FairPoint boosts local broadband

SOUTH BURLINGTON — FairPoint Communications has announced that eight Vermont communities now have faster broadband Internet service.
FairPoint has upgraded its network in Marshfield, Cabot, Groton, Peacham, Montgomery, Isle La Motte, Alburgh and West Newbury. Data can now travel at speeds up to 15 megabits per second in those areas, according to a company news release.