According to the Portland Press Herald, Fairpoint CEO Eugene Johnson saw a 30% increase in base salary, while six other top managers saw raises averaging 23%. Of course normally this could be considered a nice reward for a job well done, but thus far the carrier has botched the acquisition of Verizon's New England network, and consultants hired to monitor the integration say executives repeatedly understated the degree of dysfunction. The company recently suspended quarterly dividend payments to investors and lacks the support systems to handle a massive backlog of new service and repair orders. Some Fairpoint customers haven't had e-mail service since January.