FairPoint Communications has expanded broadband to hundreds of homes and businesses in Enosburg Falls.FairPoint will be bringing total broadband coverage to half of its exchanges this year, including Enosburg Falls, as part of the company’s new high-capacity network called VantagePoint.‘VantagePoint is enabling us to expand broadband service into areas with no high-speed Internet access and provide enhanced services across the state,’ said Michael K. Smith, FairPoint state president for Vermont. ‘Broadband availability opens the doors to the world for the residents and businesses in Vermont and is fundamental to the state’s future economic growth.’FairPoint’s VantagePoint network, a fiber, IP-based network, providesresidential speed options as fast as 15Mbps. Broadband service on the VantagePoint network means customers can smoothly stream live video, play online games and upload photos and large files with ease. Always-on broadband access provides almost instant connections to information, news and entertainment.FairPoint’s high-speed Internet service will reach Enosburg Falls customers along all or portions of the following streets: Bakersfield, Bogue, Boston Post, Brave, Butternut Hollow, Carpenter, Chimney, Coits Gore, Courser, Daigle, Deming, Enosburg Mountain, Horseshoe, Joyal, Longley Bridge, Nichols, Old Boston Post, Page, River, Sand Hill, Shadow, Tyler Branch and Witchcat.Since April 2008, FairPoint has invested more than $50 million in the communications infrastructure and technology to bring broadband to Vermont, including building almost 1,000 miles of new fiber across the state.Internet packages start at $35.99 per month.About FairPointFairPoint Communications, Inc., is a leading communications provider of high-speed Internet access, local and long-distance phone, television and other broadband services to customers in communities across 18 states. Through its fast, reliable data network, FairPoint delivers data and voice networking communications solutions to residential, business and wholesale customers. VantagePoint(sm), FairPoint’s resilient IP-based network in northern New England, provides business customers a fast, flexible, affordable Ethernet connection. The VantagePoint(sm) network supports applications like video conferencing and e-learning.Source: FairPoint Communications.
Leeds: Banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for two years, former Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya was at the Headingley Cricket Ground on Saturday to watch the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka. He was seen in the stands, watching the game along with another former Sri Lanka skipper Aravinda de Silva.Jayasuriya was in February banned from all cricket-related activities for two years after he admitted to breaching Articles 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code. The first breach was failure or refusal to cooperate with any investigation carried out by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), including failure to provide accurately and completely any information and/or documentation requested by the ACU as part of such investigation. The second breach was obstructing or delaying any investigation that may be carried out by the ACU, including concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information. IANSAlso Read: Fake News Of Jayasuriya’s Death Shocks R. Ashwin
They faced an uphill task to be among the 30 and tied professional golfers that will play the final round today.Odegha, one of the international qualifiers at Ibadan in October, stays in 45th after grossing an 18 over par 234. He carded a 74.Pam shot a 79 that left him in 46th place, three spots ahead of Markus Elisha, who carded 22 over par 239.Baring any setback, Oche Odoh and two other Nigerian players, Sunday Olapade and Haruna Mohammed are poised to make the cut.Odoh stayed 12th on the leaderboard until rain forced the afternoon group to suspend play after five holes.Odoh levelled par on holes five, six, seven, eight and nine to stay nine shots out of the lead currently held by Zimbabwean Ben Follett- Smith.Spain’s Xavier Puig Giner is second at seven under.USPGA player, Charlie Wi and Jared Harvey are tied for fourth at four under.Ghana’s Emos Korblah birdied the 13th and 14th to stand in 16th place at one under.Nigeria’s only female professional, Mboku returned an 84 that left her in the 31st spot in the ladies competition.Only 18 players will make the cut.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram From Olawale Ajimotokan, Mongomo, Equatorial GuineaThree Nigerian regular tour professional golfers, Sunday Odegha, Daniel Pam and Markus Elisha and female player, Uloma Mboku, risk missing the 3e Actuaries Equatorial Guinea Open Championship cut as rain lashed the Presidential Golf Course in Mongomo and prevented about half of the players from completing their 54 holes.