Fairpoint Communications
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| Fairpoint Communications | |
| Type | Public NYSE: FRP |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, NC |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | cable television, broadband, telephony |
| Revenue | $262.8M (2005)[1] |
| Net income | $28.9M (2005) |
| Employees | 900 |
| Website | http://www.fairpoint.com/ |
Fairpoint Communications is an American telecommunications company that provides broadband Internet, telephone, and cable TV services to customers in 18 states through 31 subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2006, Fairpoint delivered service to over 300,000 data subscribers, marking them as one of the largest providers in select Midwest markets.[2]
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Fairpoint is being called "Two faced" [1]
They are also known by many of their employees and customers as "UnfairPoint" due to, what some believe, to be draconian employee relations and terrible customer service. You have to use a telephone to talk to a person at their office!
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- FairPoint shareholders sell 7.5 mln shares of common stock - Reuters, 9:42 AM ET, 6 February 2007
- Fairpoint corrects revenue guidance - Reuters, 5:32 PM ET, 23 January 2007
- US CREDIT-Verizon credit spreads tighter, likely to stay firm - Reuters, 3:57 PM ET, 17 January 2007
- UPDATE 3-Verizon's NE fixed line biz to merge with FairPoint - Reuters, 3:44 PM ET, 16 January 2007
- Verizon, FairPoint in deal for local exchanges spinoff - Reuters, 8:17 AM ET, 16 January 2007
- FairPoint may owe Verizon fee (AFX International Focus) Jan 19 2007
- Phone stocks no longer so cookie-cutter (AFX International Focus) Jan 18 2007
- HOUSTON (AFX) - British oil company BP failed to emphasize safety at its U.S. refiner... (AFX International Focus) Jan 16 2007
- Verizon to spin off some local assets Verizon to sell New England assets (AFX International Focus) Jan 16 2007
- Verizon merges New England ops with Fairpoint in 2.715 bln usd transaction (AFX International Focus) Jan 16 2007
- Verizon inks exchange deal (CNNMoney.com) Jan 16 2007
- FairPoint shares drop after stock sale (AFX International Focus) Feb 6 2007
- Business North Carolina, April 1, 2005 | CHARLOTTE – “FairPoint Communications, which operates 26 phone companies in 17 states, raised $434.8 million in its initial public offering. Its stock opened at $18.50 but closed its first day at $18.05. “
- Company website
