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Charter now providing phone service
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Friday, May 4, 2012
Another competitor has been added to the area’s telephone mix, as Charter Communications rolls out local and long-distance service for cable TV and Internet customers …
FairPoint recognized Doyle of Bedford
Thursday, April 19, 2012
MANCHESTER – FairPoint Communications recognized its outstanding sales leaders at the annual company-wide sales gathering recently, among them was Jim Doyle of Bedford. Ten Granite …
New Hampshire likely to loosen regulations on phone charges, voice over Net
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Wednesday, April 18, 2012
CONCORD – New Hampshire appears well on its way toward deregulating the price of retail telephone service and loosening most other aspects of a century …
Maine law on phones is calling
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Monday, April 16, 2012
In a move that may herald the future of telephone service in New Hampshire, and which reflects how technology has scrambled the Ma Bell legacy, …
Even broadband’s gold standard, fiber-to-the-home, isn’t perfect
Monday, April 9, 2012
When it comes to broadband, fiber-to-the-home is the gold standard. Every time I write about Internet service, I hear envious comments about people who aren’t …
Local man recognized for sales performance
Friday, March 30, 2012
MANCHESTER – FairPoint Communications recognized its outstanding sales leaders at the annual company-wide sales gathering recently, among them was Taylor Scott of Hollis. Ten Granite …
Bills might answer calls
By BOB SANDERS New Hampshire Business Review | Sunday, March 4, 2012
FairPoint Communications may soon get what it wants -- deregulation of its retail service. And Comcast may get what it wants – the New Hampshire …
Analyst praises FairPoint’s handling of massive Primary Night workload
Sunday, February 12, 2012
MANCHESTER – FairPoint Communications has drawn an analyst’s praise for how well it handled the massive data needs of a half-dozen television networks on the …
FairPoint ‘pole tax’ fee blocked
By BEN LEUBSDORF Concord Monitor | Wednesday, November 30, 2011
FairPoint Communications wants to begin charging its New Hampshire customers a 99-cent-per-month fee that the company said is needed because, as of last year, its …
FAST troubles in Nashua seem finally over, but questions remain
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Thursday, November 10, 2011
NASHUA – FairPoint’s fiber-optic broadband Internet system seemed mostly back to normal Wednesday, a week and a half after the Halloween snowstorm power outages caused …
FAST problems seem mostly fixed – at least, nobody’s complaining
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 9, 2011
NASHUA – It appears most problems with FairPoint’s high-speed Internet network cleared up Tuesday, although no official word came from the company. The Telegraph received …
FairPoint’s FAST broadband struggles to rebound from outages
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 8, 2011
FairPoint’s fiber-optic broadband service is struggling to recover from last week’s power outage due in large part to software issues at a central office in …
FairPoint head in NH steps down
By JEFF FEINGOLD New Hampshire Business Review | Thursday, October 13, 2011
Teresa Rosenberger, FairPoint Communications’ New Hampshire state president since January 2010, has stepped down from the job. Rosenberger, who was responsible for overseeing regulatory matters, …
FairPoint calling for equal treatment
By BOB SANDERS New Hampshire Business Review | Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Before FairPoint Communications took over Verizon’s northern New England landlines in 2009, that means of communication was the “only game in town,” says Teresa Rosenberger, …
FairPoint to offer wholesale E-Line services to Northern New England
Saturday, October 8, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – FairPoint Communications announced its release of carrier ethernet products specifically designed for the wholesale market in northern New England. Fairpoint has made …
FairPoint says deregulation would give it 'nimbleness' and benefit customers
Friday, October 7, 2011
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M ore FairPoint cuts possible?
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Even as FairPoint Communications prepares to cut 190 jobs in New Hampshire as part of a 10 percent work force reduction, the changing face of …
Ruptured cables halt FairPoint broadband in southern New Hampshire
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Updated 2:45 p.m.: Fairpoint Internet customers in southern New Hampshire have lost service after underground cables were cut in Salem by a contractor working for …
Rise in data, Internet business cuts FairPoint loss
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Wednesday, August 10, 2011
FairPoint Communications cut its net loss in half in the second quarter, to $27.1 million, as data and Internet service sales rose, helping balance out …
Cable failure knocks out Net
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Wednesday, July 13, 2011
MANCHESTER – A 90-minute outage in part of downtown Manchester on Monday killed Internet and voice mail service for at least five hours, affecting thousands …
Day 3: Top 10 Business Fiascos
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
This week, The Lobby is taking a look back at New Hampshire’s most memorable business disasters. The Top 10 Business Fiascos, we’re calling it. Today …
Money woes continue as FairPoint reinvests
By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer | Thursday, April 7, 2011
FairPoint may have emerged from bankruptcy, but its financial problems haven’t disappeared. The company lost $282 million in 2010, according to a financial report filed …
FairPoint lobbyists win, PSNH’s lose
BOB SANDERS, Staff Writer | Friday, April 1, 2011
Among the losers and winners on the sidelines of this year’s budget wars in the New Hampshire House are the state’s two largest utility companies, …
Jobless benefits for fired worker fought
By BETTY ADAMS Kennebec Journal | Sunday, March 6, 2011
AUGUSTA, Maine – A Maine woman fired after FairPoint Communications found 800 illegally downloaded music files on her work computer is collecting unemployment – and …
FairPoint says it hits goal for Net
By Telegraph Staff | Wednesday, February 2, 2011
MANCHESTER – FairPoint Communications says it met its goal to make high-speed Internet service available to 85 percent of its customers in New Hampshire by …
FairPoint emerges with $1b of debt
By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 26, 2011
FairPoint has emerged from bankruptcy with total debt of $1 billion, nearly two-thirds less than when it filed for Chapter 11 more than a year …
