North Carolina decision stands in wholesale power agreement case.

FairPoint to become a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Holdings affiliate.

Consolidated Holdings to assume FairPoint's unpaid debt balance of $916 million.

Hopeful that the acquisition will bring sorely needed broadband access to more areas of the state.

Parties fully addressed FairPoint's earlier failings and cited minimum investment levels.

Proposed settlement mirrored terms and conditions presented in Maine and New Hampshire.

Vermont concluded that settlement terms would be in the public interest.

Mass DPU adopts interim protocols for conducting inquiries into the operations of alternative energy providers.