| x   | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ¨   | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| Delaware                                 |   | 06-0619596                           |
|------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------|
| (State or other jurisdiction of          |   | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| incorporation or organization)           |   |                                 |
|                                     |   |                                 |
| 3 High Ridge Park                        |   |                                 |
| Stamford, Connecticut     |   | 06905                                |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |   | (Zip Code)                           |
|                                     |   |                                 |

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|              | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION                  |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|              | (Registrant)                                         |
|              |                                                 |
|              |   _____________________________________________ |
|              | By: /s/ Susana D’Emic                          |
|              | Susana D’Emic                                  |
|              | Senior Vice President and Controller                 |
|              |                                                 |
|              |                                                 |
| Date: May 9, 2012 |                                                 |
|              |                                                 |

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|   | Exhibit Number |     |                                                  |
|--------|----------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|   |           | 10.1     |  *                                               | Change in Control Letter Agreement, dated April 27, 2012, between the Company and Daniel J. McCarthy. |
|   |           | 31.1     |  *                                               | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
|   |           | 31.2     |  *                                               | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
|   |           | 32.1     |  *                                               | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|   |           | 32.2     |  *                                               | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|   | 101.INS        |  ** | XBRL Instance Document.                               |
|   | 101.SCH        |  ** | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.              |
|   | 101.PRE        |  ** | XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.         |
|   | 101.CAL        |  ** | XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.          |
|   | 101.LAB        |  ** | XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.                |
|   | 101.DEF        |  ** | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. |