The point? It’s not fair.
02.06.07
If Verizon has its way, Vermont's telephone and internet provider will soon become FairPoint Communications, a company that won't be able to provide high-speed services to rural New England. Read More »
Maine Archives
Local Unions Mobilize to Block Abandonment of Customers
01.24.07
Local unions in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire are attempting to block Verizon's abandonment of "low-value" land line customers in New England. Read More »
ME Bill Would Increase High Speed
01.23.07
High speed internet in Maine may become more available to underserved communities with new legislation in the state House of Representatives that would issue bonds providing funds for localities that build infrastructure for high speed internet development. Read More »
Copps and Adelstein dissent in FCC’s vote for Verizon-FairPoint sale
01.10.07
The decision by the majority of the Federal Communications Commission to endorse Verizon's proposed New England sale to FairPoint Communications is ill-advised and premature, coming even before final determinations have been made by regulators in both Vermont and New Hampshire. Read More »
Future of New England fiber hinges on FairPoint deal
01.08.07
As the troubling Verizon-FairPoint deal awaits a final decision by New Hampshire and Vermont regulators, the fate of fiber optic networks in northern New England hangs in the balance. Read More »
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