Fairpoint Communications

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., FairPoint Communications is a leading provider of a full range of communications services to residential and business customers. The company features local and long-distance voice, data, Internet, television and broadband capabilities. It is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FRP and operates over 30 local exchange companies in over 15 states. With approximately 1.9 million access line equivalents, FairPoint is among the largest telecommunications organizations in the United States. The company s phone entities operate as incumbent local exchange carriers in each of their respective markets, with many of its businesses having been in operation for more than 75 years. Since its founding in 1991, FairPoint s focus has been working to deepen relationships, strengthen local economies and use technology to offer new ways to communicate. The company maintains a location in Westfield, N.Y.