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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 23, 2012
FairPoint Communications, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-32408 | 13-3725229 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
521 East Morehead Street, Suite 500, Charlotte, North Carolina |
28202 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (704) 344-8150
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 | Other Event. |
On July 23, 2012, FairPoint Communications, Inc. (the Company) issued the press release that is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, announcing its plans to expand broadband Internet to 53 towns across Vermont, leveraging $2 million from the Federal Communications Commissions Connect America Fund, or CAF, established last year with the sole purpose to accelerate broadband buildout to the 18 million Americans living in rural areas who currently have no access to robust broadband services.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release |
The information contained herein and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information contained herein and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Ajay Sabherwal | |
Name: | Ajay Sabherwal | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: July 23, 2012