Fairpoint Trumpets New Jobs with Deal ; the Company Says Its Plan to Purchase a Regional Verizon Network Would Help Maine's Economy.

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The company seeking to buy Verizon's phone network in northern New England plans to create 280 jobs in Maine - most based in Portland and Bangor - if the deal is approved later this year by state utility regulators.

The announcement Thursday by FairPoint Communications was part of a carefully timed publicity campaign by the company and its supporters to highlight the 675 new jobs it would bring to Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. News conferences were held at company offices here and in Bangor, as well as in Manchester and Littleton, N.H., and Burlington, Vt.

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Fairpoint Trumpets New Jobs with Deal ; the Company Says Its Plan to Purchase a Regional Verizon Network Would Help Maine's Economy.

The event here had the feel of a political campaign, with business leaders and area legislators rising to speak in support of the sale and cheering FairPoint's commitmen...

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