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8-K - MAY 2011 INVESTOR PRESENTATION 8-K - Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.mayinvestpre8-k.htm
Investor Presentation
May 2011
 
 

 
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Safe Harbor Statement
Forward-Looking Language
This document contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in
the financial statements. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
(including oral representations) are only predictions or statements of current plans, which we review continuously. Forward-looking statements may differ from actual future results
due to, but not limited to, and our future results may be materially affected by, potential risks or uncertainties. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all
potential risks or uncertainties. We note the following as a partial list: our ability to successfully integrate the operations of the acquired business into Frontier’s existing operations;
the risk that the growth opportunities and cost synergies from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; our indemnity obligation to
Verizon for taxes which may be imposed upon them as a result of changes in ownership of our stock may discourage, delay or prevent a third party from acquiring control of us
during the two-year period ending July 2012 in a transaction that stockholders might consider favorable; the effects of increased expenses incurred due to activities related to the
transaction and the integration of the Acquired Business; our ability to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; the effects of greater than anticipated
competition requiring new pricing, marketing strategies or new product or service offerings and the risk that we will not respond on a timely or profitable basis; reductions in the
number of our access lines that cannot be offset by increases in High Speed Internet (HSI) subscribers and sales of other products and services; the effects of ongoing changes in
the regulation of the communications industry as a result of federal and state legislation and regulation, or changes in the enforcement or interpretation of such legislation and
regulation; the effects of any unfavorable outcome with respect to any current or future legal, governmental or regulatory proceedings, audits or disputes; the effects of changes in
the availability of federal and state universal funding to us and our competitors; the effects of competition from cable, wireless and other wireline carriers; our ability to adjust
successfully to changes in the communications industry and to implement strategies for growth; continued reductions in switched access revenues as a result of regulation,
competition or technology substitutions; our ability to effectively manage service quality in our territories and meet mandated service quality metrics; our ability to successfully
introduce new product offerings, including our ability to offer bundled service packages on terms that are both profitable to us and attractive to customers; changes in accounting
policies or practices adopted voluntarily or as required by generally accepted accounting principles or regulations; our ability to effectively manage our operations, operating
expenses and capital expenditures, and to repay, reduce or refinance our debt; the effects of changes in both general and local economic conditions on the markets that we serve,
which can affect demand for our products and services, customer purchasing decisions, collectability of revenues and required levels of capital expenditures related to new
construction of residences and businesses; the effects of customer bankruptcies and home foreclosures, which could result in difficulty in collection of revenues and loss of
customers; the effects of technological changes and competition on our capital expenditures and product and service offerings, including the lack of assurance that our network
improvements will be sufficient to meet or exceed the capabilities and quality of competing networks; the effects of increased medical, retiree and pension expenses and related
funding requirements; changes in income tax rates, tax laws, regulations or rulings, or federal or state tax assessments; the effects of state regulatory cash management practices
that could limit our ability to transfer cash among our subsidiaries or dividend funds up to the parent company; our ability to successfully renegotiate union contracts expiring in
2011 and thereafter; declines in the value of our pension plan assets, which would require us to make increased contributions to the pension plan in 2011 and beyond; adverse
changes in the credit markets or in the ratings given to our debt securities by nationally accredited ratings organizations, which could limit or restrict the availability, or increase the
cost, of financing; limitations on the amount of capital stock that we can issue to make acquisitions or to raise additional capital until July 2012; our ability to pay dividends on our
common shares, which may be affected by our cash flow from operations, amount of capital expenditures, debt service requirements, cash paid for income taxes and liquidity; and
the effects of severe weather events such as hurricanes, tornados, ice storms or other natural or man-made disasters. These and other uncertainties related to our business are
described in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and the foregoing information should be
read in conjunction with these filings. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or to make any other forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required to do so by securities laws.
 
