attributable to the participant's interest in the Frontier
Communications Corporation Common Stock Fund are reinvested in the
Frontier Communications Corporation Common Stock Fund unless the
participant elects, in a manner approved by the Retirement Plan
Committee, to receive dividends entirely in cash. All cash dividends
are received by the trustee, T. Rowe Price, and distributed to
participants in cash no later than 90 days after the close of the Plan
year. The payment of cash dividends to participants is reflected on
the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits as
"Pass-through dividends."
(j) Investments
The Plan offered the following 29 investment options as of December
31, 2008:
Frontier Communications Corporation Common Stock Fund
PIMCO Total Return Fund, Admin. Shares
PIMCO Long Term U.S. Government Fund, Admin.
Columbia Mid Cap Index, Z
JP Morgan Diversified Mid Cap Growth Fund
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund, A
Morgan Stanley Institutional Small Company Growth Portfolio, B
American Funds Europacific Growth Fund R5
Morgan Stanley Institutional U.S. Real Estate Fund, B
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Trust
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund
T. Rowe Price TradeLink
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The Plan restricts a participant's ability to invest in Frontier
Communications Corporation common stock if the value of the Company
stock fund exceeds 15% of the total value of the participant's
account. In addition, a participant is restricted from investing more
than 15% of current contributions in the Company stock fund.
(k) Mutual Fund Fees
Investments in mutual funds are subject to sales charges and annual
fees for marketing and distribution costs of the funds. These fees are
deducted prior to the allocation of the investment earnings activity
and thus not separately identifiable as an expense of the Plan.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual
method of accounting.
(b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Plan's financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, and changes
therein, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
(c) Investments
The Plan's investments are stated at fair value. Shares of mutual
funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net
asset value of shares held by the Plan. The Plan's interest in
collective trusts are valued based on information reported by the
investment advisor using the audited financial statements of the
collective trust at year-end. Common stock is valued at its quoted
market price as of the end of the Plan year. Participant loans are
valued at estimated fair value using amortized cost, which management
believes is an accurate reflection of fair value. In addition, the
Plan offers a brokerage option, T. Rowe Price TradeLink, whereby
participants invest in publicly traded mutual funds not offered
directly by the Plan. The net depreciation of investments consists of
the net realized gains and losses on the disposal of investments
during 2008 and the net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the
market value for the investments remaining in the Plan as of December
31, 2008.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.
Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are
recorded on the dividend date.
(d) Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts
Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required
to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant
measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for
benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the
amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted
transactions under the terms of the Plan. The Plan invests in
investment contracts through a collective trust. The Statements of Net
Assets Available for Benefits present the fair value of the investment
in the collective trust as well as the adjustment of the investment in
the collective trust from fair value to contract value relating to the
investment contracts. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available
for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.
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(e) Benefits Paid
Distributions to participants are recorded when paid.
(f) Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan offers a number of investment options including the Company's
common stock and a variety of pooled investment funds, some of which
are mutual funds. The investment funds principally include U.S.
equities, international equities, and fixed income securities.
Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such
as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risk. Due to
the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is
at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment
securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could
materially affect participants' account balances, and the amounts
reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
The Plan's exposure to a concentration of issuer risk is limited by
the diversification of investments across all participant-directed
fund elections except for the Frontier Communications Corporation
Common Stock Fund, which is invested in the security of a single
issuer. Additionally, the investments within certain
participant-directed fund elections may be further diversified into
varied financial instruments.
(3) Investments
The following presents investments at fair value that represent 5% or more
of the Plan's net assets available for benefits at the end of year:
2008 2007
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Frontier Communications Corporation Common Stock Fund:
Participant-Directed, 3,518,634 and 3,439,290 shares, respectively $ 30,752,854 $ 43,782,154
Company-Directed, 129,966 and 144,323 shares, respectively 1,135,910 1,837,235
PIMCO Total Return Fund, Admin. Shares 30,453,831 26,886,218
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund 22,042,400 33,080,524
T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund 90,865,776 73,543,161
T. Rowe Price Equity Index Trust 38,590,068 64,745,012
American Funds Europacific Growth Fund R5 21,963,281 33,891,025
Frontier Communications Corporation Common Stock Fund includes investments
in Frontier Communications Corporation common stock and additional
uninvested cash.
