MONTPELIER, Vt. — FairPoint says it’s working to restore service for thousands of customers across Vermont and part of New Hampshire who’ve lost their high-speed Internet service. The company said it’s working “as quickly as we safely can to make repairs.” The company didn’t say how many customers lost service Thursday in Vermont and New […]
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Maine PUC: FairPoint failed to show need for $62.8 million phone subsidy
PORTLAND — The Maine Public Utilities Commission has dealt a setback to FairPoint Communications’ request for a subsidy of $62.8 million to provide phone service to areas of the state that don’t necessarily turn a profit for the company. The PUC ruled that FairPoint had not adequately demonstrated that it needs the subsidy to continue […]
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Maine PUC opposes Fairpoint subsidy
PORTLAND — The Maine Public Utilities Commission says FairPoint Communications is not entitled to a $62.8 million state subsidy it requested to provide telephone service in remote parts of Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports the agency’s order is not binding and will be included in a larger report the commission is preparing for the […]
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Three FairPoint strikers hit by truck on N.H. picket line
KEENE, N.H. — Three striking FairPoint workers suffered minor injuries when they were struck Tuesday by a replacement worker who was driving a pickup truck across a picket line. None of the strikers suffered serious injuries, but one of them was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, according to union officials. The three […]
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Striking FairPoint workers willing to hold out
MONTPELIER, Vt. — About 200 striking FairPoint workers and their supporters rallied at the Vermont Statehouse on Thursday as many said they’re willing to stay on the picket line until they are offered a contract they consider fair. A series of speakers said FairPoint never lived up to the promises it made after it bought […]
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FairPoint asks customers for patience during strike
UPDATED – 10:12 a.m. PORTLAND (AP) — For the first time since workers walked out last month, FairPoint Communications is acknowledging delays in fulfilling customer service requests and is asking its customers for patience. The company that provides telephone service and high-speed Internet service is working to eliminate the backlog of customer service requests and […]
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FairPoint, unions go back to negotiating table
PORTLAND — A federal mediator has coaxed FairPoint Communications and striking workers in northern New England back to the negotiating table. The first meeting since FairPoint declared an impasse in late August will be held on Nov. 18 in Boston. Officials said the mediator reached out to both sides. Peter McLaughlin, chairman of the unions’ […]
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Strikers continue to target FairPoint owners
WATERVILLE — A group of striking FairPoint workers is picketing a meeting of Colby College’s trustees, saying one of them has the power to force the telephone company to return to the bargaining table. More than two dozen workers on Friday aimed to put pressure on Michael Gordon, co-founder and chief information officer of New […]
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Farmington police hired to cover FairPoint picket site
FARMINGTON — Local police officers have taken on covering the local FairPoint Communications strikers 24 hours a day until Oct. 31. About seven or eight employees work out of the office on Fairbanks Road, Farmington police Sgt. Michael Adcock said as he watched Local 2327 members picket Tuesday morning. Initially, FairPoint asked the department to […]
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Over 1,700 workers strike against FairPoint
PORTLAND — More than 1,700 FairPoint Communications workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont went on strike Friday, with picket-wielding workers demanding that the company return to the bargaining table. A company spokeswoman insisted the telecommunications company is willing to listen if the unions provide a proposal that “meaningfully addresses the core issues.” But the […]