The expansion of FairPoint broadband coverage was made possible, in part, by Connect America Fund money. This extension reaches rural areas that didn’t have


FairPoint Managed Wireless LAN is cloud-based and can eliminate the need for a premises-based Wi-Fi controller, company executives explained.

If FCC business data service rules require providers to decrease prices, providers may decrease investment, which could be a big problem in rural areas

Whether FCC business data services regulation proceeds could depend on whether Ethernet over HFC is a best effort service.

A FairPoint sale to CSAL, the real estate investment trust spun out of Windstream, would benefit both companies, says Maglan Capital Partners.
