FairPoint Communications /tags/fairpoint-communications FairPoint Communications en-US 开云体育 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:53:41 GMT Rural Customers Reliant On Landlines Face Challenging Future /vpr-news/2017-07-20/rural-customers-reliant-on-landlines-face-challenging-future It should come as no surprise that the use of landline phones in the U.S. keeps dropping. But for residents of remote parts of Vermont, landlines can be鈥� Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:53:41 GMT /vpr-news/2017-07-20/rural-customers-reliant-on-landlines-face-challenging-future Annie Russell, Henry Epp State Reaches Agreement With FairPoint Buyer /vpr-news/2017-06-02/state-reaches-agreement-with-fairpoint-buyer The state and the company purchasing FairPoint Communications have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that helps clear the way for approval of the鈥� Fri, 02 Jun 2017 21:58:23 GMT /vpr-news/2017-06-02/state-reaches-agreement-with-fairpoint-buyer Steve Zind State Wants Commitment From FairPoint Purchaser To Upgrade System /vpr-news/2017-05-26/state-wants-commitment-from-fairpoint-purchaser-to-upgrade-system While their counterparts in New Hampshire and Maine have approved the sale of FairPoint Communications, the 开云体育 Service Board is still鈥� Fri, 26 May 2017 17:02:12 GMT /vpr-news/2017-05-26/state-wants-commitment-from-fairpoint-purchaser-to-upgrade-system Steve Zind Planned FairPoint Layoffs Are Part Of A Long Series Of Job Reductions /vpr-news/2016-12-14/planned-fairpoint-layoffs-are-part-of-a-long-series-of-job-reductions Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch are calling on FairPoint Communications and the company that hopes to purchase it to cancel a round of layoffs鈥� Wed, 14 Dec 2016 21:58:40 GMT /vpr-news/2016-12-14/planned-fairpoint-layoffs-are-part-of-a-long-series-of-job-reductions Steve Zind FairPoint Communications Selling For $1.5 Billion /vpr-news/2016-12-05/fairpoint-communications-selling-for-1-5-billion FairPoint Communications is being sold. Consolidated Communications, based in Matoon, Illinois, is planning pay about $1.5 billion for the company that鈥� Mon, 05 Dec 2016 21:13:23 GMT /vpr-news/2016-12-05/fairpoint-communications-selling-for-1-5-billion Taylor Dobbs FairPoint Being Sold to Illinois-Based Company /vpr-news/2016-12-05/fairpoint-being-sold-to-illinois-based-company FairPoint Communications is being sold. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:02:22 GMT /vpr-news/2016-12-05/fairpoint-being-sold-to-illinois-based-company Fred Bever FairPoint Adds To Customers' Bills With New 'Broadband Cost Recovery' Fee /vpr-news/2016-09-27/fairpoint-adds-to-customers-bills-with-new-broadband-cost-recovery-fee FairPoint Communications鈥� internet customers in northern New England are paying more for their service. The company has added a fee to the price of its鈥� Tue, 27 Sep 2016 22:11:17 GMT /vpr-news/2016-09-27/fairpoint-adds-to-customers-bills-with-new-broadband-cost-recovery-fee Steve Zind Maine Regulators Consider Fining FairPoint $500,000 /vpr-news/2016-09-16/maine-regulators-consider-fining-fairpoint-500-000 The Maine Public Utilities Commission is considering a staff recommendation to fine FairPoint Communications for failing to meet the state鈥檚 telephone鈥� Fri, 16 Sep 2016 19:41:03 GMT /vpr-news/2016-09-16/maine-regulators-consider-fining-fairpoint-500-000 Steve Zind Software Failure Blamed For Vermont 911 Outage /vpr-news/2016-06-24/software-failure-blamed-for-vermont-911-outage The Vermont E-911 Board says it will take a few days to confirm what caused a failure that prevented 44 calls from getting through Wednesday.The 42-minute鈥� Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:27:12 GMT /vpr-news/2016-06-24/software-failure-blamed-for-vermont-911-outage Steve Zind After Years Of Losses, FairPoint Turns A Profit In 2015 /vpr-news/2016-03-02/after-years-of-losses-fairpoint-turns-a-profit-in-2015 After net losses of more than $136 million in fiscal 2014, $90.5 million in 2013 and $153 million in 2012, FairPoint reported a net profit of $90 million鈥� Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:34:55 GMT /vpr-news/2016-03-02/after-years-of-losses-fairpoint-turns-a-profit-in-2015 Steve Zind