 

 
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating its performance. These include free cash flow, EBITDA or “operating cash flow”, which
we define as operating income plus depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), and Adjusted EBITDA; a reconciliation of the differences between EBITDA and
free cash flow and the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP is included in the appendix. The non-GAAP
financial measures are by definition not measures of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles and are not alternatives to operating
income or net income reflected in the statement of operations or to cash flow as reflected in the statement of cash flows and are not necessarily indicative of
cash available to fund all cash flow needs. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of
other companies.
The Company believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial
condition and results of operations because these measures, when used in conjunction with related GAAP financial measures, (i) together provide a more
comprehensive view of the Company’s core operations and ability to generate cash flow, (ii) provide investors with the financial analytical framework upon
which management bases financial, operational, compensation and planning decisions and (iii) presents measurements that investors and rating agencies
have indicated to management are useful to them in assessing the Company and its results of operations. Management uses these non-GAAP financial
measures to plan and measure the performance of its core operations, and its divisions measure performance and report to management based upon these
measures. In addition, the Company believes that free cash flow and EBITDA, as the Company defines them, can assist in comparing performance from period
to period, without taking into account factors affecting cash flow reflected in the statement of cash flows, including changes in working capital and the timing of
purchases and payments.
The Company has shown adjustments to its financial presentations to exclude certain costs because investors have indicated to management that such
adjustments are useful to them in assessing the Company and its results of operations. These adjustments are detailed in the Appendix for the reconciliation
of free cash flow and operating cash flow.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to (i) assist in analyzing the Company’s underlying financial performance from period to period, (ii)
evaluate the financial performance of its business units, (iii) analyze and evaluate strategic and operational decisions, (iv) establish criteria for compensation
decisions, and (v) assist management in understanding the Company’s ability to generate cash flow and, as a result, to plan for future capital and operational
decisions. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with related GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures
have certain shortcomings. In particular, free cash flow does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures, since items such as
debt repayments and dividends are not deducted in determining such measure. EBITDA has similar shortcomings as interest, income taxes, capital
expenditures, debt repayments and dividends are not deducted in determining this measure. Management compensates for the shortcomings of these
measures by utilizing them in conjunction with their comparable GAAP financial measures. The information in this document should be read in conjunction with
the financial statements and footnotes contained in our documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 

 
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Frontier Introduction
 Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR) was
 founded in 1935 as Citizens Utilities and
 became a pure-play telecom network
 operator in 2004
 Frontier is the largest communications
 company focused on rural America
 A transformational acquisition of properties
 from Verizon tripled Frontier’s business
 size on July 1, 2010
 
 

 
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Investment Summary
 Opportunity
 
 Manage the acquired properties with Frontier’s proven Local
 Engagement Model and innovative marketing
 Bring margins up to Legacy levels
 Harness economics of scale from business that is 3x its
 former size
 
 
 
 Markets
 
 Expand broadband availability in new markets towards
 Legacy Frontier’s 91%
 Rural profile, less competition, less regulatory reform
 exposure
 Business & Broadband are 64% of customer revenues
 
 
 
 Returns
 
 Revenue upside from increased product penetration
 $550 million operating expense synergy target by 2013
 Consistent execution, solid free cash flow, stable dividend
 
 
 
 Credit
 Quality
 
 Significantly deleveraged on July 1, 2010
 Target leverage of 2.5x or below
 Well structured maturity schedule
 
 

 
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Frontier Local Engagement
Local Area Manager
Residential
 High Speed Internet (DSL
 & FTTP)
 Voice
 Video (Satellite & FiOS)
 Wireless Data (WiFi mesh)
 Online backup
 24/7 U.S. Tech Support
 
Business
 Managed IP VPN
 VoIP systems
 High-Capacity fiber data
 Metro Ethernet
 Wireless backhaul
 Managed router
 
 Over 120 Local Area Managers at the community level respond to unique
 customer needs in each market across Frontier’s 27 states
 Employees live in the markets they serve, and put the customer first
 Innovative marketing, 2-hour appointment windows, exceptional service
 levels
 
 

 
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Robust Local Network
 2,700 Central offices
 2,700 Central offices
 National high-capacity
 fiber backbone
 National high-capacity
 fiber backbone
 Deploying ROADM in the
 middle mile
 Deploying ROADM in the
 middle mile
 Broadband expansion to
 drive penetration
 Broadband expansion to
 drive penetration
 FCC Commitments:
 FCC Commitments:
 - 3Mbps to 85% by 12/31/13
 - 3Mbps to 85% by 12/31/13
 - 4Mbps to 85% by 12/31/15
 - 4Mbps to 85% by 12/31/15
Notes: (1) Downlink product availability as of 3/31/11; loop length availability is higher in each tier.
 
