OCEANSIDE, NEW YORK - AUGUST 23: A general view of a Verizon store on August 23, 2024 in Oceanside, ... [+] New York. Long Island is the home for a plethora of local and national business concerns. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Getty Images Wireless behemoth Verizon announced early Thursday morning that it would be acquiring Frontier Communications - the largest pure-play fiber internet provider in the U.S. - in an all-cash transaction valued at $20 billion. This would be one of Verizon's biggest ac ...