CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sept. 17, 2013 — FairPoint Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRP), a leading wholesale telecommunications provider in northern New England, has added an additional carrier Ethernet connection hub in New York City featuring one-stop access to FairPoint’s footprint in…
FairPoint Communications’ first business cloud service is a hosted PBX offering that leverages the company’s softswitch infrastructure and its carrier Ethernet network. Announced yesterday, FairPoint’s Hosted PBX service should be “especially useful for companies with traveling sales teams, multiple office…
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT – Sept. 3, 2013 — FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading provider of advanced communications in northern New England, has been chosen as CoverageCo’s lead carrier in making cell service available across more than 200 miles…
CHARLOTTE, NC – Aug. 27, 2013 — FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading provider of advanced communications across 17 states, has applied for $3.3 million from the Federal Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund to bring high-speed Internet to more…
CHARLOTTE, NC – April 9, 2013 — FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading communications provider in northern New England, today announced it plans to eliminate approximately 90 positions across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont over the next several months…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 7, 2013) – FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), northern New England’s leading wholesale telecommunications provider, is announcing the launch of CES Extended Connect, featuring one-stop access from Boston to FairPoint’s footprint in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont….
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FairPoint Energy, a regional provider of affordable, green retail energy, today announced it has purchased residential and small commercial customer accounts from PNE Energy Supply LLC, a competitive electricity provider for customers in New Hampshire, and will soon…
The day after attending a Metro Ethernet Forum event that touted new opportunities for carriers in Carrier Ethernet, I ran across a real world example from FairPoint Communications. The company completed a big network modernization project based on Carrier Ethernet…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (January 10, 2013) – FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading telecommunications provider across 18 states, says its Ethernet mobile backhaul business in northern New England is expected to increase by more than 39 percent in 2013. By…
Three tier 2 telcos – Cincinnati Bell, FairPoint Communications and Frontier Communications – have found a way to monetize some of their not-so-tangible assets. Through a deal with Crius Energy, they gain a cut of the money that end users…
PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The State of Maine has awarded FairPoint Communications a 5-year contract worth $32 million to provide the state’s next generation 9-1-1 system. FairPoint will provide the system and support to serve Maine’s 26…
Blackfoot Telecommunications’ plan to purchase FairPoint Communications’ Idaho operations, announced late yesterday afternoon, represents a growth opportunity for Blackfoot and a means of reducing debt for FairPoint. Blackfoot is a Montana-based incumbent carrier and in an interview with Telecompetitor, Blackfoot…
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