said by Dave Brooks :
Jill Wurm wasn't certain, but I believe they plan to still offer Usenet access as soon as they figure out what the problem is. I'm not certain, however; there hasn't been any official statement about it.
"jadziedzic" mentioned that there has been a functional NNTP address (news.fairpoint.net) so I think you may be right about the current access hiccup being related to the cutover mess as opposed to Fairpoint discontinuing Usenet service.
From what I've read & heard this wasn't a minor cutover, so as annoying as these disruptions may be, they're usually inevitable given the size of the transition. With that said Fairpoint could probably do a better job of keeping customers in the loop lol.
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