Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR) 10-K 2013 FY Annual report

 Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mary Agnes Wilderotter, certify that:

    1.  I  have  reviewed  this  annual  report  on  Form  10-K  of  Frontier Communications Corporation;

    2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a  material  fact or omit to  state a  material  fact  necessary  to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances  under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

    3. Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

    4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are  responsible for establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal  control over financial reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(f) and  15d-15(f))  for the registrant and have:

         a) Designed such disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,  including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by  others  within  those entities,  particularly  during the  period in which  this  report is being prepared;

         b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting,  or caused such internal  control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,  to provide reasonable  assurance regarding the reliability of financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting principles;

         c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and  procedures  and  presented  in this report our  conclusions  about the effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

         d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the  registrant's  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the  registrant's  fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected,  or is reasonably likely to materially  affect,  the  registrant's  internal  control over financial reporting; and

    5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,  to the registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee  of the  registrant's  board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

         a) All significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or  operation  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  which are reasonably  likely to adversely affect the registrant's  ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

         b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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Date:  February 27, 2014	/s/ Mary Agnes Wilderotter
	Mary Agnes Wilderotter
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer