Rochester, N.Y. Designates Today as 'Frontier Day'
2008年6月21日 - 7:01AM
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Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO of Citizens Communications
Company (NYSE:CZN), the parent of Frontier, and Ann Burr, Chairman
and General Manager for Frontier in Rochester, N.Y., accepted a
proclamation from the City of Rochester today at City Hall as
Rochester Mayor Robert J. Duffy designated June 20, 2008 �Frontier
Day.� The Mayor also presented Wilderotter and Burr with a Key to
the City. �Frontier has a long history of outstanding corporate
citizenship in our city,� said Rochester Mayor Robert J. Duffy.
�They are a tremendous local partner that provides first-class
communication services to our residents and also assists the City
of Rochester with bridging the digital divide in our downtown
community.� �This is a tremendous honor,� said Wilderotter.
�Frontier always has been, and will continue to be, deeply
committed to Rochester, and we are humbled that the City has chosen
to recognize our ongoing commitment to this community.� During the
�Frontier Day� celebration at City Hall, Wilderotter and Burr
announced Frontier�s donation of desktop computers and High-Speed
Internet connections to Rochester Children�s Zone Inc. (RCZ)�and
the City of Rochester. Frontier partnered with RCZ to select four
sites within the Children�s Zone that would benefit from the
deployment of the equipment and Internet connections, which will be
available to all area residents. The four sites are: - Avenue D.
Recreation Center at 200 Avenue D - Anthony Jordan�Center at 82
Holland Street - NEAD Freedom School at 630 N. Goodman Street -
Community Micro-Enterprise at 774 N. Clinton Avenue �Frontier is
delighted to make this donation,� said Burr. �We would like to
thank Mayor Duffy and the President of the Board of Directors for
Rochester Children�s Zone, Councilman Adam McFadden, for partnering
with us on this initiative.� Wilderotter and Burr also announced on
�Frontier Day� that Frontier�s High-Speed Wireless Internet network
wireless network within the City of Rochester is now live and
available to the community. �This new, state-of-the-art, wireless
network is a direct result of our strong partnership with the City
of Rochester,� said Wilderotter. �We are confident the introduction
of this new technology will truly enhance the quality of life for
residents and visitors alike.� The new network covers all of the
inner loop and Corn Hill areas, and includes City Hall and area
Rochester attractions like Geva Theatre, Strong Museum, Washington
Square Park, the Convention Center, War Memorial and Sports Arena,
and portions of North Clinton, Joseph Avenue, St. Paul Street and
Main Street. Wireless access will be available in July for East
Avenue, Park Avenue, University and the Monroe Avenue areas.
�Frontier looks forward to future partnerships with the City of
Rochester. We share the same vision for improving the lives and
livelihoods of the residents in this community,� Wilderotter
concluded. About Frontier Frontier is the brand name of Citizens
Communications Company (NYSE: CZN), a full-service communications
provider and the second largest rural largest local exchange
telephone company in the country. At the company�s annual meeting
in May 2008, stockholders approved a change in the company�s name
from �Citizens Communications Company� to �Frontier Communications
Corporation.� The change will become effective on July 31, 2008, at
which time the company�s symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will
change from �CZN� to �FTR.� Additional information about the
company is available at www.czn.com and www.frontieronline.com.
About the Rochester Children�s Zone Rochester Children's Zone, Inc.
is a not-for-profit organization created to help the residents of a
targeted area of Rochester's northeast�identify and implement
strategies and solutions to improve the safety, health, education,
living conditions and livelihoods of children and families�in their
community. The geographic boundaries of the Zone are Norton to the
North, E. Main�to the South, Goodman to the East, and the Genesee
River to the West.
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