UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 25, 2008

                       Frontier Communications Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

         001-11001                                 06-0619596
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   (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)


    3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut               06905
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    (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

                                 (203) 614-5600
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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                   (Former name or former address, if changed
                              since last report.)

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Item 8.01      Other Events
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                    The  information  set forth in the press  release  issued by
               Frontier  Communications   Corporation  on  September  25,  2008,
               announcing  plans to  release  the  Company's  3rd  quarter  2008
               results,  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein
               by reference.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits
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               (d)  Exhibits

               99.1 Press   Release  of  Frontier   Communications   Corporation
                    released on September 25, 2008  announcing  plans to release
                    the Company's 3rd quarter 2008 results.



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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


Date:  September 25, 2008           By: /s/ Robert J. Larson
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                                        Robert J. Larson
                                        Senior Vice President and Chief
                                        Accounting Officer