For anyone who's considering investing with Frontier (Fybr), as someone who worked there for nearly 10 years, the one and ONLY thing that has gotten better around there is their marketing. They still have trash service; their field techs went from bad to worse; there is absolutely no opportunity for career growth. The stock price is 10x what it should be.
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If the techs were competent and desirable in any capacity, they wouldn't need a mafia to force companies to keep them employed
The field techs will keep going from bad to worse as long as FTR is going to use contractors. You evidently never worked in the field, else you would know what a sh-t show it is to make the services work with minimal training at best. We are sent to 2g installs with no test equipment to verify speeds. No one in customer service seems to get that only devices with the latest wifi or lan cards will see anything close to those speeds. 5g requires a cat6 or better wire run, more attic work. It's too bad FTR doesn't bring back Verizon's "walk in my shoes" program and have management and support staff spend time in fiber installation and repair. I bet you and they would have an appreciation for what we do.
I just saw this article about Frontier from a stock broker's point of view. It isn't pretty, and he ends up proclaiming us as a SELL. Check it out.... https://seekingalpha.com/article/4610062-frontier-communications-parent-disappointing-revenues-and-no-catalyst-in-sight?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=msn.com.com&utm_medium=referral%27%20target=
Heads up? This is simple FTR, is ignoring copper and losing customers/revenue at a pace faster than they are adding new fiber customers. Moreover, the ARPU is less than they anticipated for new fiber customers. How they'll fund the rest of the fiber build is very serious question (some analysts question their ability to cover current debt) and hence the recent stock price decline. Someone should ask Nick directly on an investor call or employee call specifically how he plans to fund further fiber expansion. The most recent bond issue was at 8.4%. Those are rates junk bonds get given their risk. The can't float more stock as that will dilute shares and all the bondholders that took a haircut (they got stock in return) want their pay day, and sooner rather than later. It will fun to watch this turkey fly (pun intended as turkey's don't fly well)
Don't brag about the build out on Texas! You're the reason it all was shut down! You went over budget!
Frontier with lack of cash, has dedicated support for field techs, if someone has trouble doing repair, there is plenty of knowledge I. This co. Look what San Angelo did with build out, still going strong
California had a big hiring to fulfill CWA’s request in 2015 before the merger with Frontier and recently Frontier completed another significant hiring just months ago. Most of the guys who came on were ATT, Direct TV and contractor retreads. Some are good, some are bad and some I still can’t believe they got hired.
John Stratton runs the joint and Nicky-p-o is nothing but his cheerleader (all puns intended)
All Nicky-p-o wants to do is imitate the ex hipster CEO at T-MOBILE, no chance
Need to make it more accurate, "they made their field techs go from bad to worse."
Employees sitting under a tree or in the CO, to contractors sitting under a tree or in the CO
Need to make it more accurate, "they made their field techs go from bad to worse."