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FairPoint bankruptcy leaves smaller phone firms on hold

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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

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 …

FairPoint stresses its relevance

Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory

BC-NH — FairPoint Directory,0115 Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory Eds: APNewsNow. MANCHESTER, N.H. …

Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory

BC-NH — FairPoint Directory,0115 Some NH names omitted from FairPoint dierctory Eds: APNewsNow. MANCHESTER, N.H. …

NH, minus Maine, Vt., to quiz FairPoint

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

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

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FairPoint at a crossroads

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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?

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 …

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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

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

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

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

AP-NH — FairPoint-NH,0117 Advocate: FairPoint bankrupcty won’t hurt NH users Eds: APNewsNow. CONCORD, N.H. …

FairPoint seeks pay cuts

Union to meet with FairPoint on Thursday

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

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 workers cool to bid for cuts

Lawmakers to discuss FairPoint

FairPoint says new network backbone in place

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

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

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 …

FairPoint claims it's on target

Bankruptcy for FairPoint?

SEC gets FairPoint debt details

FairPoint defends record at Vt. hearing

FairPoint sets out to restructure


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