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During 2008, the Plan's investments (including gains and losses on
investments bought and sold as well as held during the year) depreciated in
value by $122,768,898 as follows:
2008
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Common stock $ (14,703,953)
Mutual funds (84,938,922)
Collective trusts (23,126,023)
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$ (122,768,898)
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(4) Company-Directed Investments
Information about the net assets available for benefits and significant
components of the changes in net assets available for benefits relating to
the company-directed investments is as follows:
Assets:
Common stock of the Company at December 31, 2007 $ 1,837,235
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Changes in assets:
Dividends 107,441
Net change in fair value of investments (549,601)
Distributions to participants (26,862)
Participant directed transfer to other investments (232,303)
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Change in assets (701,325)
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Assets:
Common stock of the Company at December 31, 2008 $ 1,135,910
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(5) Related Party Transactions
Certain Plan assets are invested in shares of mutual funds and collective
trust funds that are managed by T. Rowe Price. T. Rowe Price is the trustee
as defined by the Plan and, therefore, transactions involving these assets
qualify as party-in-interest transactions. There were no trustee fees paid
by the Company to T. Rowe Price for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007.
(6) Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intention to do so, the Company has the
right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to
terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA, Collective
Bargaining Agreements and the National Labor Relations Board. In the event
of plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their
accounts.
(7) Tax Status
The Plan received a favorable determination letter from the Internal
Revenue Service dated March 25, 2009, indicating that it meets the
requirements of Section 401(a) and 501(a) of the IRC and has qualified
status as an employee retirement plan. The Plan has been amended since
receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan Administrator and the
Plan's tax counsel believe that the Plan is currently designed and being
operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
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(8) Fair Value Measurements
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value
Measurements" ("SFAS No. 157"), establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States and expands disclosure requirements about fair value
measurements. SFAS No. 157 was effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Plan adopted SFAS
No. 157 effective January 1, 2008, for all financial assets and financial
liabilities, as required. There was no material impact to the financial
statements of the Plan.
Fair value is defined under SFAS No. 157 as the exit price associated with
the sale of an asset or transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. Valuation techniques
used to measure fair value under SFAS No. 157 must maximize the use of
observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. In addition,
SFAS No. 157 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which
prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers of inputs
to the valuation methodology include:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities. The Plan's investments with active markets include its
investment in the common stock of Frontier Communications Corporation as
well as its investments in mutual funds and brokerage accounts which are
reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs. For these items, quoted
current market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held
by the Plan, are readily available.
Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or
indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted
prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable
or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full
term of the assets or liabilities. The Plan has concluded that the
investments in the collective trusts represent a Level 2 valuation as they
are valued based on information reported by the investment advisor using
the audited financial statements of the collective trust at year-end.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs (i.e. projections, estimates,
interpretations, etc.) that are supported by little or no market activity
and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The Plan has concluded that participant loans represent a Level 3
valuation. Participant loans are valued at estimated fair value using
amortized cost, which management believes is an accurate reflection of fair
value.
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In accordance with SFAS No. 157, the following table represents the Plan's
fair value hierarchy for its financial assets measured at fair value on a
recurring basis as of December 31, 2008:
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2008
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Quoted Significant
Prices in Active Other Significant
Markets for Observable Unobservable
Identical Assets Inputs Inputs
Total (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3)
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Frontier Communications Corporation
common stock $ 31,888,764 $ 31,888,764 $ - $ -
Mutual funds 163,021,519 163,021,519 - -
Collective trusts 129,455,844 - 129,455,844 -
Participant loans 15,810,995 - - 15,810,995
Brokerage accounts 498,177 498,177 - -
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Total investments, at fair value $ 340,675,299 $ 195,408,460 $ 129,455,844 $ 15,810,995
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For the other financial instruments, representing cash and cash equivalents
and receivables, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the
relatively short maturities of those instruments.
The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the
Plan's Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2008:
Participant Loans
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Balance, beginning of year $ 15,331,796
Issuances, transfers and settlements (net) 479,199
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Balance, end of year $ 15,810,995
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(9) Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
The following is a reconciliation from the financial statements to the Form
5500 at December 31, 2008 and 2007:
2008 2007
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Net Assets Available for Benefits per the Financial Statements $ 343,023,335 $ 457,062,004
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for interest in a
collective trust relating to fully benefit-responsive
investment contracts (851,792) 434,665
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Net Assets Available for Benefits per the Form 5500 $ 342,171,543 $ 457,496,669
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Net Decrease in Net Assets Available for Benefits per the
Financial Statements $ (114,038,669)
Change in adjustment from contract value to fair value for
interest in a collective trust relating to fully benefit-responsive
investment contracts (1,286,457)
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Net Loss per the Form 5500 $ (115,325,126)
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(10) Subsequent Events
During 2008, the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York approved an additional settlement in the class action suits
brought on behalf of certain Plan participants whose accounts held Global
Crossing common stock. The settlement included a plan of allocation under
which the proceeds received by the Plan in March 2009 of $641,822 were
allocated to the Plan accounts of the class members.
