FairPoint Communications, Inc.
News and overview for FairPoint Communications, Inc.
FairPoint Communications files for Chapter 11 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 26 days 14 hours 59 minutes ago
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FairPoint phone company files for bankruptcy
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) | 26 days 7 hours 12 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- FairPoint Communications Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday barely 18 months after becoming northern New England's dominant telecommunications company, fulfilling critics' predictions that the company wasn't up to the task.
FairPoint Communications voluntarily files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection
Sun (Baltimore), The | 26 days 13 hours 24 minutes ago
Telecommunications services provider FairPoint Communications Inc. said Monday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after agreeing on a deal with key lenders that will help lower its debt by $1.7 billion.
Creditors withdraw motion seeking examiner in FairPoint Communications bankruptcy
Sun (Baltimore), The | 10 days 3 hours 29 minutes ago
Bondholders who are owed more than $550 million by FairPoint Communications Inc. have withdrawn a motion asking a bankruptcy judge to appoint an examiner to investigate factors leading to FairPoint's Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month.
FairPoint voluntarily files for Ch. 11 protection
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) | 26 days 13 hours 35 minutes ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Telecommunications services provider FairPoint Communications Inc. said Monday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after agreeing on a deal with key lenders that will help lower its debt by $1.7 billion.
FairPoint Reaches Agreement with Bank Lenders -Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Proceeding [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 26 days 10 hours 24 minutes ago
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FairPoint seeks concessions from union workers
Boston Globe, The | 30 days 2 hours 30 minutes ago
PORTLAND, MaineSaddled by crippling debt, FairPoint Communications Inc. is asking its union employees in northern New England for pay cuts and other concessions as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy.
FairPoint seeks wage cuts, other concessions from union employees in northern New England
Sun (Baltimore), The | 30 days 2 hours 2 minutes ago
Saddled by crippling debt, FairPoint Communications Inc. is asking its union employees in northern New England for pay cuts and other concessions as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy.
FairPoint seeks wage cuts, other concessions from union employees in northern New England -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 30 days 3 hours 29 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Saddled by crippling debt, FairPoint Communications Inc. is asking its union employees in northern New England for pay cuts and other concessions as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy.
FairPoint files for bankruptcy
CED Magazine | 26 days 4 hours 37 minutes ago
FairPoint Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, barely 18 months after becoming northern New England's dominant telecommunications company.
FairPoint Communications Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 108 days 4 hours 27 minutes ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc.
Creditors withdraw motion in FairPoint bankruptcy
Forbes | 10 days 3 hours 56 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Maine -- Bondholders who are owed more than $550 million by FairPoint Communications Inc. have withdrawn a motion asking a bankruptcy judge to appoint an examiner to investigate factors leading to FairPoint's Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month.
FairPoint teetering on the brink of bankruptcy
CED Magazine | 29 days 6 hours 13 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Saddled by crippling debt, FairPoint Communications Inc. is asking its union employees in northern New England for pay cuts and other concessions as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy.
FairPoint Discussing Restructuring Plan With Its Bank Lenders - Executes Forbearance Agreement [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 54 days 12 hours 57 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (the "Company...restructuring. FairPoint Communications, Inc. is an industry...rcummings@fairpoint.com, both ofFairPoint Communications, Inc.
Troubled FairPoint files Chapter 11
Boston Globe, The | 25 days 15 hours 40 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Maine - FairPoint Communications Inc. had its work cut out when it grew sixfold overnight by buying Verizon Communications’ land line and Internet operations in three New England states. But the nation’s credit crisis and a bungled technology transfer made the task virtually impossible.
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Company Overview
| Company: | FairPoint Communications, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Local Exchange Carriers |
| Website: | http://www.fairpoint.com |
When the country mouse calls the city mouse, she might just be using FairPoint Communications. The company serves about 2 million subscribers through more than 30 local-exchange carriers in 18 US states. It concentrates largely on rural and small urban markets located mainly in the Northeast and the Midwest, but the company's service areas extend to the South and the Northwest. FairPoint provides local and long-distance phone services, as well as television and digital subscriber line (DSL) Internet access to residential and business customers. It also offers Web hosting and domain name registration.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,274.6 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 349.7 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -68.5 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 4,071 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 274.5 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |