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FairPoint Communications wants service standards dropped
2016-02-28 22:31:56| Telecom - Topix.net
FairPoint Communications has asked the Vermont Public Service Board to drop service quality standards that the company is required to meet for most of its telephone customers. Vermont Public Radio reports that a settlement reached last year between the state and FairPoint to end an investigation into the company's service delays stated that Vermont would support FairPoint's petition to review service quality standards.
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Meeting will focus on FairPoint layoffs
2015-05-19 09:51:09| Telecom - Topix.net
Union representatives hope to meet with FairPoint Communications Inc. leaders next week to discuss what areas will be hit hardest by pending layoffs the company recently announced.
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CEO: Fairpoint may be sold
2015-05-11 05:11:36| Telecom - Topix.net
Fairpoint Communications may be in the market for a buyer. Fairpoint's CEO said last week that the company is at a "turning point" and that mergers and acquisitions are in the mix.
FairPoint blames losses on strike, bad weather
2015-03-05 01:43:03| Telecom - Topix.net
Representatives for FairPoint Communications say a lengthy strike and bad weather caused the company's $43.6 million in losses in the final three months of 2014. The North Carolina-based company operates the largest landline telephone network in northern New England.
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FairPoint more attractive to buyers with new labor pact
2015-02-28 16:37:48| Telecom - Topix.net
FairPoint Communications said it needed to bring costs and benefits into sync with competitors in the telecommunications industry. By doing just that in a new labor pact, the company has made itself more attractive to potential buyers, an analyst and workers say.
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