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Exhibit 10 1 Jureller Separation Agreement

		
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			SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
		

		
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			This Separation Agreement and Release (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Frontier Communications Corporation (“Frontier”), its affiliates, subsidiaries, and divisions (Frontier and its affiliates, subsidiaries, and divisions are, collectively, the “Company”), and John M. Jureller (the “Employee”).  
		

		
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			WHEREAS, the Employee’s functions at the Company will be transitioned to the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer-Elect (the “CFO-Elect”) between September 12, 2016 and November 4, 2016 (the “Transition Period”), and Employee will be fully cooperative, collaborative and supportive of and with that transition and the CFO-Elect.
		

		
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			WHEREAS, Employee’s employment with the Company will terminate on November 4, 2016 (the “Separation Date”).
		

		
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			WHEREAS, the Company will provide the Employee with certain severance benefits described below in exchange for the release of any claims that the Employee may have against the Company, including any claims concerning the Employee’s employment with the Company or the Employee’s termination of employment, and the other covenants by Employee set forth in this Agreement.
		

		
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			WHEREAS, the Employee accepts these severance benefits in return for the Employee signing a full release of any claims the Employee might have against the Company, including any claims concerning the Employee’s employment, the termination of that employment, and any claims for any benefits pursuant to that employment, and in return for the other promises contained in this Agreement.
		

		
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			NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Employee agree as follows:
		

		
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			1.Transition.  During the Transition Period, the Employee will continue in his position as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Frontier and will continue to receive his base salary (as such existed on the Delivery Date hereof) on a semi-monthly basis. During the Transition Period, the Company will transition reporting of Finance Department functions to the CFO-Elect.  The Company currently contemplates that the Financial Planning & Analysis function will transition first, followed by Treasury, Accounting, and Investor Relations.  Internal Audit will continue to report to the Employee through the Separation Date.  Except as directed by the Company, throughout the Transition Period, the Employee will otherwise continue to perform the duties he would have performed in the absence of the transition, including but not limited to signing, in his capacity as principal financial officer of Frontier, the two customary certifications to be attached as Exhibits 31.2 and 32 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2016. 
		

		

		

		 

 

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			2.Termination of Employment.  The Employee’s employment with the Company will terminate effective on the Separation Date. 
		

		
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			3.Separation Benefits.  In consideration of the Employee’s execution of this Agreement and his obligations herein and subject to the Employee’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the Company will provide the following separation benefits:
		

		
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			As soon as reasonably practicable following the Separation Date or such earlier date as may be required by applicable state statute or regulation, the Company shall pay the Executive (i) any annual base salary earned but unpaid through the Separation Date, (ii) any accrued but unused paid time off through the Separation Date (less applicable deductions), if any,  (iii) reimbursement for all un-reimbursed business expenses properly incurred by the Executive in accordance with Company policy prior to the Separation Date; and (iv) all benefits accrued up to the Separation Date, to the extent vested, under all benefit plans of the Company in which the Executive participates in accordance with the terms of such plans and any amounts required to be paid pursuant to applicable law.    The payments in this Section 3(a) will be made irrespective of whether Employee signs this Agreement.

		
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			The Company will pay the Employee severance pay in the total gross amount of one million five hundred thousand dollars  ($1,500,000.00), less applicable federal, state, and local income taxes, Social Security and Medicare taxes, and payroll deductions. Such amount shall be paid in two installments.  The first installment in an amount of $250,000 will be made on the first semi-monthly payroll date of the Company following the Separation Date and following the expiration of the revocation period.  The remaining amount of payments pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall be paid on the first semi-monthly payroll date of the Company in January 2017.

		
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			 The Company will pay, on the Employee’s behalf, the premiums or equivalent premiums (to the extent set forth below) for the Employee’s coverage and for the Employee’s family, if applicable, under the Company’s group medical plan if the Employee elects to continue coverage under such plans under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), for fifteen (15) months after the Separation Date or until the Employee has a right to obtain group medical, dental, and vision coverage through some other employer, whichever occurs first.  During the period of Company-paid COBRA benefits, the Employee will remain responsible for the Employee’s share of the cost of Company provided medical, dental or vision coverage at the same rate paid by other employees of the Company in the same group that the Employee was in when employed by the Company.  The Employee shall remit any required payments to the Company for COBRA coverage in a timely manner. 

