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January 8, 2008

Unions still rail against Verizon-FairPoint deal

Two telephone workers unions are arguing that even with the conditions imposed by the Maine Public Utilities Commission on the sale of Verizon's northern New England landlines to FairPoint Communications, the deal will still hurt the public.

Both the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers claim North Carolina-based FairPoint does not have the financial stability to maintain and run landlines in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, according to a press release from the unions.

Last week, the PUC approved the sale with a long list of conditions. Utility regulators in New Hampshire and Vermont must also approve the sale. "Regulators in New Hampshire and Vermont will undoubtedly be tempted to use the Maine settlement as a guide to their decisions," the press release states. "The labor interveners will make the case that the settlement is still insufficient to protect the public."

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