Frontier Communications plans to lay off 57 people working in a Beaverton dispatch center in April, part of a "significant restructuring" of the business.

The company notified Oregon officials of its plans in a letter Friday.

Frontier provides phone, cable TV and internet service in Washington and east Multnomah counties. It also offers phone and internet access in some smaller Oregon communities.

A relatively small telecommunications company, Frontier operates primarily in rural areas. It specializes in landline phone and DSL internet connections at a time when larger companies are investing in high-speed fiber-optic connections and wireless access.

Last year, Frontier completed a $10.5 billion purchase of Verizon's wireline operations in California, Texas and Florida.

Frontier reported $6.5 billion in revenue in its most recent nine months, up from $4.2 billion before the Verizon acquisition. But Frontier lost $454 million during that nine-month period.

Earlier this week Frontier restored Portland ABC affiliate KATU (Channel 2) to its cable TV lineup after a dispute with KATU's parent company that resulted in a blackout lasting more than a month.

-- Mike Rogoway; twitter: @rogoway; 503-294-7699

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