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Frontier Corporation
180 South Clinton Avenue
Rochester, New York 14646
April 22, 1997
RE: Frontier Corporation
Additional Soliciting Materials
File No. 1-4166
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Frontier Corporation (the "Company") and in
connection with the Annual Meeting of Common Shareowners of the
Company to be held on May 2, 1997, enclosed for filing pursuant
to Rule 14a-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
is a copy of additional soliciting material which is first being sent
to the Company's shareowners on April 22, 1997, which is the date hereof.
By copy of this letter, copies of the enclosed materials are also
being filed with the New York Stock Exchange, which is the only
national securities exchange upon which any class of securities
of the Company is listed and registered.
Very truly yours,
Samantha H. Coyne
Paralegal