		
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			Other than as set forth in this Section 3, the Employee acknowledges and agrees that he is not otherwise entitled to, and shall not be entitled to, any other compensation, bonus, payment or benefits of any kind or description from the Company.  The Employee acknowledges that he would not receive the payments and benefits specified 
		

		 

		

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			in Sections 3(b) and (c) above absent his execution of this Agreement and the fulfillment of the promises made herein.

		
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			4.General Releases.  In consideration of the Company’s execution of this Agreement and of the payments and benefits provided for in Section 3 above, which the Employee acknowledges is adequate consideration, the Employee, on behalf of his heirs, successors, assigns, executors, and representatives of any kind, releases and forever discharges the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, and divisions, and all their past, present, and future employees, directors, officers, agents, shareholders, insurers, attorneys, employee benefit plans and plan fiduciaries, executors, successors, assigns, and other representatives of any kind in their capacities as such (referred to in this Agreement collectively as “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, charges, demands, liabilities, or causes of action of any kind, known or unknown, arising through the date the Employee executes this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any claims, liabilities, or causes of action of any kind arising in connection with the Employee’s employment or termination of employment with the Company. The Employee also releases and waives any claim or right to further compensation, benefits, damages, penalties, attorneys’ fees, costs, or expenses of any kind from the Company or any of the other Released Parties, except that nothing in this release shall affect any rights the Employee may have under:  (i) this Agreement; (ii) any funded retirement or 401(k) plan of the Company; or (iii) COBRA health insurance benefits that are determined as described above. Without limitation, the Employee waives any right or claim to reinstatement of the Employee’s employment with the Company. The claims that the Employee is releasing include, but are not limited to, claims for and/or claims for violations of: wrongful discharge; constructive discharge; breach of contract; tortious interference with contract; unlawful terms and conditions of employment; retaliation; defamation; invasion of privacy; unlawful conspiracy; discrimination, including any claims arising under the Age Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. §621 et seq. (“ADEA”); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq.; the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §701 et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §201 et seq.; the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. §206(d) et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §301 et seq.; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §2101 et seq.; the Connecticut Human Rights & Opportunities Law, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-60 et seq.; the Connecticut Wage Hour and Wage Payment Law; and the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act, all as amended; any other federal, state, or local constitutional provision, statute, executive order, or ordinance relating to employment, or other civil rights violations; and any other claims whether based on contract or tort.  The Employee acknowledges that, during his period of employment with Company, he  was never denied a family or medical leave of absence or military leave of absence, and  was never discouraged from seeking such a leave.
		

		
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			5.No Other Proceedings. The Employee represents that the Employee will not file or join in any action, charge, claim, complaint, lawsuit, or proceeding of any kind against the Company or any of the other Released Parties (other than pursuing a claim for unemployment compensation benefits to which the Employee may be entitled) with respect 
		

		 

		

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		to any claim that is released in this Agreement, including any matter arising out of or in connection with the Employee’s employment with the Company or the termination of that employment.  The Employee covenants and agrees that this Section may be raised as a complete bar to any such action, charge, claim, complaint, lawsuit, or proceeding.
		

		
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			Should the Employee file or join in any action, claim, complaint, lawsuit, or proceeding of any kind against the Company or any of the other Released Parties, based on any claim that the Employee has released, or should such an action, claim, complaint, lawsuit, or proceeding  be filed on the Employee’s behalf, the Employee agrees to withdraw, dismiss, or cause to be withdrawn or dismissed, with prejudice, any such action, claim, complaint, lawsuit, or proceeding of any kind that is pending in any federal, state, or local agency or court.  If the Employee breaks this promise and files or joins in any action, claim, complaint, lawsuit, or proceeding based on any claim that the Employee has released, then the Employee will pay for all costs the Company or any of the other Released Parties incurs in defending against the Employee’s claim, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, unless prohibited by law. 

		
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			For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not affect or limit any claims that, under controlling law, may not be released by private agreement, including, without limitation, (a) any claims under workers’ compensation laws; or (b) the right to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or similar state or local agency, or with the National Labor Relations Board, or to provide information to or assist such agency in any proceeding, provided, however, that the Employee agrees that by signing this Agreement, the Employee specifically waives his right to recover any damages or other relief in any claim or suit brought by or through the EEOC or any other state or local agency under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the American with Disabilities Act, or any other federal, state or local discrimination law, regardless of whether such claim or suit is brought by Employee or on his behalf, except where prohibited by law.  

