SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (February 10, 2011) – FairPoint Communications has expanded broadband to more than 350 homes and businesses in Georgia and Fairfax.
FairPoint’s new fiber-based, high-capacity network – called VantagePoint(SM) – offers customers a better, faster way to communicate.“VantagePoint is enabling us to expand broadband service into areas with no high-speed Internet access and provide enhanced services across the state,” said Michael K. Smith, FairPoint state president for Vermont. “Broadband availability opens the doors to the world for the residents and businesses in Vermont and is fundamental to the state’s future economic growth.”FairPoint’s VantagePoint network, a fiber core, IP-based network, provides residential speed options as fast as 15Mbps. Broadband service on the VantagePoint network means customers can smoothly stream live video, play online games and upload photos and large files with ease. Always-on broadband access provides almost instant connections to information, news and entertainment.
In Fairfax, FairPoint’s high-speed Internet service is a first and will reach customers along all or portions of the following streets: Austin, Berthiaume, Blackberry Hill, Cherrierville, Clark, Craftsfield, Ellsworth, Farm, Flight Line, Gleason, Goodrich Hill, Hemlock, Heritage, Kailburn, King, Main, Nichols, Wagner and White Pine.
In Georgia, high-speed Internet service was recently expanded to reach customers along all or portions of the following streets: Bradley Hill, Cliffords, Decker, Georgia Middle, Hibbard, Hotchkiss, Main, Montcalm, Pattee Hill, Plains, Rhodeside Acres, Ridgeview, Sand Hill, Sandy Birch, Sodom and Stone Bridge. Some current FairPoint customers in this area may be eligible for faster speeds.
Since April 2008, FairPoint has invested almost $140 million in the communications infrastructure and technology to bring broadband to northern New England, including building more than 700 miles of new fiber across the region.
In Vermont alone, FairPoint has invested almost $50 million and will provide total broadband coverage to half of its exchanges this year, including both Georgia and Fairfax.
Internet packages start at $35.99. For additional information about FairPoint high-speed Internet prices and bundled plans, residential consumers can call 1.866.984.2001 or visit www.FairPoint.com.
About FairPoint
FairPoint Communications, Inc. is a provider of communications services to communities across the country. Today, FairPoint owns and operates local exchange companies in 18 states offering advanced communications with a personal touch, including local and long distance voice, data, Internet, television and broadband services. FairPoint is traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol FRP. Learn more at www.fairpoint.com.
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Sabina Haskell, 802.658.7351, shaskell@fairpoint.com
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