FairPoint expands broadband coverage in Johnson, Brattleboro regions

FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NasdaqCM: FRP), a leading advanced communications provider in northern New England, has expanded broadband to more than 100 homes and businesses in Johnson.
FairPoint’s new fiber-based, high-capacity network offers customers a better, faster way to communicate.
‘Our next-generation network allows 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 provides residential speed options up to 15Mbps. Broadband service on the next-generation network means customers can smoothly stream live video, play online games and upload photos and large files with ease. Reliable broadband access provides almost instant connections to information, news and entertainment.
FairPoint’s broadband Internet service will reach customers along all or portions of the following streets: Ben Ober, Bradley, Bypass, Ingalls, Mackey, Maplewood, Milton, Mine, Moss Garden, Patch, Pleasant Way, Plot, Rosewood, Spruce, Sunset, Vermont Route 100C, Whitcomb Island, White, Wilson, Wood Drive, Wood Drive Extension and Woodward.
Fairpoint adds service to 300 homes and businesses in Brattleboro and Dummerston
FairPoint’s broadband Internet service will reach customers along all or portions of the following streets: Black Mountain, Camp Arden, Cemetery, Clay Pit, Day, Dutton Farm, East-West, Falls Brook, Fisch, Fox Farm, Green Mountain Camp, Hague, Hescock, Hill, Howland, Hughes, Lake, Leverwood, Lost Mile, Oak Hill, Old Coach, Orchard, Overlook, Penny Lane, Pond, Potter Hill, Prospect View, Quarry, Rice Farm, Sokoki Hill, Stickney Brook, Sunset Lake, Travis, Vanderwater and Warde.
In Vermont, FairPoint has invested nearly $100 million in its network and has added 1,100 miles of new fiber, providing high-speed access to nearly 90 percent of its Vermont service areas.
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.