Vermont deal could help FairPoint recover from bankruptcy
By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer | Sunday, January 9, 2011
FairPoint Communications could emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the month now that Vermont has followed New Hampshire and Maine in approving the company’s …
Vt. regulators approve reworked FairPoint plan
By JOHN CURRAN The Associated Press | Thursday, December 23, 2010
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont utility regulators, the lone holdouts in signing off on FairPoint Communications Inc.’s plan to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, have agreed …
FairPoint makes food bank donation
Sunday, November 28, 2010
On Nov. 19th FairPoint Communications employees donated 1,300 pounds of food and over $1,000 to the New Hampshire Food Bank. The food was collected at …
FairPoint has no plans to end phone books in New Hampshire
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Thursday, November 18, 2010
While some telephone companies are trying to ditch the white pages, saying they are outdated in the age of the Internet and cells phones, FairPoint …
FairPoint to let businesses use economic development software
By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer | Tuesday, November 9, 2010
CONCORD – A software package that will help analyze New Hampshire job markets and forecast regional growth will soon be available to economic developers and …
FairPoint not to blame for service problems
Saturday, November 6, 2010
On Monday, some media outlets erroneously reported that phone service problems experienced by the New Hampshire Democratic and Republican parties were caused by FairPoint Communications. …
Nashua accident leaves Hudson customers without phone service
Saturday, October 23, 2010
The difficulty of replacing an old-fashioned telephone cable that was cut by a crew fixing a water main in Nashua on Tuesday means that scores …
Fairpoint upgrades fleet
Friday, October 8, 2010
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - FairPoint Communication says a pair of auto dealers in Maine and New Hampshire are supplying more than 170 vehicles as the …
FairPoint asks CEO to step down
By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer | Tuesday, August 17, 2010
FairPoint has asked its chief executive of one year to step down in favor of an executive with more telecommunications experience. The company announced Monday …
FairPoint to ask Vt. to reconsider
By DAVE GRAM The Associated Press | Tuesday, August 10, 2010
MONTPELIER, Vt. – FairPoint Communications Inc. will submit more information to Vermont regulators in hopes of getting them to reverse a previous decision and approve …
FairPoint may ask court to reverse ruling
By The Asscoiated Press | Thursday, August 5, 2010
MONTPELIER, Vt. – FairPoint Communications may ask a federal court to overturn Vermont regulators’ rejection of its reorganization plan as northern New England’s dominant landline …
FairPoint official provider to Fisher Cats
By Telegraph Staff | Wednesday, July 21, 2010
MANCHESTER – FairPoint Communications has announced a five-year partnership with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, becoming the “official provider of broadband, telephone and television” to …
FairPoint’s future still up in air
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Wednesday, July 14, 2010
A week after New Hampshire regulators joined their Maine counterparts in approving FairPoint Communications’ bankruptcy plan, it remains unclear how Vermont regulators’ rejection of the …
NH board approves new plan
By KATHY McCORMACK The Associated Press | Thursday, July 8, 2010
CONCORD (AP) – New Hampshire regulators have approved a plan by FairPoint Communications to work itself out of bankruptcy. The state Public Utilities Commission released …
Net gains from grant for NH
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Sunday, July 4, 2010
The long, complicated effort to spread high-speed Internet service throughout New Hampshire got a $66 million boost last week as a federal stimulus grant started …
FairPoint names VP to oversee financial matters
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Wednesday, June 30, 2010
FairPoint Communications Inc. has appointed a new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Ajay Sabherwal, 44, will be responsible for all aspects of FairPoint’s …
Vt. says no to FairPoint Ch. 11 plans
By DAVE GRAM The Associated Press | Wednesday, June 30, 2010
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The state Public Service Board on Monday rejected a plan by FairPoint Communications to work itself out of bankruptcy in part by …
Maine regulators approve FairPoint bankruptcy
Saturday, June 26, 2010
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine utility regulators have approved FairPoint Communications’ bankruptcy reorganization plan and its request to modify an agreement struck when it took over …
Bankruptcy could end for FairPoint
By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Sunday, June 20, 2010
As the region’s telephone company awaits a decision by New Hampshire and neighboring states on its plan to get out of bankruptcy, it’s fair to …
Former FairPoint employee charged with stealing from company
Saturday, June 5, 2010
NASHUA – A second FairPoint Communications employee has been charged in the theft of copper cable from the company’s Merrimack facility. Jeffrey Santoro, 25, a …
Police: Man stole, sold copper wire
Thursday, May 6, 2010
NASHUA – A Fairpoint Communications employee is charged with stealing copper cable from his company and selling it to a scrap yard. Gary T. McKenney, …
Fairpoint blames fire for Maine Internet outages
Thursday, April 15, 2010
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Thousands of FairPoint Communications customers lost their Internet service for several hours Tuesday after Central Maine Power equipment overheated and damaged …
Doctor can’t get directory assistance
Monday, March 15, 2010
I am writing this letter regarding an incredible nightmare I have been experiencing with Comcast and Verizon services for almost two months now. I opened …
PUC staff, FairPoint in accord on targets
By ASHLEY SMITH Staff Writer | Thursday, March 4, 2010
FairPoint’s bankruptcy case deals mostly with the well- being of its creditors, but the company will also have to answer to state regulators about whether …
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. Paul Hodes hopes to repeal a federal tax loophole Verizon employed to gain a $300 million windfall when it sold telephone …
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. (AP) — Some New Hampshire officials are concerned because some …
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. (AP) — Some New Hampshire officials are concerned because some …
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 …
