FairPoint Communications, Inc.

PORTLAND, Maine, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The state of Maine has given final approval of FairPoint Communications' contract to provide the state's Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) system. The five-year contract is worth $32 million and will provide Maine with a modern Internet Protocol (IP)-based network ... read more

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading provider of advanced communications services in Vermont, will be the official communications provider for the 25(th) KeyBank Vermont City Marathon on Sunday, May 26 in Burlington. In addition to providing broadcast ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading communications provider, today announced it will present at the Stifel Nicolaus Internet, Media & Communications Conference in New York City on Monday, May 20, 2013, at 2:40 p.m. ET. Representing FairPoint will ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP) ("FairPoint" or the "Company"), a leading communications provider, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. As previously announced, the Company will ... read more

PORTLAND, Maine, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications today praised Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bill Nelson, (D-FL) for their efforts leading to the Jamaican government's recent decision to extradite lottery scammers to the U.S. Last week, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Pamela Bridgewater notified Sens. ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading communications provider in northern New England, today announced it plans to eliminate approximately 90 positions across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont over the next several months in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. These ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), northern New England's leading wholesale telecommunications provider, is announcing the launch of CES Extended Connect, featuring one-stop access from Boston to FairPoint's footprint in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/CL73212 ) With the launch ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP) ("FairPoint" or the "Company"), a leading communications provider, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2012. As previously announced, the ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading communications provider, today announced it will release its 2012 fourth quarter and full year results after the market close on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The company will hold its earnings conference call ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP) ("FairPoint") announced today that it has successfully completed the refinancing of its senior secured credit facility. "We are pleased to complete this refinancing," said Ajay Sabherwal, Chief Financial Officer of FairPoint. "We have extended our debt ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP) announced today that it priced $300 million aggregate principal amount of 8.75% senior secured notes due 2019 (the "Notes") in connection with its previously announced private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP) announced today that it has completed the sale of the capital stock of its Idaho-based operations to Blackfoot Telecommunications Group of Missoula, Montana for approximately $30 million in gross cash proceeds. FairPoint's Idaho properties served ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP) announced today that it intends to offer up to $300 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes. FairPoint intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with financing under its proposed new credit agreement ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading telecommunications provider across 18 states, says its Ethernet mobile backhaul business in northern New England is expected to increase by more than 39 percent in 2013. By the end of 2012, less than ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading telecommunications provider, is celebrating the new year with a donation to a community nonprofit that receives the most votes on FairPoint's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MyFairPoint. Any 501(c)3 organization located in communities across the ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP) today announced it has made an additional voluntary prepayment of debt of $10 million on its term loan. With this repayment, FairPoint has made a total of $43 million in voluntary and scheduled repayments on ... read more

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of Maine has awarded FairPoint Communications a 5-year contract worth $32 million to provide the state's next generation 9-1-1 system. FairPoint will provide the system and support to serve Maine's 26 Public Safety Answering Points - known ... read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell the capital stock of its Idaho-based operations to Blackfoot Telecommunications Group of Missoula, Montana, for $30 million in cash. FairPoint's Idaho properties serve more than ... read more