Stories about 'communications' from the Welcome to the VPR Archive

FairPoint put on notice by state of Vermont

By John Dillon | July 14, 2009

Vermont state officials say the legal proceeding they filed Tuesday asks FairPoint to show what it’s done to fix repeated service problems.

Fairpoint to expand broadband coverage

By VPR | September 30, 2008

FairPoint Communications officials say they’ll be providing broadband communication services to all of its customers in 51 Vermont locations by the end of 2010.

State reaches settlement on FairPoint-Verizon deal

By John Dillon | January 8, 2008

The state has reached a tentative settlement with FairPoint Communications that could pave the way for the company to acquire Verizon’s land line phone service in Vermont. The settlement must still be approved by the Vermont Public Service Board.

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PSB rejects Fairpoint’s bid to buy Verizon’s land line service in Vermont

By John Dillon | December 21, 2007

The state Public Service Board has rejected FairPoint Communication’s request to buy Verizon’s land line phone service in Vermont. But the board also invited FairPoint to submit a revised proposal. And it laid out some conditions it would impose — if it approved the deal.

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Unions criticize Fairpoint deal

By John Dillon | December 13, 2007

Labor unions are criticizing a proposed settlement in Maine that would allow Verizon to transfer its telephone land lines to FairPoint Communications of North Carolina.

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Midday Newscast: August 24, 2007

By Mitch Wertlieb | August 24, 2007

The threat of a strike is looming at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant; two people with extensive backgrounds in communications technology and regulation will lead a new authority designed to get modern communications technology to every corner of the state; the hospital serving the Barre-Montpelier area has won approval for an expansion; a new tool has been added to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s web site allowing hikers to customize routes online through the White Mountains.