		
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			Additionally, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the Employee’s right under the ADEA to challenge the validity of this Agreement in a court of law.  However, the Employee nevertheless understands that in any suit brought solely under the ADEA, the Employee would not be entitled to any damages or other relief unless this Agreement and the waivers contained in it were deemed to be unlawful or otherwise invalid.

		
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			6.No Admission; No Sale of Claim.   The Employee understands and agrees that neither the Company’s signing of this Agreement nor any actions taken by the Company toward compliance with the terms of this Agreement constitutes an acknowledgment, admission, or concession by the Company or any other “Released Parties,” as defined in Section 4 hereof that it has breached any contract, committed any tort or violated any federal, state or local statute, constitution, regulation or ordinance, or committed any wrongdoing whatsoever. The Employee represents that the Employee has not given or sold any portion of any claim discussed in this Agreement to anyone else.
		

		
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			7.Confidential Information; Return of Property.
		

		
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		(a)The Employee acknowledges that during the course of the Employee’s employment with the Company, the Employee has been entrusted with proprietary information relating to the Company’s businesses, including actual or potential strategies; competitor information; products; equipment; processes; software; business plans; marketing and selling plans; personnel information, including payroll records (regarding current and former employees); formulas; financial, accounting and internal audit records; tax information, planning and strategies; legal strategies; actual and potential customer information, including account and transaction information; pricing and cost information; and research and development (the “Confidential Information”; as used in this Agreement, Confidential Information shall also include documents or information belonging to third parties covered under confidentiality agreements entered into by the Company and such third parties). The protection of the Confidential Information is vital to the interests and success of the Company.  Therefore, the Employee shall not, at any time, directly or indirectly, for himself, or on behalf of any other individual, corporation, association, partnership (limited, general or limited liability), limited liability company, joint venture, trust, estate, governmental authority or other entity or organization (each, a “Person”) or otherwise, divulge or disclose for any purpose whatsoever, or duplicate, photocopy, fax, electronically send or download into any information retrieval system including the Internet, any Confidential Information; and the Employee shall hold all such information strictly confidential and shall not directly or indirectly communicate, disclose or use such information for any purpose whatsoever, other than in connection with the performance of his job duties while employed or retained by the Company.  In the event that the Employee is requested or becomes legally compelled (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoenas, civil investigative demand or similar process) to make any disclosure which is prohibited or otherwise constrained by this Section 7, the Employee agrees that he shall provide Buyer with prompt written notice of such request so that Buyer may seek an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive the Employee’s compliance with the provisions of this Section.  In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or Buyer grants a waiver hereunder, the Employee may furnish that portion (and only that portion) of the information that the Employee is legally compelled to disclose or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty; provided, however, that the Employee shall use his best efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded any information so disclosed.  
		

		
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			(b)The Employee shall return to the Company no later than three (3) days after the Separation Date, the originals and all copies of any business records or documents of any kind belonging to, or related to, the Company that are or were subject to the Employee’s access, custody, or control, regardless of the sources from which such records were obtained, together with all notes and summaries relating thereto, and no later than three (3) days after the Separation Date shall delete all electronic copies of such business records or documents then stored on any electronic device not belonging to the Company.  Additionally, on the Separation Day the Employee shall return to the Company all keys, security cards, credit cards, passwords, and other means of access to the Company’s offices and other facilities.
		

		
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			(c)The Employee shall also, no later than the Separation Date, return to the Company any and all computer hardware, equipment, and software belonging to the 
		

		 

		

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		Company, including any and all program and/or data disks, manuals, and all hard copies of Company information and data, and shall disclose to the Company any and all passwords utilized by the Employee with regard to the Company’s computer hardware and software so that the Company has immediate, full, and complete access to all of the Company’s data and information stored, used, and maintained by the Employee, or to which the Employee had access.  The Employee shall also, no later than the Separation Date return to the Company any other property of the Company.   Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, the Employee may retain his laptop computer and the Employee will receive reasonable laptop support for a fifteen-month period after the Separation Date.  Further, the Company agrees to transfer the Employee’s personal mobile phone and phone number over to the Employee’s personal plan.  
		

