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. …
Union to meet with FairPoint on Thursday
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
BC-VT — FairPoint Union,0130 Union to meet with FairPoint on Thursday Eds: APNewsNow. BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — An official of the union that represents some …
FairPoint unions upset at requests
By CHELSEA CONABOY Concord Monitor | Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Two unions representing about 1,450 FairPoint Communications workers say it is unfair that the near-bankrupt company is asking workers for concessions. Union leaders would not …
FairPoint says new network backbone in place
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Thursday, October 15, 2009
There was news from FairPoint Communications on Wednesday, and for a change it was good: The company says it has completed the big first step …
Signs pointing to FairPoint bankruptcy
By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer | Sunday, October 11, 2009
More than two years after critics first voiced concerns that tiny FairPoint lacked the resources to take over Verizon’s Northern New England land-line business, some …
FairPoint delays broadband filing
CHELSEA CONABOY Concord Monitor | Tuesday, October 6, 2009
FairPoint Communications, under its agreement with the state, was required to expand broadband access to 75 percent of its customer base and file a report …
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