Effective January 1, 2009, the Plan was amended to change its name to the
Frontier Communications 401(k) Savings Plan.
Effective May 1, 2009, Fidelity Management Trust Company replaced T. Rowe
Price as the trustee and record keeper of the Plan.
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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
EIN #: 06-0619596 Plan #005
Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at
End of Year)
December 31, 2008
(a) (b) (c) and (d) (e)
Identity of Issuer Description of Investment Current Value
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* Frontier Communications Corporation Common Stock; 3,648,600 shares;
cost at $42,830,560 $ 31,888,764
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* T. Rowe Price TradeLink Brokerage Accounts; 498,177 shares 498,177
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American Funds Europacific Growth Fund R5 Mutual Fund; 785,806 shares 21,963,281
Columbia Mid Cap Index, Z Mutual Fund; 672,756 shares 4,588,201
PIMCO Total Return Fund, Admin. Shares Mutual Fund; 3,003,336 shares 30,453,831
JP Morgan Diversified Mid Cap Growth Fund Mutual Fund; 564,107 shares 6,780,578
JP Morgan Mid Cap Value Fund, A Mutual Fund; 377,344 shares 5,788,456
PIMCO Long Term U.S. Government Fund, Admin. Mutual Fund; 496,619 shares 5,919,710
Morgan Stanley Institutional Small Company Growth portfolio, B Mutual Fund; 1,681,934 shares 12,093,104
Morgan Stanley Institutional U.S. Real Estate Fund, B Mutual Fund; 652,529 shares 5,696,577
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2005 Fund Mutual Fund; 25,224 shares 217,944
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2010 Fund Mutual Fund; 106,857 shares 1,197,875
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2015 Fund Mutual Fund; 326,340 shares 2,708,629
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund Mutual Fund; 194,527 shares 2,161,196
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2025 Fund Mutual Fund; 203,448 shares 1,615,382
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund Mutual Fund; 124,861 shares 1,393,452
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2035 Fund Mutual Fund; 123,191 shares 959,661
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund Mutual Fund; 57,166 shares 633,409
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2045 Fund Mutual Fund; 25,873 shares 190,944
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2050 Fund Mutual Fund; 7,707 shares 47,789
* T. Rowe Price Retirement 2055 Fund Mutual Fund; 5,757 shares 35,292
* T. Rowe Price Retirement Income Fund Mutual Fund; 47,807 shares 493,378
* T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Fund Mutual Fund; 683,113 shares 9,023,927
* T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Income Fund Mutual Fund; 370,838 shares 4,479,723
* T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund Mutual Fund; 1,145,654 shares 22,042,400
* T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund Mutual Fund; 985,366 shares 16,830,057
* T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Growth Fund Mutual Fund; 383,001 shares 5,706,723
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Total mutual funds 163,021,519
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* T. Rowe Price Stable Value Fund Collective Trust; 91,717,568 shares 90,865,776
* T. Rowe Price Equity Index Trust Collective Trust; 1,364,571 shares 38,590,068
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Total collective trusts 129,455,844
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* Participant loans 3,553 loans, maturing in 1 to 17
years, with interest rates ranging
from 4.00% to 9.50% 15,810,995
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* Party-in-interest as defined by ERISA $ 340,675,299
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FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
Signature
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan
Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Frontier Communications 401(k) Savings Plan
By /s/ Robert J. Larson
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Robert J. Larson
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(On behalf of Frontier Communications Corporation
as Plan Administrator)
June 25, 2009
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Form
S-8 (Nos. 333-91054 and 333-151246) of Frontier Communications Corporation of
our report dated June 25, 2009, relating to the statements of net assets
available for benefits of the Frontier Communications 401(k) Savings Plan as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statement of changes in net assets
available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008, which report
appears in the Annual Report on Form 11-K.
/s/ Insero & Company CPAs, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
Rochester, New York
June 25, 2009
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