 

 
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High-Capacity National Backbone
 Frontier’s fiber network interconnects its 27-state footprint
 
 

 
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Attractive Revenue Base
 Frontier generates 64% of
 its customer revenue from
 Business and Broadband
 sources
 Frontier generates 64% of
 its customer revenue from
 Business and Broadband
 sources
 Our business capabilities
 are very broad and include:
 Our business capabilities
 are very broad and include:
  - Advanced IP switching
  - Advanced IP switching
  - VoIP systems
  - VoIP systems
  - High-capacity fiber data systems
  - High-capacity fiber data systems
  - Wireless cell site backhaul
  - Wireless cell site backhaul
  - Ethernet
  - Ethernet
For the quarter ended 3/31/11
 
 

 
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Minimizing Regulatory Risk
 The acquired
 properties reduced
 Frontier’s Regulatory
 Revenue exposure
 from 17.1% at 1Q10 to
 12.3% at 1Q11, or
 10.3% excluding
 surcharges
 The acquired
 properties reduced
 Frontier’s Regulatory
 Revenue exposure
 from 17.1% at 1Q10 to
 12.3% at 1Q11, or
 10.3% excluding
 surcharges
 We continue to
 replace this uncertain
 revenue stream with
 Customer Revenue
 We continue to
 replace this uncertain
 revenue stream with
 Customer Revenue
For the quarter ended 3/31/11
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding
 
 

 
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Consistent Execution
Stability of Revenues
 ü Driving recurring customer revenues
 ü Delivering reliable, quality products
 and services at a good price
 ü Reducing churn with bundles
 ü Maintaining strong
 Business/Enterprise presence
Notes: Pro forma for all periods prior to 3Q10. Customer revenue is defined as total revenue less access services revenue. Access
services include switched network access and subsidies. Please see Appendix for Non-GAAP Reconciliations.
Stability of Cash Flows
 ü Focus on expense reduction;
 competitively fit and flexible
 ü Capex reflecting network expansion
 3Q10 through 2013
 ü Margin benefit from synergy targets
 ü High conversion rate of EBITDA into
 free cash flow (FCF)
 
 

 
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Revenue Opportunity
Satellite TV Penetration
Access Line Decline
HSI Penetration
Note: As of the quarter ended 3/31/11; percentage changes are year-over-year. HSI Penetration is percentage of
total access lines. Satellite TV Penetration is percentage of Residential access lines.
Note: As of the quarter ended 3/31/11; percentage changes are year-over-year. HSI Penetration is percentage of
total access lines. Satellite TV Penetration is percentage of Residential access lines.
Broadband Availability
 Our goal is to
 migrate the
 acquired properties
 to Frontier’s
 performance
 metrics
 Our goal is to
 migrate the
 acquired properties
 to Frontier’s
 performance
 metrics
 Key drivers:
 Key drivers:
  
  
- 25% expansion of
 broadband homes
- 25% expansion of
 broadband homes
- Local Engagement
- Local Engagement
 
 

 
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Cost Synergy Overview
 Significant savings
 from reducing cash
 operating expenses
 Significant savings
 from reducing cash
 operating expenses
 Numerous projects
 underway; synergy
 estimates include:
 Numerous projects
 underway; synergy
 estimates include:
 
 
- Network savings
- Network savings
- Outside
 contractors
- Outside
 contractors
- IT savings from
 conversion
- IT savings from
 conversion
- Real estate
 savings
- Real estate
 savings
- Operations
- Operations
 
 

 
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Quarterly Update: 1Q11
 Metrics turning on
 strong HSI and
 video bundles
 Metrics turning on
 strong HSI and
 video bundles
 Revenue trend
 improving
 Revenue trend
 improving
 Total cash opex
 down $16 million
 sequentially
 Total cash opex
 down $16 million
 sequentially
 FCF expanded
 sequentially
 FCF expanded
 sequentially
Notes: For more detail, please reference our Investor Update dated May 5, 2011 .
 
