Telephone Operating Company of Vermont
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Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC is a telephone operating company owned by Northern New England Telephone Operations
, a subsidiary of FairPoint.
The company was created following Verizon's 2008 sale of its telephone lines in Maine
, New Hampshire
, and Vermont
to FairPoint. All of Verizon's assets in those states were grouped into a new holding company to be sold off and merged into FairPoint, Northern New England Spinco
. All three states had been served by Verizon New England, formerly New England Telephone
, a Bell Operating Company.
The company now operates telephone lines in Vermont
formerly operated by Verizon New England. It was sold by Verizon to FairPoint in 2008.
Northern New England Telephone Operations
Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC is a telephone operating company founded in 2007 to take over the land lines in Maine and New Hampshire formerly operated by Verizon New England, a Bell Operating Company...
, a subsidiary of FairPoint.
The company was created following Verizon's 2008 sale of its telephone lines in Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, and Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
to FairPoint. All of Verizon's assets in those states were grouped into a new holding company to be sold off and merged into FairPoint, Northern New England Spinco
Northern New England Spinco
Northern New England Spinco, Inc. was a Verizon Communications subsidiary created in 2007. Its sole purpose of existence is to act as a reverse Morris trust holding company for Verizon's assets owned by Bell Atlantic Communications, NYNEX Long Distance, and Verizon New England located within Maine,...
. All three states had been served by Verizon New England, formerly New England Telephone
New England Telephone
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, more commonly known as New England Telephone, was a Bell Operating Company that served most of the New England area of the United States as a part of the original AT&T for seven decades, from the creation of the national monopoly in 1907 until...
, a Bell Operating Company.
The company now operates telephone lines in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
formerly operated by Verizon New England. It was sold by Verizon to FairPoint in 2008.