Fairpoint files for Chapter 11

[Thomas Charron]

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Dan Miller <rambi.dev at gmail.com> wrote:
> Needless to say, I am not surprised:
>
> http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091027/NEWS01/910279998/-1/OPINION01
>
> My personal opinion is this would be a good time for Verizon to come in
> and buy back the lines. They will get it cheaper than what they sold it for.
>
> It would be a win-win for Verizon. No cost of rolling out fiber for a
> year, receive thousands of dollars from a sell-buy of landlines in New
> England. And don't forget more customers.

  Fairpoint didn't roll out any fiber I don't believe.  They just
rolled stuff out using where Verizon had already rolled it out to the
poles I'm pretty sure.

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-- Thomas