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FairPoint Upgrades Broadband Service 900 locations in Penobscot County

Upgrades allow for improved internet access and speeds in

Atkinson, Cedar Lake Township, Charleston, Cornith, East Millinocket, Garland, Greenbush, Medway, Milford, Millinocket and Old Town

PORTLAND, Maine (March 30, 2017) - FairPoint Communications1announced today the completion of broadband expansion projects in 11 communities in Penobscot County 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 900 locations in Atkinson, Cedar Lake Township, Charleston, Cornith, East Millinocket, Garland, Greenbush, Medway, Milford, Millinocket and Old Town– providing broadband service to some locations for first time.

“High speed internet access fuels Maine’s economic engine by unlocking new ways to be more productive, compete for business far past the storefront, and enable learning beyond the confines of a classroom,” said Mike Reed, Maine state president for FairPoint. “Our team has been extremely busy over the past year completing these broadband projects that bring critical improvements to the “last mile” of FairPoint’s network to increase broadband speeds to these unserved and underserved areas. These projects provide immediate benefit to the locations impacted enabling those in more rural and remote areas to take full advantage of the digital age.”

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 communities are funded through CAF Phase II and the Company’s own significant direct investments.

In Atkinson, upgrades were completed on portions of the following streets:

BEAVER BOG LN
BEECH RIDGE DR
BUCK RD
CABOOSE AVE
COVE LN
DAVIS LN
DOORE RD
DYER RD
JOHN DOORE RD
JUANITA LN
LOON LN
MAPLE RD
MCCORRISON RD
MERRILL RD
NEW ENGLAND RD
NORTH SHORE RD
PIPER LN
POND RD
S STAGECOACH RD
SWEET CEMETERY RD

In Cedar Lake Township, portions of Canoe Court, Cedar Lake Road, and Eagle Lane and in Charleston, portions of Cross Street, George Thomas Road, Cornith Road, Lucy Knowles Road, Garland Road and Mill Road and in Cornith, portions of Chesterville Hill Road, Damon Ridge Road, Garland Road, Mills Road, Vienna Road and Weber Road were upgraded. In East Millinocket, portions of Grindstone Road were upgraded.

In Garland, upgrades were completed on portions of the following streets:

CORINTH RD
DAY RD
FERNALD RD
GARLAND LINE RD
HOLTS MILLS RD
LINE ROAD LN
UPPER NOTCH RD

In Greenbush, portions of Main Road and in Medway, portions of Grindstone Road and in Milford portions of Champion Lane, French Settlement Road, Hesseltine Way, Main Road, Sams Way and Stud Mill Road were upgraded.

In Millinocket, portions of the following roads were upgraded:

ALDER ST
CEDAR ST
CENTRAL ST
CHESTNUT ST
CONNECTICUT AVE
COTTAGE RD
DELAWARE PL
FIELD ST
GRAND AVE
JUNIPER ST
MASSACHUSETTS AVE
MICHIGAN ST
MIDDLE ST
NEW JERSEY ST
NEW YORK ST
OHIO ST
PAMOLA PARK
PAMOLA PK
PLEASANT ST
RHODE ISLAND AVE
WALNUT ST
WASSAU ST

In Old Town, portions of Main Street were upgraded.

These locations will now qualify for download speeds of up to 15 Mbps2, based on the distance from the customer location to FairPoint’s servicing 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

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1 Services are provided through operating subsidiaries of FairPoint Communications, Inc.

2Maximum 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.