AUGUSTA — Many were skeptical when FairPoint Communications took over telephone service from Verizon in Northern New England back in 2008. How could this small, regional utility take over an infrastructure as vast as Verizon’s in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont? The deal saw FairPoint grow its footprint roughly sixfold, and state utility regulators were […]
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FairPoint seeks telephone fee increase for Maine customers
AUGUSTA — FairPoint Communications is asking state regulators to increase the fee Mainers pay on their telephone bills to help subsidize the basic telephone service the company is mandated by law to provide. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company has asked the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve two requests that would help cover the cost of […]
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Grass-roots effort underway to create statewide economic development strategy
In 2009, when FairPoint Communications wanted to entice the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve its acquisition of Verizon’s landline business in Maine, it sweetened the deal with a promise to invest in Maine’s economic development. The telecommunications company won its approval and invested in excess of $500,000 over several years to commission ViTAL Economy, […]
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PUC changes broadband standards for Fairpoint
HALLOWELL — The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Tuesday morning to change the obligations Fairpoint Communications must meet in respect to investing in the expansion of broadband availability in Maine. The commission’s chairman acknowledged that the vote will mean that some customers in rural Maine will not see their Internet speed improved, but that the […]
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Fallen tree on River Road knocks out power for several hours
MEXICO — Residents on a stretch of River Road lost power for more than four hours Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell on power lines, police Lt. Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon said he and another officer were patrolling River Road and saw the tree just past Labonville’s store. “The tree was still bouncing on the […]