said by fAcEtIOUs:The regulators from the 3 states blew it when they demanded that Fairpoint meet conditions for approval that they KNEW where not feasible. In effect, they blackmailed promises from Fairpoint they knew that Fairpoint would never meet. They should have either approved the deal WITHOUT conditions or denied it all together. But the regulators played politics for the voters and made it look like they were looking out for their best interests.
When Verizon decided to pull out, the only rational choice for the state regulators was an approval without conditions and the end of union work rules. That they did not do that brought this whole mess on themselves.
nobody twisted fairpoints arm to go ahead with the deal and the conditions... They had the abilty to walk away but CHOSE not to...
