Frontier: equipment return
Return within 30 days at The UPS Store with the QR code, or by prepaid mailer at a UPS location; keep the receipt.
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 98% of 43 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Collect
- UPS tracking receipt
- equipment serial numbers
Steps
Take the equipment and power cord to a The UPS Store and have the QR code scanned, or pack the prepaid mailer kit and drop it at a UPS location. Affiliated or contracted UPS locations do not accept the QR code.
Get a receipt with tracking. If an unreturned equipment fee appears, send the receipt by chat and ask for removal.
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Facts you can cite
- Deadline
Equipment, including power cords, must be returned within 30 days of the disconnect date.
Source: frontier.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Fee
A fee of up to $500 for each unreturned device applies if equipment is not returned within 30 days.
Source: frontier.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Fee
Returning Frontier equipment after disconnection may incur a restocking fee, currently $50.
Source: frontier.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Process
The arbitration clause allows either side to bring an individual small claims action instead of arbitration, and lets customers bring issues to the FCC and other agencies.
Source: frontier.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Contact
Frontier changed its legal notice mailing address to One Verizon Way, Legal Department, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, effective May 29, 2026.
Source: frontier.com, verified 2026-10-12
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Retention team
Frontier publishes no retention number.
Written complaint
MailWritten notices to Frontier (Consumer Relations), with a copy to Verizon Legal ATTENTION - CONSUMER RELATIONS, Frontier Communications, P.O. Box 5156, Tampa, FL 33675; with a copy to Verizon Communications, Legal Department, One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, Attn - Legal IntakeFederal regulator
State agency
Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Arbitration
MailNotice of Dispute (certified mail) Verizon Communications, Legal Department, One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, Attn - Legal IntakeSend a complete Notice of Dispute by certified mail first. Either side may ask for an informal settlement conference within 60 days; arbitration can start only after the informal resolution period ends.
Watch out
- Frontier lists no customer service phone number; support and cancellation go through chat, which a bot answers first.
- The chat control on the contact page has no direct URL; it opens in page.
- The terms are PDFs that need text extraction.
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