		
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			(d)The Employee acknowledges that the Employee’s obligations under this Agreement are in addition to those obligations the Employee has under applicable law in respect of trade secrets and other legally protected information and those arising under the Employee’s duty of loyalty owed to the Company.
		

		
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			8.Confidentiality of this Agreement.  The parties agree that the contents of this Agreement shall be kept confidential until it is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2016, in accordance with applicable federal securities law.
		

		
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			Non-Solicitation.  The Employee agrees for himself and his Affiliates that neither he nor any of his Affiliates shall (i) directly or indirectly, for themselves or on behalf of any Person or otherwise, endeavor to entice away or solicit for employment or as a consultant or independent contractor, any Person employed or retained by the Company at any time during the term of such restriction while such Person remains employed or retained by the Company and for a one (1) year period after the termination of such employment or retention; (ii) solicit, interfere with, induce or entice away any Person that is a client, customer or agent of the Company; or (iii) in any manner persuade or attempt to persuade any such Person to discontinue a business relationship with the Company.

		
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			Non-Disparagement.  The Employee agrees not to make or otherwise publish any statement that in any way disparages, or otherwise reflects adversely on the Company, any other Released Party, to any person or entity either orally or in writing.  The Company agrees to instruct its executive officers and directors not to make or otherwise publish any statement that in any way disparages, or otherwise reflects adversely on the Employee to any person or entity either orally or in writing.  Disparaging statements as used in this Section shall include, but not be limited to, any statements regarding any non-public information about the Company or its owners, directors, employees, customers, vendors, or patrons, that may reasonably be considered to be detrimental to the Company or any other Released Parties, or to their business operations or to their business, professional, or personal reputations.  Nothing contained in this Section 9(c) shall (or shall be deemed) to prevent or impair the Employee from testifying, to the extent that the Employee reasonably believes 
		

		 

		

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			such testimony to be true, in any legal or administrative proceeding if such testimony is compelled or required.

		
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			10.Cooperation.  During the Transition Period, the Employee agrees to be fully cooperative, collaborative and supportive of and with the activities and provisions of Section 1 hereof and the CFO-Elect.  After the Separation Date, the Employee agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company and its financial and legal advisors when and as the Company requests in connection with any claims, investigations, or other proceedings involving the Company with respect to matters occurring while the Employee was employed by the Company, provided such cooperation does not materially interfere with Employee’s current employment. 
		

		
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			11.Effect of Breach.  If the Employee breaches any of the Employee’s promises or obligations contained in this Agreement, then the Company has the right to immediately stop making the payments described in Section 3 and to seek repayment of payments already made pursuant to Section 3.  Regardless of whether or not the Company exercises its rights under this Section to stop making the payments described in Section 3, the Employee will continue to be obligated to comply with all the Employee’s promises and obligations contained in this Agreement.  Additionally, if the Company exercises its rights under this Section to stop making the payments described in Section 3, then the Company will also have the right to pursue all additional rights it has against the Employee pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all the rights described in Section 13, as well as any and all other legal rights it may have against the Employee for breaching any of the Employee’s promises or obligations in this Agreement.
		

		
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			12.Arbitration; Submission to Jurisdiction.  The parties agree that any disputes regarding any rights or obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration pursuant to the Employment Rules of the American Arbitration Association, except that the Company may seek injunctive relief to enforce any confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation or non-disparagement obligations in this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each of the parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding seeking such injunctive relief may, at the option of the Company, be brought and determined in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (or, if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, in the Connecticut Superior Court located in either New Britain or Hartford, Connecticut), and each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to any such action or proceeding.  Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient.  Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any such action or proceeding, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Connecticut as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the suit, action or proceeding 
		

		 

		

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		in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.  Any arbitration hearing must be conducted in Fairfield County, Connecticut and shall be a confidential and private proceeding.
		

		
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			13.Enforcement.  If any arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Employee or the Company has violated any of the Employee’s or the Company’s respective promises or obligations contained in this Agreement, then the arbitrator may award the injured party, in addition to its damages, all costs and expenses incurred in its enforcement efforts, including actual attorneys’ fees, from the violating party.  In addition, the parties acknowledge and agree that a breach by a party of any of its promises or obligations contained in this Agreement shall cause the other party irreparable harm and that the other party and its affiliates shall be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to damages, for any such breach.
		