 

 
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Systems Integration Plan
West Virginia
 
Frontier 13
 Successful conversion despite a
 firm July 1 deadline
 Billing cycles kept within days of
 prior scheduled dates, and all
 systems functional out of the
 gate
 Backlog managed downward
 with
bubble workforce and
 current levels within normal
 range
 
 System mapping and analysis in
 process
 Systems are identical across all
 13 states; processes on the first
 conversions will be replicated
 First 4 states (MI, IN, NC, SC)
 targeted early 4Q11; remaining
 states in two groups by end of
 2012
Frontier converted West Virginia, which utilized BellAtlantic
systems, on July 1, 2010
Frontier converted West Virginia, which utilized BellAtlantic
systems, on July 1, 2010
The remaining 13 states of the acquired properties (detailed in the
appendix) will be converted off Verizon (GTE) systems onto
existing Frontier systems by the end of 2012
The remaining 13 states of the acquired properties (detailed in the
appendix) will be converted off Verizon (GTE) systems onto
existing Frontier systems by the end of 2012
 
 

 
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Financing Overview
 Deleveraged from 4.0x (6/30/10) to 3.0x (3/31/11)
 Strong $1.0 billion liquidity with an undrawn $750M R/C and $250M minimum
 cash-on-hand objective
 Maturity schedule is well balanced and below run rate FCF levels
 Free cash flow levels match well with scheduled debt amortization.
 
 

 
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Industry Comparisons
Notes: Data for the 3-months ended 3/31/11. (1) Represents the yr/yr change in the combined ending base of access lines and HSI subscribers
(2) Adjusted EBITDA; excludes wireless; Cable is network operations only.
Source: SEC filings; Wall Street research; Frontier.
 Results, as expected, weakened
 from the Acquired Properties
 Results, as expected, weakened
 from the Acquired Properties
 Operational metrics have begun
 to turn around
 Operational metrics have begun
 to turn around
 Focusing on: i) implementing
 local engagement; ii) selling &
 retaining customers; iii) getting
 the expenses out; and iv)
 building and improving the
 network
 Focusing on: i) implementing
 local engagement; ii) selling &
 retaining customers; iii) getting
 the expenses out; and iv)
 building and improving the
 network
FTR
 
 

 
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Doing What We Say…
Goal
Status
Regulatory approval with appropriate conditions
 
Completion of financing within expected cost
 
Distribution of shares with minimal market disruption
 
Completion of West Virginia systems conversion
 
Continued delivery of solid Legacy Frontier results
 
Customer metric improvement and synergy
realization of acquired properties
In Process
Conversion of Frontier 13 systems to Legacy
In Process
 
 

 
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Appendix
 
 

 
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Access Lines by State
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding
 
 

 
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Notes: This is a summary table of our Form 8-K filed 5/5/11; please refer to our SEC filings for additional information. Numbers
may not sum due to rounding.
Notes: This is a summary table of our Form 8-K filed 5/5/11; please refer to our SEC filings for additional information. Numbers
may not sum due to rounding.
 
 

 
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Notes: This is a summary table of our Form 8-K filed 5/5/11; please refer to our SEC filings for additional information. Numbers
may not sum due to rounding.
Notes: This is a summary table of our Form 8-K filed 5/5/11; please refer to our SEC filings for additional information. Numbers
may not sum due to rounding.
 
 

 
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Frontier Values
 Put the customer first
 Treat one another with respect
 Keep our commitments; be accountable
 Be ethical in all of our dealings
 Be innovative; Take the initiative
 Be team players
 Be active in our communities
 Do it right the first time
 Continuously improve
 Use resources wisely
 Use Frontier products and services
 Have a positive attitude
 
 

 
Frontier Communications Corp.
(NYSE: FTR)
Investor Relations
Investor Relations
Frontier Communications Corp.
Frontier Communications Corp.
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203.614.4606
203.614.4606
IR@FTR.com
IR@FTR.com