Fairpoint Teleconference on Purchase of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont on Thursday

Fairpoint Communications will be hosting a teleconference on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss the Company's recently completed transaction in which FairPoint acquired Verizon Communications' landline and certain related operations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Scheduled for the call from Fairpoint:

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gene Johnson
President, Peter Nixon
Chief Financial Officer, John Crowley

According to a Fairpoint press release posted on Fox Business, a slide presentation will be made publicly available prior to the conference call in the "Presentations" section of their Investor Relations page linked here. This morning (Sunday, 4/13/08) the presentation had not been posted yet. The press release also says the call will allow ample time for a Q&A session.

Here's the live call in information:

Lines open at 9:50 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2008
Call in number: (888) 253-4456 (US/Canada) or (706) 643-3201 (international)
Request the FairPoint Communications call or Conference ID# 4335773

The teleconference will be recorded and made available if you cannot make the live call. Here's the replay information:

Number: (800) 642-1687
Confirmation code 43357737
Recording Availability: Thursday, April 17, 2008 at approximately 1:00 p.m. ET through Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 11:59 p.m.

In addition, an online Webcast replay will be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET on April 17, 2008 and will remain available for one year.

If you've been following my writing you know I have great concerns about the availability of broadband services in rural parts of the United States. This will be an interesting teleconference - I'll be listening and writing about it here.