Fairpoint Pushes Back Takeover Timetable ; the Two-Month Extension has Nothing to Do with Glitches Involving 911 Calls, the Company Says.

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FairPoint Communications, Inc., announced Monday that it will need until the end of January to complete its takeover of Verizon's telephone system.

FairPoint officials downplayed the delay - the second since it acquired Verizon's 1.6 million telephone lines in March - saying it was not entirely unexpected given the complexities involved with the transfer.

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Fairpoint Pushes Back Takeover Timetable ; the Two-Month Extension has Nothing to Do with Glitches Involving 911 Calls, the Company Says.

"Our take is that they are making a responsible decision. The Public Utilities Commission prefers this be done right, not rapidly," said Maine PUC spok...

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