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A Maine Beacon Blinks

Stevie Converse — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:56:02 -0700

Two Maine Papers to Eliminate 20 Positions

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:04:17 -0700

Portland Press Herald Cuts Staff, Sections

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:32:19 -0700

Blethen Maine Newspapers CEO Denies Shutdown Reports

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:03:25 -0700

Blethen Maine Newspapers CEO Says Three Papers May Shut Down

Stevie Converse — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:07:29 -0700

Comcast Ponders Maine Sell-Off

Stevie Converse — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:33:28 -0700

Two years after the Mid-coast area's cable provider changed from SusCom to Philadelphia-based Comcast, Comcast is exploring the sale of its Maine-based holdings as part of 46 properties nationwide, according to municipal officials.

"We can't comment on potential transactions," he said.

Blethen Family to Sell Maine Properties

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:43:33 -0700

The Seattle Times Co. is putting its properties in Maine on the block.

The Blethen family, which controls the Seattle Times Co., is seeking buyers for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, the Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel, and MaineToday.com.

Verizon to New England: Bye-Bye

Stevie Converse — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:51:00 -0700

It looks like the Verizon selloff of its Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont landline business to FairPoint Communications is a done deal. All three states have given their approval, with conditions.

Sharing lessons from Stop the Sale in Northern New England

Stevie Converse — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:20:05 -0800

Last weekend the "Building a Movement for Worker Justice" conference in Vermont brought together hundreds of workers, students, health care providers, educators, and other activists for a series of wo

FCC Ruling on Verizon-FairPoint Deal Fails to Protect Interests of Consumers

Stevie Converse — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:06:39 -0800

The decision by the Federal Communications Commission to approve the sale of Verizon Communications telephone access lines to FairPoint Communications ahead of the final determinations by regulators i

FCC Grants Fairpoint Control of Verizon's Northern New England Operations

Stevie Converse — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:03:10 -0800

[With thanks to Benton.org for this summary.]

Officials Hold FairPoint to High Standard

Stevie Converse — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:15:32 -0800

Public Utilities Commissioners worried aloud about FairPoint Communications Inc.'s promises of expanded broadband, financial viability and changing terms of its proposed $2.7 billion purchase of Veriz

FCC Public Hearing on Localism

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:38:03 -0800

Start: 06/28/2007 - 00:00

End: 06/28/2007 - 23:59

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

The FCC will hold a public hearing on localism.

Mike Michaud

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Susan Collins

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Olympia Snowe

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Thomas H. Allen

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Wi-Fi: More than Just E-Mail

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:38:22 -0800

Although a major expansion of free wireless Internet is still a few months away, potential benefits the emerging technology could have on the public and private sectors are growing all the time.

Congress Should Slow New Media Ownership Rules

Stevie Converse — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:24:18 -0800

When the FCC last tried to relax the rules that prohibit one owner from controling multiple media outlets in a single market, more than 3 million Americans filed comments with the agency, many in prot

Bangor Area Businesses to Receive Fiber-Optic Broadband Internet Service

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:09:46 -0700

A Maine telecommunications company is about to grant Bangor and Brewer one of their biggest economic development wishes — access to the fastest, most up-to-date broadband Internet service.