PORTLAND, Maine — FairPoint Communications recently completed broadband expansion projects in Aroostook County that improved available broadband speeds to more than 90 locations in Houlton and Littleton, including providing broadband service to some locations for first time.
In Houlton, upgrades were completed on portions of Clover Circle, Eagle Drive, Foxcroft Road, Maliseet Drive and Smith Road. In Littleton, portions of Bell Road, Crawford Road and Foxcroft Road were upgraded.
These locations will now qualify for download speeds of up to 15 Mbps2, based on the distance from the customer location to FairPoint’s servicing equipment, which is more than sufficient speed to smoothly stream high-definition video, browse the web or participate in online gaming, FairPoint officials said.
“High speed internet access fuels Maine’s economic engine by unlocking new ways to be more productive, compete for business far past the storefront, and enable learning beyond the confines of a classroom,” said Mike Reed, Maine state president for FairPoint. “Our team has been extremely busy over the past year completing these broadband projects that bring critical improvements to the ‘last mile’ of FairPoint’s network to increase broadband speeds to these unserved and underserved areas. These projects provide immediate benefit to the locations impacted enabling those in more rural and remote areas to take full advantage of the digital age.”
To help support expansion and operation of broadband services in high-cost areas, in 2015 FairPoint accepted Phase II of the Federal Communication Commission’s Connect America Fund (CAF). The projects in the above communities are funded through CAF Phase II and the company’s own significant direct investments.
