If my memory is correct, the vast majority of FairPoint technicians post expansion were former Verizon employees. They just changed hats & badges, much the way I did with the first two mergers I went through as an employee of Allnet Communication Services. The final merger between Global Crossing and Level(3) was an exception as both companies had switch sites in Boston and surrounding areas.

I remember FairPoint being an ILEC in parts of Maine. I could call up to their COs and talk with their techs. They were leery about the expansion.

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