Reorganizing plan cuts FairPoint debt
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Tuesday, February 9, 2010
FairPoint Communications would cut its debt load by almost two-thirds and largely maintain its schedule to upgrade and expand high-speed Internet service throughout New Hampshire …
Fairpoint files operating agreement in bankruptcy court
Monday, February 8, 2010
PRESS RELEASE - Attorney General Michael Delaney announced that state negotiators and FairPoint Communications have reached an agreement addressing FairPoint's future commitments to consumers in …
FairPoint claims deal with unions
By DANIEL BARRICK Concord Monitor | Wednesday, February 3, 2010
FairPoint Communications Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with its labor unions, a deal both sides say will help the troubled telecommunications company emerge from …
Fairpoint yet to file plan for bankruptcy
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - For the third time since December, FairPoint Communications is pushing back the date for when it will submit its bankruptcy reorganization …
No stimulus funding announced for NH broadband
Thursday, January 28, 2010
No broadband proposals in New Hampshire have received stimulus funding so far, although at least one North Country proposal is still in play. Plans by …
FairPoint chooses chief of NH unit
By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 20, 2010
MANCHESTER – FairPoint Communications has selected a communications expert as its New Hampshire president. Teresa Rhodes Rosenberger, of Concord, will be responsible for regulatory matters, …
FairPoint push backs bankrutpcy again
Saturday, January 16, 2010
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – FairPoint Communications Inc. is again pushing back the date for filing its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The beleaguered telecommunications company said Thursday …
Hodes eyes repeal of tax loophole
By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer | Friday, January 8, 2010
CONCORD – U.S. Rep. …
FairPoint releases financial report
Thursday, January 7, 2010
FairPoint Communications released its first full monthly financial report before the holidays, and it didn’t read like a Christmas Card. The report covers November – …
FairPoint didn’t fare well in 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
For the region’s telephone system – a term that increasingly sounds out of date – 2009 was a year to forget. In 2008, North Carolina-based …
FairPoint delays filing Ch. 11 reorganization plan
Thursday, December 10, 2009
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — FairPoint Communications Inc. wants more time to file its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The troubled telecommunications company said Wednesday, a day before …
FairPoint delays filing Ch. 11 reorganization plan
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – FairPoint Communications Inc. wants more time to file its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The troubled telecommunications company said Wednesday, a day before …
FairPoint losses top $100 million this year
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
CONCORD (AP) — Bankrupt FairPoint Communications lost $77 million in the third quarter. The loss in the quarter that ended Sept. 30 came on revenues …
Struggling FairPoint hires ad firms
By The Associated Press | Wednesday, November 25, 2009
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – FairPoint Communications, struggling to reorganize and emerge from bankruptcy, has hired two Maine firms to beef up its marketing and communications. …
Local carriers continue fights with Fairpoint
By BOB SANDERS New Hampshire Business Review | Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Once upon a time, businesses received telephone service from one phone company, an entity not always lovingly referred to as “Ma Bell.” But when FairPoint …
Cable problem cuts Milford-area Internet
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
MILFORD – A failed coaxial cable in the central office on South Street of Milford cut high-speed Internet access for hundreds of customers throughout the …
Walkout threat initiated payment
By BOB SANDERS New Hampshire Business Review | Sunday, November 22, 2009
After the company that designed FairPoint Communications’ problem-plagued computer systems threatened to walk out in August – a move that would have crippled the bankrupt …
FairPoint bankruptcy leaves smaller phone firms on hold
By Bob Sanders | Friday, November 20, 2009
Once upon a time, businesses received telephone service from one phone company, an entity not always lovingly referred to as “Ma Bell.” But when FairPoint …
FairPoint stresses its relevance
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Friday, November 13, 2009
CONCORD – FairPoint’s progress in solving service issues for business customers has been “minor and not uniform” in recent months, although the company’s once-maligned call …
Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory
Thursday, November 12, 2009
BC-NH — FairPoint Directory,0115 Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory Eds: APNewsNow. MANCHESTER, N.H. …
Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory
Thursday, November 12, 2009
BC-NH — FairPoint Directory,0115 Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory Eds: APNewsNow. MANCHESTER, N.H. …
NH, minus Maine, Vt., to quiz FairPoint
By staff and wire reports | Wednesday, November 11, 2009
