Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $2.1B
- Total assets
- 10,653
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $199,300
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Frontier Communications Pension Plan · Sponsored by Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. · Connecticut · Information & Media
$2.1B in assets, 10,653 participants
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.'s Frontier Communications Pension Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 10,653 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #2,873 in Information & Media (2,913 peers)
Coverage in Connecticut
Frontier Communications Pension Plan covers 10,653 participants in Connecticut, 14x the typical Connecticut plan (state average ~740 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.
- $2.1B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 10,653
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $199,300
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $657M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Connecticut filers
In Connecticut, the average filing covers about 740 participants across 1,756 plans. Frontier Communications Pension Plan reports 10,653 participants - 14x that state average ($2.1B EOY assets).
Connecticut filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.8B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.1B |
| Net Income | -$657M |
| Employer EIN | 862359749 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1944-06-15 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 26,444 | $4.8B |
| 2023 | 3 | 24,447 | $5.3B |
| 2024 | 4 | 33,367 | $8.4B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Connecticut
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Frontier Communications Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut, assets vs. participants
- GE Pension Plan $45.0B · 24,626
- Raytheon Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $11.6B · 13,495
- The Citigroup Pension Plan $10.5B · 18,484
- Eversource Pension Plan $5.9B · 4,126
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Aetna Inc. $5.4B · 11,471
Scale composition for Frontier Communications Pension Plan
Frontier Communications Pension Plan reports $2.1B in end-of-year assets across 10,653 participants (0.018% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.012% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $199,300 per participant (1.5x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$657M.
This plan identity (EIN 862359749, plan #001) has 4 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.1B to $2.4B (+13.7%) while covered participants moved from 10,653 to 8,761 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10,653 | $2.1B | This page |
| 2023 | 9,659 | $2.4B | Open filing |
| 2024 | 11,190 | $2.8B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 8,761 | $2.4B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 3 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Frontier Communications 401(k) Savings Plan (401(k), $2.9B, 12,125 participants)
- Frontier Communications Pension Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.4B, 8,761 participants)
- Frontier Communications Corporate Services Inc. Savings and Security Plan for Mid-Atlantic Associates (401(k), $244M, 1,291 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Frontier Communications Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Phillips 66 Retirement Plan (TX) $2.1B · 11,398
- The Hearst Corporation Retirement Plan (NC) $2.1B · 2,139
- Bell Helicopter Textron Master Retirement Plan (RI) $2.1B · 2,995
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Pension Plan for Salaried Employees (PA) $2.1B · 1,169
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Frontier Communications Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Frontier Communications Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Connecticut. Compare plans
- Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 75.9% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Information & Media plans