More Mainers can quickly email photos, download music and surf the Internet now that FairPoint Communications has expanded broadband service to more than 200 homes and businesses in the town of Southport. FairPoint high-speed Internet is available for the first time to the eligible customers living in the areas described below.

High-speed connection areas include portions of the following roads/streets in Southport: Bayberry Lane, Blair, Brookmont, Cape Newagen, Driftwood Cove, Grandview, Gray, Hendricks, Horn Cove, Newagen Colony, Pond Head, Spruce Drive, Spruce Shores, Sunset Rock and Town Landing.

Since April 2008, FairPoint has invested more than $200 million in its communications infrastructure and technology to bring broadband to northern New England, including building thousands of miles of new fiber across the region. FairPoint’s new fiber-based, high capacity network offers customers a better, faster way to communicate.

“Broadband access opens doors to the world for the residents and businesses in Maine and is fundamental to the state’s future economic growth,” said Mike Reed, FairPoint’s Maine state president. “Our employees are working every day to build more broadband across the state. We are pleased to announce the availability of high-speed Internet for these residents in Southport.”

To find out if you are eligible for FairPoint’s high-speed Internet and to obtain information about prices and bundled plans, residential consumers can call 1-866-984-2001 and 1-866-984-3001 for businesses or visit www.fairpoint.com.