FairPoint Communications says a workers strike and winter storms continued to take a toll on earnings in the first three months of 2015.
The issued Wednesday underscores the company鈥檚 continued loss of land line and residential broadband revenue, but FairPoint says the quarter represents a turning point in its finances.
The company says due to new union contracts, its pension and other post-employment benefit obligations have declined $680 million.
Still, FairPoint reported a net loss of $45.2 million in the first quarter.
In prepared remarks, FairPoint CEO Paul Sunu acknowledged that to meet its goals, the company has to stem the loss of residential customers and provide service on a par with its business customers.
鈥淲e want to carry over that level of service and quality to our residential base, thereby beginning to lower the churn rate that remains a headwind to our revenue objectives,鈥� said Sunu.
The bright spot in the company鈥檚 revenues continues to be FairPoint鈥檚 businesses accounts, including Ethernet services, which have grown nearly 30 percent from a year ago.
