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Story Archives of 'Fairpoint'The Fairpoint/Verizon DealBy Laura Knoy on Friday, February 29, 2008.Fairpoint, a North Carolina based telecom company, will soon take over Verizon’s land-based telephone and internet network in northern New England. Vermont and Maine agreed to the deal earlier in the year but New Hampshire’s Public Utility Commission didn’t agree until Monday. Opponents worry the acquisition is too financially risky for the state, but those who supported the deal think it will do a lot for New Hampshire, especially in the struggling North Country. We’ll break down the deal and how it may affect the state. Guests
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  Fairpoint Gets Final Approval from New Hampshire RegulatorsBy David Darman on Tuesday, February 26, 2008.New Hampshire regulators have approved Fairpoint Communication’s 2.4 billion dollar purchase of Verizon’s Northern New England phone system. With the approval, Fairpoint has cleared the last regulatory hurdle it has faced in seeking the telecommunication takeover in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire. New Hamsphire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen:
PUC Staff Signs on to Revised Verizon-Fairpoint DealBy David Darman on Thursday, January 24, 2008.Fairpoint Communications has stepped closer to taking over Verizon’s traditional phone service in Northern New England. The staff of New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission has given the green light to a deal that would lower the price Fairpoint would pay for the land line network. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen:
Cell Phone Broadband Could Come Just as Fairpoint or Verizon Expand the Reach of DSLBy David Darman on Wednesday, January 16, 2008.Next Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission in Washington will start taking bids to auction off television spectrum to wireless phone companies. That spectrum could allow wireless providers to offer cell phones that do much of what hardwired broadband connections do now. In the meantime, Fairpoint Communications officials have promised New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont regulators that if they take over Verizon’s traditional phone service, they’ll extend the reach of its broadband coverage. But it’s an open question whether this strategy will succeed given the future direction of wireless phone service. New Hampshire Public Radio’ David Darman has more. listen:
New Hampshire Regulators Say Fairpoint and Verizon Should Restructure Their DealBy David Darman on Tuesday, December 18, 2007.New Hampshire regulators say the deal between Fairpoint and Verizon needs to be restructured before it can gain their approval. That deal would let Fairpoint buy Verizon’s northern New England telephone network for 2.7 billion dollars. But developments in Maine have already made changes to the deal that regulators have been reviewing. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
The Hearings Are Over, But Questions Remain About FairPoint's FinancesBy David Darman on Tuesday, November 6, 2007.New Hampshire’s utility regulators have finished hearing testimony about Fairpoint’s proposed 2.7 billion dollar purchase of Verizon’s Northern New England telephone network. During the hearings, critics and regulators raised concerns about Fairpoint’s finances, and the company’s ability to extend broadband to thousands more customers. But company officials argued they can deliver what they promise and make their business grow. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen:
Groups Urge New Hampshire Regulators to Reject Fairpoint DealBy David Darman on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.Groups opposing Fairpoint's plans to buy Verizon's northern New England telephone network came to Concord today. They brought a wheelbarrow full of postcards urging regulators to squash the deal. New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more. listen:
Verizon's Sale of Northern New England Phone Lines Goes Before New Hampshire RegulatorsBy David Darman on Tuesday, October 23, 2007.New Hampshire regulators have opened hearings on Verizon’s plan to sell its traditional telephone business in Northern New England. Fairpoint Communications agreed in January to pay 2.7 billion dollars for the network. Now the company is making its case to the state’s Public Utility Commission. But opponents and some analysts are also getting a chance to ask questions about the deal. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen:
Unions Express Anxieties Over the Verizon/Fairpoint DealBy David Darman on Friday, March 16, 2007.Verizon’s proposed sale of its land line business in Northern New England isn’t going over very well with two unions that represent some of the workers. In fact, the unions have adopted a slogan called, “Stop the Sale†to convince regulators to scuttle the deal. But Fairpoint Communications, the company looking to buy the business for 2.7 billion dollars, wants to assure the unions they have nothing to worry about. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen:
The 2.7 Billion Dollar Phone Deal Has Some CriticsBy David Darman on Friday, January 19, 2007.Fairpoint Communications officials say they'll work hard to deliver high speed internet service to rural parts of New Hampshire. The company has struck a 2.7 billion dollar deal to take over all of Verizon's local phone business in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. But the union that represents about one-thousand Verizon workers in New Hampshire is promising to oppose the deal when it comes before state regulators. listen:
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