		
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			14.Taxes.  The Employee recognizes that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement will result in taxable income to the Employee that the Company will report to appropriate taxing authorities.  The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment made under this Agreement any federal, state, local, or other income, employment, or other taxes it determines are required by law to be withheld with respect to such payments and benefits.
		

		
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			15.Consultation with Counsel.  THE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ADVISED, IN THIS WRITING, TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF THE EMPLOYEE’S CHOICE PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND FREELY, AND WITH SUCH COUNSEL (IF ANY) AS THE EMPLOYEE DEEMED APPROPRIATE.  The Employee understands, however, that whether or not to consult with an attorney is the Employee’s decision.  The Employee agrees that the Company shall not be required to pay any of the Employee’s attorneys’ fees in this or any related matter or lawsuit, now or later, and that the amounts payable under Section 3 are in full and complete payment of all matters between the Employee and the Company, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs.
		

		
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			16.Right to Revoke Agreement. THE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN PROVIDED WITH A PERIOD OF TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS IN WHICH TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. THE EMPLOYEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE EMPLOYEE’S RIGHT TO REVOKE THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE SEVEN (7)-DAY PERIOD FOLLOWING EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT (THE “REVOCATION PERIOD”).  TO REVOKE, THE EMPLOYEE MUST GIVE THE COMPANY WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE EMPLOYEE’S REVOCATION WITHIN THE SEVEN (7)-DAY REVOCATION PERIOD.  Any revocation must state “I hereby revoke my acceptance of my Separation Agreement and Release.”  The revocation must be personally delivered or mailed to Kathleen Weslock, EVP, Chief People Officer, Frontier Communications Corporation, 401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, 
		

		 

		

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		Connecticut 06851, and received by Ms. Weslock prior to the expiration of the Revocation Period.  If the last day of the Revocation Period is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in Connecticut, then the Revocation Period shall not expire until the next following day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.  This Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable, and the consideration described above in Section 3 shall not be payable, until the Revocation Period has expired without such revocation having been given.
		

		
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			17.Effective Date of Agreement. This Agreement becomes effective on the eighth (8th) day after the Employee signs and returns it to the Company, provided the Employee has not revoked this Agreement pursuant to Section 16. After the Employee signs and dates the Agreement, the Employee must return the Agreement to the Company representative noted in Section 20 below.  
		

		
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			18.No Reliance.  The parties acknowledge that they execute this Agreement in reliance on their own personal knowledge, and are not relying on any representation or promise made by any other party that is not contained in this Agreement.
		

		
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			19.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, agreements, or understandings between the parties, except that any obligations of the Employee to the Company, under any agreement, policy, or other document in force on the Separation Date, that by their terms apply after the termination of his employment shall survive the execution of this Agreement and continue in full force and effect.  No promises or oral or written statements have been made to the Employee other than those in this Agreement.  If any portion of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, all other portions that can be separated from it, or appropriately limited in scope, shall remain fully valid and enforceable.  
		

		
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			20.Notice.  Any notice to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered personally, sent by a nationally recognized courier service or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the party concerned at the address indicated below or to such other address as such party may subsequently give written notice of under this Agreement. Any party may serve process in any matter relating to this Agreement in the same manner.
		

		
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						If to Employee, to:

					
						 

					
						John M. Jureller

					
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						If to the Company, to:

					
						 

					
						Kathleen Weslock

					
						EVP, Chief People Officer

					
						Frontier Communications Corporation 

					
						401 Merritt 7

					
						Norwalk, Connecticut 06851

					
						 

				

		
			21.Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the substantive laws of the State of Connecticut without regard to conflicts of law principles.
		

		
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		22.Counterpart Signatures.  If the Company and the Employee sign this Agreement in two counterparts, each will be deemed the original but all counterparts together will constitute one instrument.
		

		
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			23.Headings.  All descriptive headings of sections in this Agreement are intended solely for convenience, and no provision of this Agreement is to be construed by reference to any such heading.
		

		
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			24.Inducement.  To induce the Company to provide the Employee the consideration recited in this Agreement, the Employee voluntarily executes this Agreement, acknowledges that the only consideration for executing this Agreement is that recited in this Agreement, and that no other promise, inducement, threat, agreement, or understanding of any kind has been made by anyone to cause the Employee to execute this Agreement.  The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the consideration recited in this Agreement is more than the Company is required to deliver under its policies and procedures, and that any additional consideration is delivered in consideration for the Employee signing this Agreement.
		

