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FairPoint Makes Progress In Extending Broadband
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FairPoint Communications says it’s extended high-speed broadband access to almost 90 percent of its customers. The company faced a state-imposed deadline last week to expand the number of people who can get fast connections on their computers.VPR News
FairPoint To Pay Penalty By Adding Broadband
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FairPoint Communications says it will settle $7 million in service quality penalties imposed by the state by expanding broadband Internet access to areas of Vermont currently without it.VPR News
FairPoint Emerges From Bankruptcy
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Telecommunications company FairPoint has emerged from bankruptcy reorganization nearly 15 months after filing for Chapter 11 with a crushing debt load and a battered financial sheet.VPR News
Beleaguered FairPoint Asks State To Relax Rules
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FairPoint Communications is asking the Legislature to relax state regulations and reduce penalties for poor service. FairPoint says it needs the changes in order to compete fairly against other telecommunications providers.VPR News
FairPoint May Ask Bankruptcy Court To Overrule Vermont Regulators
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FairPoint Communications may ask a federal court to overrule Vermont’s rejection of the company’s bankruptcy reorganization plan.VPR News
Voices In The Week’s News: July 2, 2010
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These were some of the voices in the news this week.VPR News
FairPoint Weighs Options After Bankruptcy Plan Is Rejected
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FairPoint Communications is weighing its options after the Vermont Public Service Board rejected the company’s plan to work itself out of bankruptcy.VPR News
Interview: Mike Smith On FairPoint Communications’ Next Move
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Maine regulators gave the green light, but Vermont’s Public Service Board said "no" this week to a financial re-organization plan by Fairpoint Communications. VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb speaks with Mike Smith, President of Fairpoint Communications in Vermong about whether the company will file a new plan with the board, or challenge the ruling in court.VPR News
