<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Jan 15 (Reuters) - The California Public Utilities Commission is set on Thursday to approve ‌Verizon Communications's (VZ.N) $20 billion deal to acquire ​fiber-optic internet providers Frontier Communications (FYBR.O) ‍after a series of ⁠conditions ⁠agreed to by the U.S. ‌telecom company, board ​members said.</p> <p>Verizon won approval from the ⁠Federal Communications Commission ‍in ​May after the company agreed to end its ‍diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which raised concerns from California. Verizon agreed to buy Frontier ​in ‍September 2024 for about $9.6 billion and absorb $10 ​billion in Frontier debt. Verizon expects to upgrade and expand Frontier's existing network in 25 states and deploy ​fiber to 1 million or more American homes annually.</p> <p>(Reporting by ‍David Shepardson in Washington)</p></div>

威瑞森

<p>加利福尼亚公共事业委员会即将批准威瑞森以 200 亿美元收购 Frontier Communications。这是在威瑞森同意某些条件后达成的，包括终止其多样性项目，这引发了人们的担忧。该交易最初于 2024 年 9 月宣布，涉及威瑞森以约 96 亿美元收购 Frontier，并承担 100 亿美元的债务。威瑞森计划在 25 个州提升 Frontier 的网络，并旨在每年向超过 100 万户家庭部署光纤</p>

加利福尼亚州即将批准威瑞森收购 Frontier 的交易