		
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			THE EMPLOYEE AGREES THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE RELEASE OF CLAIMS AND FULLY UNDERSTANDS ITS TERMS. 
		

		
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			THE EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A FINAL RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE CAN MAKE NO FURTHER CLAIM OF ANY KIND AGAINST THE COMPANY OR ANY OF THE OTHER RELEASED PARTIES ARISING OUT OF ACTIONS OCCURRING THROUGH THE DATE THE EMPLOYEE EXECUTES THIS AGREEMENT.
		

		
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			THE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT AND HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT WITH AN ATTORNEY.
		

		
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			THE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AND WITHOUT ANY COERCION.
		

		
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			THE EMPLOYEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS HAD 21 DAYS TO CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT.  IF THE EMPLOYEE SIGNS THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 21 DAYS, HE AGREES THAT HE DOES SO VOLUNTARILY AND OF HIS OWN FREE WILL. 
		

		
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			/s/ John M. Jureller                              Date:  September 14, 2016
		

		
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			/s/ Kathleen Weslock                          Date:  September 14, 2016
		

		
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			11Exhibit 10 2 McBride Employment Letter

		
			
		

		
			 Exhibit 10.2
		

		
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			Mr. R. Perley McBride
		

		
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			Dear Perley,
		

		
			 
		

		
			On behalf of the senior leadership team, it is my pleasure to confirm our offer of employment for the position of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (you will join as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer-Elect until November 4, 2016, when John Jureller steps down as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer).  Your start date will be determined upon acceptance.    The work location for this position will be Norwalk, CT. You will be reporting to Daniel J. McCarthy,  President and Chief Executive Officer.  
		

		
			 
		

		
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						Annual base salary of $650,000 paid on a semi-monthly basis.

				

		
			 
		

			
					
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						Cash bonus under the Frontier Bonus Plan with an annual target incentive of 100% of your annual base salary of $650,000, which will be paid out (pro rata based on hire date and in accordance with the Frontier bonus plan) based on Frontier and personal performance.

				

		
			 
		

			
					
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						Restricted stock awards,  of common stock, are generally granted in the first quarter of each year.  Restricted shares vest in three equal annual installments (one third per year), commencing one year from the date of grant.  The annual target for your position is $1,450,000.  You will receive dividends, to the extent dividends are declared on common stock by the Board of Directors, on all shares, whether vested or unvested.  Our current annual dividend policy (which is subject to change at the discretion of the Board of Directors) is $0.42 per share of common stock, declared quarterly in an amount of $0.105 per share per quarter.

				

		
			 
		

			
					
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						Performance Shares under Frontier’s Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”), with an annual performance share target valued at $760,000.  The LTIP target is an annual grant that will be paid out based on Frontier’s performance over a three year period (initially, 2017-2019).  The current performance metrics are Operating Cash Flow and Total Shareholder Return.  You will earn performance shares at the end of each three year period based on Frontier’s performance over the three-year measurement period on the metrics for that award.  Dividends that would have been payable on any earned shares during a three year period will be paid at the end of the three year period.

				

		
			 
		

		
			As a sign-on bonus, you will be granted restricted shares of common stock having a market value of $250,000 on the date of grant (subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors).  These shares will vest in three equal annual installments (one third per year), commencing one year from your start date.
		

		

		

		 

 

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			You will be eligible to receive both immediate and one-year relocation benefits. The former shall be in the aggregate amount of $75,000.  The latter shall be paid pursuant to Frontier’s then-current relocation policy.  We understand that you intend to move your family to Connecticut during the summer of 2017.  In the meantime, you intend to rent an apartment in Connecticut for yourself.  The relocation benefits can be used for all relocation-related expenses, including but not limited to household goods transfer, closing costs, and temporary housing. If you leave Frontier within twenty-four months after the date the last relocation funds are paid to you, you will reimburse Frontier for a pro-rated portion of your reimbursed relocation expenses.  This relocation benefit will expire twelve months after your start date.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			You will be eligible for a cash bonus and restricted stock award in 2017, with awards paid/made in the first quarter of 2017.  You will be eligible for an award under the LTIP commencing with the 2017-2019 performance period.  Frontier reserves the right to implement or discontinue executive compensation plans at its own discretion.  Eligibility for any given plan does not guarantee award values since Frontier’s Executive Compensation Program is based on performance of Frontier and the executive.  Further, awards are subject to the terms and conditions of Frontier’s compensation plans.
		

