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FairPoint Upgrades Broadband Service in 14,000 locations throughout New Hampshire

Upgrades allow for improved internet access and speeds in 13 New Hampshire towns, including more than 1,500 locations in Rockingham County

MANCHESTER, NH (May 4, 2017) - FairPoint Communications1 announced today the completion of broadband expansion projects in 13 New Hampshire towns 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 14,000 locations throughout New Hampshire. In Auburn, Candia and Raymond, more than 1,500 locations have been impacted – providing broadband service to some locations for first time.

“Broadband access enhances the way we live, learn, and work providing New Hampshire residents the opportunity to engage and transact far beyond the borders of the Granite state,” said Pat McHugh, New Hampshire state president for FairPoint. “Families rely on broadband access and businesses need it to compete, so our team knows how important it is to complete these projects.”

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 13 towns are funded either through CAF Phase II, the Company’s own significant direct investments or a combination of both:

AUBURN

CANDIA

GILFORD

LACONIA

LEBANON

LINCOLN

MANCHESTER

MILAN

MILTON

PELHAM

RAYMOND

STRAFFORD

WOODSTOCK

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In Rockingham County, portions of the following streets in these towns have been upgraded:

AUBURN
ACORN AVE
CHESTER RD
CHESTER TPKE
DEARBORN RD
HOOK RD
JOAN DR
OLD CANDIA RD
PALOMINO DR
WALNUT DR
CANDIA
ADAMS RD
BAKER RD
BLEVENS DR
BROWN RD
CHESTER RD
CHESTER TPKE
CRITTLE HILL RD
CROWLEY RD
DEER RUN RD
DEERFIELD RD
DEPOT RD
DIAMOND HILL RD
DOUGLAS DR
FIELDSTONE LN
FLINT RD
FOREST RD
GREEN RD
HEALEY RD
HEMLOCK DR
HIGH ST
HIGHLAND ST
HOOK RD
ISLAND RD
JANE DR
KAYLA DR
LALIBERTE LN
LANE RD
LANGFORD RD
LIBBEE RD
MAIN ST
MANSEAU LN
MERRILL RD
MURRAY HILL RD
NORTH RD
OLD CANDIA RD
OLD MANCHESTER RD
OLD MILL RD
PALMER RD
PATTEN HILL RD
PINE RIDGE DR
RAYMOND RD
SOUTH RD
STEVENS LN
STUMP ST
VIRGINIA DR
WINSLOW LN

Portions of Lane Road have been upgraded in Raymond.

Some of these locations will now qualify for download speeds of up to 25 Mbps2, based on the distance from the customer location to FairPoint’s upgraded 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.