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Associated Press

FairPoint: Device containing employee info missing

   Associated Press, 04.21.09, 10:31 AM EDT

   Telecommunications services provider FairPoint Communications Inc. said
   Tuesday a portable data storage device containing personal information of
   its employees was reported missing earlier this month.

   The company said the incident took place April 8 and affects 4,400 people,
   including all current and some former employees. It said it has launched an
   investigation and saying that there is no indication any data has been
   "improperly accessed."

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   The company said information on the device may have included names, home
   addresses,  phone  numbers,  social  security  numbers, birthdates and
   compensation and employment information. It did not contain customer or
   financial account information.

   FairPoint said it has notified authorities and regulators in the areas where
   the individuals whose data was on the device live.

   The company said it has traced the incident to a failure by an employee to
   follow company security policies and said "appropriate personnel action" was
   taken.

   Shares of FairPoint fell a penny to $1.08 in morning trading on Tuesday.

   Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not
   be published broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed
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