U.S. Reps to FairPoint: We're not too sure about you

Every single U.S. representative from the northern New England states have called on federal regulators to closely scrutinize FairPoint's bid to buy Verizon's landlines and Internet service in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Rep. Thomas Allen, D-ME;  Rep. Paul Hodes, D-NH; Rep. Michael Michaud, D-ME;, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-NH; and Rep. Peter Welch, D-VT, all signed onto the letter asked the Federal Communications Commission  to “conduct a thorough and extensive review of the proposed transaction to ensure that it is in the best interest of consumers, employees, and state and local economies.”

This is not a good sign for FairPoint, who are already facing tough questions from regulators in the three states over the finances of the proposed deal.

-Dan Barlow