State questions FairPoint problems

The state has filed a petition with the Public Service Board to determine if FairPoint Communications can provide reliable operations in the state. The petition seeks to find out why FairPoint hasn’t lived up to expectations. The Department says FairPoint is in a period of transition since taking over Verizon's landlines in Vermont and two other states, but it says the company has continued to have service problems and issued a report last week that was overly optimistic. FairPoint is trying to improve service, expand broadband access and restructure its debt after losing nearly $8 million in the first quarter of this year.