It now seems unlikely that "normalized levels" were reached by the end of Q3. Not only are transition problems persisting in the Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) territories, but there is the potential for hurricane-related issues in certain Frontier legacy territories. At the Deutsche Bank 24th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference on September 27th, Frontier Senior VP and Treasurer John Gianukakis discussed recent developments at the company. The tone of his comments appeared to indicate that marketing efforts in the acquired territories had not yet been fully implemented. Equally important are the number of customer service issues that seem to persist.

An October 7th Los Angeles Times column titled "Frontier still struggling to put Verizon takeover issues to rest" probably won't help those marketing efforts. It begins:

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