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FairPoint, which quietly has been expanding its broadband footprint since it took over Maine operations from Verizon Communications in early 2008, claims that the mostly federally funded Three Ring Binder network duplicates what FairPoint is building.
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Allison estimated that the network of “dark fiber” associated with his project would offer 10 times more space than what FairPoint offers.
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that amounts to a monopoly for FairPoint, whereas the Three Ring Binder would be offered on an open access model to any telecommunications company that wants to use it.
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Allison said FairPoint’s efforts to stall the project could result in the evaporation of $25.4 million in federal stimulus money and about $7 million that has been invested privately.
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LD 1697 would prohibit the state and divisions of the state from providing telecommunications services to clients outside the government sector.
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The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Stacey Fitts, a Pittsfield Republican, and FairPoint representatives believe that the Three Ring Binder will enable its partners to offer services at a lower price because of the federal subsidy.
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The Three Ring Binder will run on 36,000 poles across Maine. Roughly half of the poles are owned by FairPoint, which can’t deny access but can be a pain in the neck, Allison said.
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