		
			 
		

		
			If, within one year following a “Change in Control” of Frontier, you have a “Separation from Service” either because (a) your employment is terminated by Frontier or, as applicable, its successor, without “Cause” or (b) you resign your employment as a result of “Good Reason” (the defined terms in this paragraph shall have the meanings set forth in Annex A hereto; Annex A contains other terms and conditions related to your receipt of Change in Control benefits), you shall be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to two years’ base salary and bonus target (based on the then current level of salary and bonus target or, if greater, that in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control), all restrictions on restricted shares held by you shall immediately lapse and such restricted shares shall become fully-vested and non-forfeitable and all performance shares granted to you under the LTIP or other performance incentive plan pursuant to a performance-based vesting schedule shall immediately be earned by you and non-forfeitable, with the number of shares earned based on actual performance as of the Change in Control date (if determinable), otherwise based on target performance.  The lump sum payment will be made on the “Expiration Date”. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Your health and welfare benefits will begin on your 31st day of employment and, as a Frontier employee, you will be eligible to participate in a full range of benefits.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			This offer and subsequent employment is contingent upon Frontier’s receipt of acceptable results of a background check and reference checks including, criminal record check, drug screening, and verification of education, employment and professional references. All drug screens must be completed within 48 hours of receiving this package.  The drug test will be registered by Frontier.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Federal law requires that you provide documentation (I-9) confirming your eligibility to work in the United States.  A list of documents that you may use to establish your identity and employment eligibility can be found in your New Hire Kit.  Please bring the appropriate documents with you when you report to work on your first day.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Assuming the contingencies noted above are met and you commence employment with Frontier, as a condition of accepting this offer of employment with Frontier you agree that should you leave employment with Frontier at any time in the future for any reason, you will not solicit, either directly or indirectly, any Frontier employee for employment with any other employer for a period of one (1) year after you leave employment with Frontier.
		

		

		

		 

 

		 
		

		
			This offer is not an express or implied contract, promise or guarantee of employment, of any particular position, or of any particular term or condition of employment.  Your employment by Frontier is at will and is subject to the conditions set forth in Frontier’s Code of Conduct as well as all other Frontier policies and applicable Federal, State and local laws.
		

		
			 
		

		
			On behalf of Frontier, I welcome you to our team!  Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions regarding this offer.  To acknowledge your acceptance of this offer, please sign the bottom of this offer letter and email a scanned copy back to me directly.  Please return the original signed offer letter with your original new hire paperwork as soon as convenient.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			By signing below, I hereby accept Frontier’s contingent offer of employment. I understand that I will not have a contract of employment with Frontier for a specified period of time.  I further agree to abide by policies and procedures established by Frontier.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred:
		

		
			 
		

		
			(A)  When any “person” as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and as used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding Frontier and any subsidiary and any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by Frontier or any subsidiary (including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee)), directly or indirectly, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), of securities of Frontier representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of Frontier’s then outstanding securities; or
		

		
			 
		

		
			(B)  Upon the consummation of any merger or other business combination involving Frontier, a sale of substantially all of Frontier's assets, liquidation or dissolution of Frontier or a combination of the foregoing transactions (the “Transactions”) other than a Transaction immediately following which the shareholders of Frontier immediately prior to the Transaction own, in the same proportion, at least 51% of the voting power, directly or indirectly, of (i) the surviving corporation in any such merger or other business combination; (ii) the purchaser of or successor to Frontier’s assets; (iii) both the surviving corporation and the purchaser in the event of any combination of Transactions; or (iv) the parent company owning 100% of such surviving corporation, purchaser or both the surviving corporation and the purchaser, as the case may be.
		

