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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.