GWI sues Maine Fiber in Three Ring Binder dispute
Great Works Internet has filed a lawsuit against Maine Fiber Co., its CEO Dwight Allison and investor Robert Monks. The suit alleges a misuse of federal stimulus funds in the Three Ring Binder project to expand high-speed broadband access in rural Maine.
Fletcher Kittredge, CEO of the Biddeford-based GWI, told the Bangor Daily News the lawsuit was “the last and worst option” to settle the company’s dispute with Maine Fiber Co. over an alleged failure to fully meet the requirements of the federal stimulus grant funding the Three Ring Binder broadband network that extends from Aroostook County to Boston. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Maine Superior Court in Portland.
Allison told the newspaper he was surprised by GWI’s lawsuit and disputed its allegations. He said the two companies have been in mediation over a payment issue and were slated to have another mediation meeting within two weeks. He declined comment on whether that meeting would go forward.
The defendants have 20 days to respond to the lawsuit’s allegations, the newspaper reported.
The 1,100-mile Three Ring Binder fiber optic network, which has the economic intent of linking small businesses and large rural regions to their potential, was completed ahead of schedule in the fall of 2012.
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