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  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT<br>
  Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report
  (Date of earliest event reported )&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>May&nbsp;22, 2008</b></font></p>
  
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FairPoint Communications,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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    East Morehead Street,</font></b></p>
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  telephone number, including area code&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b>(704) 344-8150</b></font></p>
  
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  May&nbsp;22, 2008, FairPoint Communications,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) will conduct
  its 2008 investor presentation.&#160; A copy
  of that presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 (the &#147;Presentation&#148;).</font></p>
  
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  Presentation contains EBTIDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial
  measures.&#160; EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are
  non-GAAP financial measures commonly used by financial analysts in evaluating
  the performance of companies, including communications companies.&#160; In addition, certain financial covenants in
  the Company&#146;s credit facility contain ratios based on EBITDA and the restricted
  payment and debt incurrence covenants in the indenture governing the Company&#146;s 13
  1/8% Senior Notes due 2018 are based on EBITDA.&#160;
  Accordingly, management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be
  useful in assessing the Company&#146;s operating performance and ability to meet its
  debt service requirements.&#160; Management
  also believes that these measures allow a standardized comparison between
  companies in the communications industry, while minimizing the differences from
  depreciation policies, financial leverage and tax strategies.&#160; The items excluded from EBITDA and Adjusted
  EBITDA are significant in assessing the Company&#146;s operating results and
  liquidity.&#160; EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
  (including pro forma presentations thereof) have limitations as analytical
  tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to,
  operating income, cash flow or other combined income or cash flow data prepared
  in accordance with GAAP.&#160; Some of these
  limitations are:</font></p>
  
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  be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (including pro forma
  presentations thereof) do not reflect cash requirements for such replacements;</font></p>
  
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  <p style="layout-grid-mode:char;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">they do not reflect the impact of earnings or
  charges resulting from matters the Company considers not to be indicative of the
  Company&#146;s ongoing operations; and</font></p>
  
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  <p style="layout-grid-mode:char;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .8in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">other companies, including other companies in
  the Company&#146;s industry, may calculate these measures differently than as
  presented in the Presentation, limiting their usefulness as a comparative
  measure.</font></p>
  
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  of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (including pro forma
  presentations thereof) and the related ratios should not be considered as
  measures of discretionary cash available to invest in business growth or reduce
  indebtedness.</font></p>
  
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  financial measure is contained in the Presentation.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  information in this Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is
  being furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or
  otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section.&#160; The information in this Current Report,
  including the exhibit, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing
  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless
  of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></b></p>
  
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  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
  duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">FAIRPOINT
    COMMUNICATIONS, INC.</font></p>
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    President and Chief</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: May&nbsp;22, 2008</font></p>
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
  1934
  Date of Report
  (Date of earliest event reported )
  May 22, 2008
  FairPoint Communications, Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  001-32408
  13-3725229
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  521
    East Morehead Street,
  Suite 250,
  Charlotte, North
    Carolina
  28202
  (Address of principal executive
    offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code
  (704) 344-8150
  N/A
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last
  report.)
  Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
  filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
  registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
  below):
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
  under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant
  to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant
  to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 7.01  Regulation
  FD Disclosure
  On
  May 22, 2008, FairPoint Communications, Inc. (the "Company") will conduct
  its 2008 investor presentation.  A copy
  of that presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 (the "Presentation").
  The
  Presentation contains EBTIDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial
  measures.  EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are
  non-GAAP financial measures commonly used by financial analysts in evaluating
  the performance of companies, including communications companies.  In addition, certain financial covenants in
  the Company's credit facility contain ratios based on EBITDA and the restricted
  payment and debt incurrence covenants in the indenture governing the Company's 13
  1/8% Senior Notes due 2018 are based on EBITDA. 
  Accordingly, management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be
  useful in assessing the Company's operating performance and ability to meet its
  debt service requirements.  Management
  also believes that these measures allow a standardized comparison between
  companies in the communications industry, while minimizing the differences from
  depreciation policies, financial leverage and tax strategies.  The items excluded from EBITDA and Adjusted
  EBITDA are significant in assessing the Company's operating results and
  liquidity.  EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
  (including pro forma presentations thereof) have limitations as analytical
  tools and should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to,
  operating income, cash flow or other combined income or cash flow data prepared
  in accordance with GAAP.  Some of these
  limitations are:
  ·
  they do not reflect cash outlays for capital
  expenditures or contractual commitments;
  ·
  they do not reflect changes in, or cash
  requirements for, working capital;
  ·
  they do not reflect the interest expense, or
  the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on
  indebtedness;
  ·
  they do not reflect income tax expense or the
  cash necessary to pay income taxes;
  ·
  although depreciation and amortization are
  non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to
  be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (including pro forma
  presentations thereof) do not reflect cash requirements for such replacements;
  ·
  they do not reflect the impact of earnings or
  charges resulting from matters the Company considers not to be indicative of the
  Company's ongoing operations; and
  ·
  other companies, including other companies in
  the Company's industry, may calculate these measures differently than as
  presented in the Presentation, limiting their usefulness as a comparative
  measure.
  Because
  of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (including pro forma
  presentations thereof) and the related ratios should not be considered as
  measures of discretionary cash available to invest in business growth or reduce
  indebtedness.
  A
  reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP
  financial measure is contained in the Presentation.
  2
  Item 9.01               Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.
  (c) Exhibits
  Exhibit Number
  Description
  99.1
  Presentation
  The
  information in this Current Report, including the exhibit attached hereto, is
  being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
  otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section.  The information in this Current Report,
  including the exhibit, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing
  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless
  of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing.
  3
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
  duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
  thereunto duly authorized.
  FAIRPOINT
    COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  By:
  /s/ John P. Crowley
  Name:
  John P. Crowley
  Title:
  Executive Vice
    President and Chief
  Financial Officer
  Date: May 22, 2008
  4