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Communications

  • Belfast receives grant to evaluate and plan for broadband internet

    Staff August 3, 2017

    ConnectME Authority has selected the city of Belfast to receive a $15,000 Community Broadband Planning Grant for the purpose of creating a community technology plan.

    Staff August 3, 2017

  • OTT’s project boosts rural Penobscot County town’s broadband

    Staff July 31, 2017

    Maine-based OTT Communications, a division of Otelco Inc., won a ConnectME Authority matching grant that will allow the company to provide high-speed fiber optic broadband service to unserved residents of the Penobscot County town of Alton.

    Staff July 31, 2017

  • Microsoft pilots internet access project in rural Maine

    July 12, 2017

    Rural Maine will benefit from the Microsoft Corp.'s pilot project, in partnership with Axiom Technologies in Machias, to tap into unused television frequencies, or TV white space, to beam internet service to last-mile areas.

    July 12, 2017

  • Q. and A. with Sen. Angus King: Maine needs to harness its 'workforce and people'

    Renee Cordes July 10, 2017

    U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, says the state's economy is generally good but uneven. Opportunities to bolster the economy, he says, include expanding broadband in rural areas and finding new uses for forest products.

    Renee Cordes July 10, 2017

  • Illinois company closes $1.3B FairPoint acquisition

    Staff July 5, 2017

    Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. completed its acquisition of FairPoint Communications Inc. on Monday.

    Staff July 5, 2017

  • FairPoint reaches settlement over performance shortfalls

    June 26, 2017

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission and FairPoint Communications reached a $175,000 settlement over the company's failure to meet performance benchmarks from 2014 to 2016

    June 26, 2017

  • Senate OKs bill to expand broadband access in Maine

    Staff June 13, 2017

    The Maine Senate on Monday gave unanimous initial approval to a bill by Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, that would pave the way for a new round of broadband expansion in Maine, with a goal of connecting every family, small businesses and school

    Staff June 13, 2017

  • Deadline for FairPoint’s nonprofit grants is Friday

    June 12, 2017

    FairPoint Communications Inc. reported today that 50 organizations have applied for its “connected communities” program that will award three Maine nonprofits $16,000 each plus a custom technology package.

    June 12, 2017

  • Maine regulators approve FairPoint sale

    June 1, 2017

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission has unanimously approved the $1.5 billion sale of FairPoint Communications Inc. to Consolidated Communications Inc.

    June 1, 2017

  • FairPoint post-merger investment plan spelled out

    May 25, 2017

    Consolidated Communications of Illinois has agreed to spend $52.2 million on networks and facilities in Maine should it get regulators' approval for its $1.5 billion acquisition of FairPoint Communications Inc.

    May 25, 2017

  • FairPoint to award $50K to Maine nonprofits, seeks applicants

    May 24, 2017

    FairPoint Communications unveiled this week a recognition program that will award $50,000 in total to three nonprofit organizations dedicated to connecting and serving Maine residents and communities.

    May 24, 2017

  • LePage taps former Democratic lawmaker to be state's next public advocate

    Staff April 18, 2017

    Gov. Paul LePage has nominated Barry Hobbins, a veteran Democratic Party lawmaker who served numerous terms in both the Maine House and Senate, to be the state's next public advocate representing the interests of Maine ratepayers in proceedings

    Staff April 18, 2017

  • Expert witnesses raising tough questions about FairPoint's $1.5B merger

    James McCarthy April 17, 2017

    The proposed $1.5 billion merger of FairPoint Communications Inc.

    James McCarthy April 17, 2017

  • Tilson CEO named 'Top Young Professional' by national magazine

    April 14, 2017

    Tilson President and CEO Joshua Broder has been named a “Top Young Professional” in New England by Engineering News-Record, the magazine of record for stakeholders in the commercial engineering and construction industries since 1917.

    April 14, 2017

  • Oxford Networks rebranded as ‘FirstLight’

    April 12, 2017

    Lewiston-based Oxford Networks and Albany, N.Y.-based First Light Fiber, which are both owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners, announced today they have rebranded to a single company name, “FirstLight.”

    April 12, 2017

  • Pingree calls for more federal broadband investment

    Staff April 11, 2017

    Limited broadband access and speed is hurting Maine's economy. That's the chief message U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-District 1, said she came away with after attending a roundtable discussion Monday.

    Staff April 11, 2017

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