		
			 
		

		
			“Cause” means your (a) willful and continued failure (other than as a result of physical or mental illness or injury) to perform your material duties in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control which continues beyond 10 days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by Frontier, which demand shall identify and describe each failure with sufficient specificity to allow you to respond, (b) willful or intentional conduct that causes material and demonstrable injury, monetary or otherwise, to Frontier or (c) conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime constituting (i) a felony under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, or (ii) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.  For these purposes, no act or failure to act on your part shall be considered “willful” or “intentional” unless it is done, or omitted to be done by you in bad faith and without reasonable belief that your action or inaction was in the best interests of Frontier.  Any act or failure to act based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors or based upon the advice of counsel for Frontier shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of Frontier.
		

		
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			“Good Reason” means: (i) a material decrease in your base salary, target bonus or long term incentive compensation target from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control for any reason other than Cause; (ii) a material relocation of your principal office location (for this purpose, a relocation more than 50 miles from Frontier’s Norwalk, Connecticut headquarters will be automatically deemed material) or (iii) a material decrease in your responsibilities or authority for any reason other than Cause (and prior to your terminating your employment you provide Frontier with notice of the decrease or relocation within 90 days of the occurrence of such condition, Frontier does not remedy the condition within 30 days of such notice, and you Separate from Service within two years of the initial occurrence of one or more such conditions).
		

		
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		including without limitation any stock option, restricted stock award, stock appreciation right or similar right, or the lapse or termination of any restriction on or the vesting or exercisability of any of the foregoing (a “Severance Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) by reason of being “contingent on a change in ownership or control” of Frontier, within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any interest or penalties with respect to such excise tax (such tax or taxes, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Severance Payment shall be payable either (i) in full or (ii) as to such lesser amount which would result in no portion of the Severance Payment being subject to the Excise Tax (“Capped Payment”), whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in your receipt on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of economic benefits to you, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Subject to the provisions of immediately preceding paragraph, all determinations required to be made pursuant to this letter agreement, including whether an Excise Tax is payable by you and the amount of such Excise Tax, shall be made by the nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants (the “Accounting Firm”) used by Frontier prior to the Change in Control (or, if such Accounting Firm declines to serve, the Accounting Firm shall be a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants selected by you).  The Accounting Firm shall be directed by Frontier or you, as applicable, to submit its preliminary determination and detailed supporting calculations to both Frontier and you within 15 calendar days after the date of your termination of employment, if applicable, and any other such time or times as may be requested by Frontier or you.  If the Accounting Firm determines that any Excise Tax is payable by you, Frontier shall either (x) make payment of the Severance Payment, or (y) reduce the Severance Payment by the amount which, based on the Accounting Firm’s determination and calculations, would provide you with the Capped Payment (except that any portion of the Severance Payment that constitutes deferred compensation that is subject to Section 409A shall not be reduced, and its time and form of payment shall not be altered as a result of this process), and pay to you such reduced amount, in each case, less any Excise Taxes, federal, state, and local income and employment withholding taxes and any other amounts required to be deducted or withheld by Frontier under applicable statute or regulation.  If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by you, it shall, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish you with an opinion that you have substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on your federal, state, local income or other tax return.  All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm and opinion letter shall be paid by Frontier in connection with the calculations required by this letter.
		

		
			 
		

		
			You shall not receive any payments or benefits to which you may be entitled hereunder related to a Change in Control unless you agree to execute a release of all then existing claims against Frontier, its subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents in relation to claims relating to or arising out of your employment or the business of Frontier; provided, however, that any such release shall not bar or prevent you from responding to any litigation or other proceeding initiated by a released party and asserting any claim or counterclaim you have in such litigation or other proceeding as if no such release had been given as to such party, nor shall it bar you from claiming rights that arise under, or that are preserved by, this letter agreement.  To comply with this paragraph, you must sign and return the release within 45 days of the termination of your employment, and you must not revoke it during a seven-day revocation period that begins when the release is signed and returned to Frontier.  Then following the expiration of this revocation period, there shall occur the “Expiration Date,” which is the 53rd day following the date of termination of your employment.
		

		
			 
		

		

		

		 

 

		To the extent that a payment of Section 409A compensation under this letter agreement is based upon your having a termination of employment, “termination of employment” shall have the same meaning as “Separation from Service” under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code.  In addition, to avoid having such a Separation from Service occur after your termination of employment, you shall not have (after your termination of employment) any duties or responsibilities that are inconsistent with the termination of employment being treated as such a Separation from Service as of the date of such termination.
		

		
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