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 …
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 Communications Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with its labor unions, a deal both sides say will help the troubled telecommunications company emerge from …
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 broadband proposals in New Hampshire have received stimulus funding so far, although at least one North Country proposal is still in play. Plans by …
MANCHESTER – FairPoint Communications has selected a communications expert as its New Hampshire president. Teresa Rhodes Rosenberger, of Concord, will be responsible for regulatory matters, …
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – FairPoint Communications Inc. is again pushing back the date for filing its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The beleaguered telecommunications company said Thursday …
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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 – …
For the region’s telephone system – a term that increasingly sounds out of date – 2009 was a year to forget.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 …
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — FairPoint Communications Inc. wants more time to file its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The troubled telecommunications company said Wednesday, a day before …
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – FairPoint Communications Inc. wants more time to file its bankruptcy reorganization plan. The troubled telecommunications company said Wednesday, a day before …
CONCORD (AP) — Bankrupt FairPoint Communications lost $77 million in the third quarter. The loss in the quarter that ended Sept. 30 came on revenues …
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – FairPoint Communications, struggling to reorganize and emerge from bankruptcy, has hired two Maine firms to beef up its marketing and communications. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
BC-NH — FairPoint Directory,0115 Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory Eds: APNewsNow. MANCHESTER, N.H. …
BC-NH — FairPoint Directory,0115 Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory Eds: APNewsNow. MANCHESTER, N.H. …
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 …
Questions are already being raised about FairPoint Communications’ bankruptcy plan, which would pay off the lenders, the executives, top consultants – and, of course, bankruptcy …
Questions are already being raised about FairPoint Communications' bankruptcy plan, which would pay off the lenders, the executives, top consultants – and, of course, bankruptcy …
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 …
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 …
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. …
The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative – after learning it will likely be burned by the FairPoint Communications bankruptcy to the tune of $400,000 – will …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
BC-ME — FairPoint-Maine,0136 Maine to take part in FairPoint Ch. 11 proceedings Eds: APNewsNow. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gov. …
BC-NH — FairPoint-NH, 2nd Ld-Writethru,0092 Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won’t hurt NH users Eds: APNewsNow. RECASTS lead to clarify. CONCORD, N. …
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. …
AP-NH — FairPoint-NH,0117 Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won’t hurt NH users Eds: APNewsNow. CONCORD, N.H. …