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Angelynne Beaudry
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FairPoint Upgrades Broadband Service 1,500 locations in Aroostook County
Upgrades allow for improved internet access and speeds in Caribou, Easton, Hodgdon, Houlton, Littleton, Madawaska Lake, New Sweden, Perham, Presque Isle, Washburn, Westmanland and Woodland
PORTLAND, Maine (March 30, 2017) - FairPoint Communications1 announced today the completion of broadband expansion projects in 12 Aroostook communities that extend and enhance FairPoint’s approximately 18,000 mile fiber optic network, which is the largest, fully-owned and managed fiber-based network in northern New England. As a result of these completed projects, improved broadband speeds are available to more than 1,500 locations in Caribou, Easton, Hodgdon, Houlton, Littleton, Madawaska Lake, New Sweden, Perham, Presque Isle, Washburn, Westmanland and Woodland in Aroostook County – providing broadband service to some locations for first time.
“High speed internet access fuels Maine’s economic engine by unlocking new ways to be more productive, compete for business far past the storefront, and enable learning beyond the confines of a classroom,” said Mike Reed, Maine state president for FairPoint. “Our team has been extremely busy over the past year completing these broadband projects that bring critical improvements to the “last mile” of FairPoint’s network to increase broadband speeds to these unserved and underserved areas. These projects provide immediate benefit to the locations impacted enabling those in more rural and remote areas to take full advantage of the digital age.”
To help support expansion and operation of broadband services in high-cost areas, in 2015 FairPoint accepted Phase II of the Federal Communication Commission’s Connect America Fund (CAF). The projects in the following communities are funded through CAF Phase II and the Company’s own significant direct investments.
In Caribou, the upgrades were completed on portions of High Street.
In Easton, upgrades were completed on portions of the following streets:
BANGOR RDBEAR TRAP RD
CENTER RD
CLEAVES RD
CONANT RD
DUNCAN DR
GETCHELL RD
HOULTON RD
LADNER RD
LEGION RD
MAIN ST
MANOR RD
OSGOOD FARM RD
PERRY RD
RICHARDSON RD
SPRUCE RD
STATION RD
W RIDGE RD
WINDERMERE RD
In Hodgdon, the upgrades were completed on portions of Little Road.
In Houlton, upgrades were completed on portions of the following streets:
ACCESS RDAIRPORT DR
B RD
BACK RIDGE RD
CALLAGHAN RD
CLOVER CIR
CLOVER CT
COGAN RD
FOXCROFT RD
FRONT RIDGE RD
KATAHDIN LN
MCSHEFFERY RD
NORTH ST
PINE DR
In Littleton, the upgrades were completed on portions of W. Ridge Road and Wilderness Way.
In Madawaska Lake, upgrades were completed on portions of North Shore Road and South Shore Road and in New Sweden, parts of Little Madawaska Lake Road and Madawaska Road were upgraded.
In Perham, upgrades were completed on portions of the following streets:
BLACKSTONE RDCARSON RD
CONNOLLY DR
CONROY RD
HIGH MEADOW RD
MOUSE ISLAND RD
NUTTING RD
PERHAM RD
SALMON LAKE RD
TANGLE RIDGE RD
In Presque Isle, portions of Cleaves Road, Easton Road and Egypt Road and in Washburn, parts of Blackstone Road, Carson Road, High Meadow Road, Nutting Road and Tangle Ridge Road and in Westmanland, portions of Little Madawaska Lake Road and in Woodland, portions of Carson Road and Davis Road were upgraded.
These locations will now qualify for download speeds of up to 15 Mbps2, based on the distance from the customer location to FairPoint’s servicing equipment, which is more than sufficient speed to smoothly stream high-definition video, browse the web or participate in online gaming.
Since April 2008, FairPoint has invested more than $900 million in its communications infrastructure and technology to bring broadband to northern New England, including building thousands of miles of new fiber optic network across the region. FairPoint’s fiber-based, high capacity network offers customers a better, faster way to communicate.
To find out more details, including internet service speed eligibility, information about prices and bundled plans, or to schedule a professional installation of services, residential consumers can call 1-866.984.2001 and business customers can call 1-866.984.3001.
About FairPoint Communications, Inc.
FairPoint Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRP) provides advanced data, voice and video technologies to single and multi-site businesses, public and private institutions, consumers, wireless companies and wholesale re-sellers in 17 states. Leveraging an owned, fiber-based Ethernet network — with more than 22,000 route miles of fiber, including approximately 18,000 route miles of fiber in northern New England — FairPoint has the network coverage, scalable bandwidth and transport capacity to support enhanced applications, including the next generation of mobile and cloud-based communications, such as small cell wireless backhaul technology, voice over IP, data center colocation services, managed services and disaster recovery. For more information, visit www.FairPoint.com.
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1 Services are provided through operating subsidiaries of FairPoint Communications, Inc.
2 Maximum Internet speeds referenced are only available in select areas. Internet speed claims represent maximum network service capability. Actual customer speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. Actual speeds vary based on a number of factors including site traffic and congestion, components within your computer such as processor speeds, memory and hardware and software configuration, content provider server capacity, internal network management factors and customer device capabilities.