NH regulators have given conditionalapproval of the sale of Verizon Corp.'s land telephone lines to FairpointCommunications.  Deliberations have been lengthy and rhetoric longbut is there any evidence of what impact the sale may have on the economyof NH?   In the attached February  2008 issue of"Trend Lines NH" we suggest how increased deployment of residential broadband might affect rural regions and we look for evidenceof impacts among some of NH's rural communities. 

Highlights from the February 2008Trend Lines NH : Will Broadband Give A Lift to RuralNH?·         

• What Can We Expect From Investments inRural Broadband (pg. 2)
• Sorting Broadband's Causes From its Effects. (pg 2)
• Higher Employment and Wage Growth. (pg 3)
• Does Broadband Increase the Appeal of Towns?(pg 4)

Trend Lines is designed to provide insight into important trends affecting NH.

http://www.nhinsider.com/storage/TrendLinesNH_Feb08.pdf