Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article IV, Sections 7.12 and 7.14, the requirements of such Sections shall not apply to any assets or new Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date, as applicable, if, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, the costs of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets (including any mortgage, stamp or other similar tax) are (taking into account the present and future direct and indirect cost and/or burden to the Restricted Group) excessive in relation to the benefits accruing to the ​.

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement. Clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been satisfied to the extent applicable as of such date. The Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of an agreement, signed on behalf of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, reaffirming its obligations and the Liens granted by it under the Guarantee and Security Agreement after giving effect to the Transactions.

The Collateral Documents set forth in [Schedule 4.1(f)] shall have been duly executed and/or delivered by each Borrower that is to be a party thereto and shall be in full force and effect. The Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties shall have a security interest in the Collateral of the type and the priority described in each such Collateral Document; and

The Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed and delivered Reaffirmation of the Pledge Agreement from Frontier Communications ILEC, the Borrower and Frontier North in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

Agreement to Guarantee. The [[New Guarantor:Organization]] hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all Existing ​, to unconditionally guarantee the Borrower’s Obligations under the Loan Documents on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Guaranty and to be bound by all applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Guarantor under the Guaranty. Effective as of the date hereof, the [[New Guarantor:Organization]] hereby becomes a party to the Guaranty as a Guarantor thereunder with the same effect as if the [[New Guarantor:Organization]] were an original signatory to the Guaranty.

Collateral Document with respect to a material portion of the Collateral after delivery thereof shall for any reason cease to create a valid and perfected Lien, except # as otherwise permitted by, or as a result of a transaction not prohibited by, the Loan Documents, # resulting from the failure of the Administrative ​ or the Collateral ​ to maintain possession or control of Collateral, # resulting from the making of a filing, or the failure to make a filing, under the Uniform Commercial Code, # as to Collateral consisting of real property to the extent that such losses are covered by a ​’s title insurance policy (unless the ​ in good faith reasonably believes that payment thereunder will not be made by the applicable insurer) or # resulting from acts or omissions of a Secured Party or the application of applicable law; or

Guarantee. Subject to this Section 7, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally, guarantees to each Lender and to the Administrative Agent, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or thereunder, that: # the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Loans shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Loans, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder shall be promptly paid in full, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and # in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Loans or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

Guarantee and Security Agreement. The Guarantee and Security Agreement, duly executed by each of the parties thereto.

Agents under Collateral Documents and Guarantee. Each Secured Party (including each counterparty to a Specified Hedging Agreement and each Bank Product Provider, who by acceptance of the benefits of the Security Documents shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent as set forth herein) hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of the Secured Parties with respect to the Guarantee, the Collateral and the Loan Documents; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall owe any fiduciary duty, duty of loyalty, duty of care, duty of disclosure or any other obligation whatsoever to any holder of Obligations with respect to any Specified Hedging Agreement or any Bank Product Agreement. Subject to ‎[Section 11.02], without further written consent or authorization from any Secured Party, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may execute any documents or instruments necessary to # in connection with a sale or disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement, release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of such sale or other disposition of assets or to which the Required [[Organization B:Organization]] (or such other [[Organization B:Organization]] as may be required to give such consent under ‎[Section 11.02]) have otherwise consented or # release any Guarantor from the Guarantee pursuant to ‎[Section 7.09] or with respect to which the Required [[Organization B:Organization]] (or such other [[Organization B:Organization]] as may be required to give such consent under ‎[Section 11.02]) have otherwise consented.

Exhibit #: Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement