FairPoint Communications to Release 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

FairPoint Communications to Release 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

Conference Call and Web Broadcast Details Released

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FairPoint Communications, Inc. (NYSE:FRP) (NYSE:FRP.BC) today announced that it will release its 2009 second quarter financial results after the market close on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. The Company will hold its earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. (EDT), Thursday, August 6, 2009.

Participants should call (888) 562-3356 (US/Canada) or (973) 582-2700 (international) at 8:20 a.m. (EDT) and request the FairPoint Communications Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Call or Conference ID #22824129.

A telephonic replay will be available for anyone unable to participate in the live call. To access the replay, call (800) 642-1687 (US/Canada) or (706) 645-9291 (international) and enter confirmation code 22824129. The recording will be available from Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) through Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. (EDT).

A live broadcast of the earnings conference call will be available via the Internet at www.fairpoint.com under the Investor Relations section. An online replay will be available beginning later that morning on August 6, 2009 and will remain available for one year.

About FairPoint

FairPoint Communications, Inc. is an industry leading provider of communications services to communities across the country. Today, FairPoint owns and operates local exchange companies in 18 states offering advanced communications with a personal touch, including local and long distance voice, data, Internet, television and broadband services. FairPoint is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols FRP and FRP.BC. Learn more at www.fairpoint.com.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements by FairPoint that are not based on historical fact, including, without limitation, statements containing the words "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions and statements. Because these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results, events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such factors include those risks described from time to time in FairPoint's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including, without limitation, the risks described in FairPoint's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K on file with the SEC. These factors should be considered carefully and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All information is current as of the date this press release is issued, and FairPoint undertakes no duty to update this information.

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Source: FairPoint Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Brett Ellis, Investor Contact, 1-866-377-3747,
bellis@fairpoint.com, or Rose Cummings, Media Contact, +1-704-602-7304,
rcummings@fairpoint.com

Web Site: http://www.fairpoint.com/

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