YOUR COMMENTS

Great news!!! Screw the populated areas in the SW and Central parts of the state that have no broadband. Spend taxpayer $$ on faster Internet access for the moose and squirrels! Way to go Fairpoint, Obots, and useless NH legislature!
- Steve, Greenville

Great...let's just give my hard earn tax money to a company that was suppose to do this anyways as per the agreement for taking over the Verizon's lines; what other company can we bail out!!! Socialism at it's finest!
- Mike, Epping

I really wish they would change the definition of broadband. DSL is not broadband in the true sense. DSL is limited to 3 miles from the switch which is all Fairpoint knows how to do. Lets give more money to a soon to be bankrupt company.
- Bob Bruce, Candia

Why does the money have to go to Fairpoint? This is a project that can be done by a third party, then the lines/service leased to the service provider. This could be Fairpoint in the short term, then their predecessor in the not-to-distant future.
- Dennis, Hooksett

Here we go again with the "stimulus" money and the vultures are there to ciircle the gut wagon to see what cut they can get.
This stuff is making me sick and angry, every freaking day I read about "stimulus" $ being wasted on yet another project. You want broadband? Move to where its offered.
Hey maybe they can start providing a free connection for the poor, you know like those cell phone ads for a free phone if you're on food stamps. Maybe Section 8 folks can get free gov't issued lap tops for the kiddies. Where does it freakin end? Hopefully the ballot box in 2010
- Marie, Hooksett

Why should we (the Taxpayers) be forced to give OUR money to another bankrupt company?
- Rick, Hampton

I really wonder if any of the applicants will "go the last mile" I live on a rural road 8 miles from Colebrook. There are several other homes on the 5 mile road. I constantly receive mail inviting me to join their services. When I call, they state "we do not provide services to that area. I doubt this will change. We are the poorest county in the state, but if a rural area wants internet, television and phone we are forced to pay for highest prices. I hope those who approve the funding are asking "how far they are willing to go"
Martha
- Martha Long, Columbia

Bad enough that Faripoint is bankrupt, that it is a failed enterprise, now my tax money is going to pay for someone else's computer line? This is nuts ! Will
O'Bam show up with his peace prize to cut the ribbon? This is socialism at work. Wake up voters.
- tom, manchester,nh

Fairpoint has not met its current DSL roll out commitments for 2009. Fairpoint's debt is rated junk status and now they want stimulus money. Who is to say that money won't go towards offsetting losses instead of broadband roll out.
- Chris, Merrimack