New Hampshire regulators and legislators will question FairPoint Communications officials Thursday, but a plan to also have legislative leaders from Maine and Vermont has been …
Plan may keep FairPoint going, but not all like it
By BOB SANDERS New Hampshire Business Review | Monday, November 9, 2009
Questions are already being raised about FairPoint Communications’ bankruptcy plan, which would pay off the lenders, the executives, top consultants – and, of course, bankruptcy …
FairPoint at a crossroads
By Bob Sanders | Friday, November 6, 2009
Questions are already being raised about FairPoint Communications' bankruptcy plan, which would pay off the lenders, the executives, top consultants – and, of course, bankruptcy …
Bondholders question consulting firm's role
By Bob Sanders | Friday, November 6, 2009
Is FairPoint Communications seeking $30 million in concessions from its unions to fund a special $30 million pre-bankruptcy deal with Capgemini, the key consulting firm …
Call of the riled
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Sunday, November 1, 2009
The takeover of Northern New England’s telephone system by FairPoint Communications has generated plenty of debate here, for obvious reasons. Less obvious is why the …
Broadband in northern NH tied to stimulus money
By CHELSEA CONABOY Concord Monitor | Sunday, November 1, 2009
FairPoint Communications’ plans for expanding broadband in the northern counties of New Hampshire depend largely on whether it secures $10.8 million in federal stimulus money. …
‘Smart’ decisions
By BOB SANDERS New Hampshire Business Review | Sunday, November 1, 2009
The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative – after learning it will likely be burned by the FairPoint Communications bankruptcy to the tune of $400,000 – will …
Plan worries FairPoint’s employees
By JOHN CURRAN The Associated Press | Friday, October 30, 2009
COLCHESTER, Vt. – Thirty-year telephone company worker Darlene Stone campaigned against FairPoint Communications’ takeover of Verizon’s northern New England operations, fearing the company was biting …
Fairpoint plan spells fear for workers’ benefits
By JOHN CURRAN Associated Press Writer | Thursday, October 29, 2009
BC-VT — FairPoint Bankruptcy-Unions, 2nd Ld-Writethru,0559 Fairpoint plan spells fear for workers’ benefits Eds: UPDATES with background on filing, quotes from retiree; ADDS byline, PHOTO …
For retiree, bankruptcy spells fear for benefits
Thursday, October 29, 2009
BC-VT — FairPoint Bankruptcy-Unions, 1st Ld-Writethru,0125 For retiree, bankruptcy spells fear for benefits Eds: APNewsNow; SUBS last graf to RECAST; will be led. COLCHESTER, Vt. …
For retiree, bankruptcy spells fear for benefits
Thursday, October 29, 2009
BC-VT — FairPoint Bankruptcy-Unions,0127 For retiree, bankruptcy spells fear for benefits Eds: APNewsNow; WILL be led. COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — FairPoint Communications says it expects …
FairPoint bankruptcy not necessarily bad
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The bankruptcy filing by FairPoint Communications has a lot of people wondering how a company could go broke running a regulated monopoly for something as …
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FairPoint files for bankruptcy
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
HEADLINE: FairPoint files for bankruptcy SUMMARY: The news that New Hampshire’s biggest telephone company has entered bankruptcy after a year of tumult raises more questions …
Unions balk at FairPoint’s calls for $30m in concessions in plan
By CHELSEA CONABOY Concord Monitor | Wednesday, October 28, 2009
FairPoint Communications has reached an agreement with a group of its lenders to reduce its debt by more than $1 billion, but it comes with …
What happens next for FairPoint?
By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer | Wednesday, October 28, 2009
FairPoint’s announcement of its bankruptcy filing seems scary, particularly following nine months of service problems. But judging from Hawaii, which is going through almost exactly …
What does Chapter 11 mean?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A FairPoint bankruptcy does not mean that the company is closing up shop or liquidating assets. In fact, FairPoint customers should see little to no …
By DAVID BROOKS and ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writers | Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The news that New Hampshire’s biggest telephone company has entered bankruptcy after a year of tumult raises more questions than answers. The only thing that’s …
Maine to take part in FairPoint Ch. 11 proceedings
Monday, October 26, 2009
BC-ME — FairPoint-Maine,0136 Maine to take part in FairPoint Ch. 11 proceedings Eds: APNewsNow. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gov. …
Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won’t hurt NH users
Monday, October 26, 2009
BC-NH — FairPoint-NH, 2nd Ld-Writethru,0092 Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won’t hurt NH users Eds: APNewsNow. RECASTS lead to clarify. CONCORD, N. …
Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won’t hurt NH users
Monday, October 26, 2009
AP-NH — FairPoint-NH, 1st Ld-Writethru,0092 Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won’t hurt NH users Eds: APNewsNow. UPDATES with governor announcing plans to intervene. CONCORD, N. …
Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won’t hurt NH users
Monday, October 26, 2009
AP-NH — FairPoint-NH,0117 Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won’t hurt NH users Eds: APNewsNow. CONCORD, N.H. …
