PORTLAND — Oregon regulators say new customers should stay away from Frontier Communications as the company prepares to jack up installation fees and subscription rates for its FiOS cable TV service in the Portland area.

The Oregonian reported that if Frontier tries to drop cable TV altogether, the Metropolitan Area Communications Commission may act to block the company.

In January, Frontier said it planned a whopping 46 percent cable TV rate hike but then suspended it.

Last month, Frontier raised its cable installation fee from $79 to $500, signaling it wanted no new customers. It also said it would pull out of cable franchises in four small Oregon cities, and possibly other service areas.