FairPoint Communications 2005 Annual Report Download - page 101

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As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.
Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were
effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed as of the period covered by this Annual Report has been timely recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the rules of the SEC.
There have been no changes in our “internal controls over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 3a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter
ended December 31, 2005 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting. In
response to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we are continuing a comprehensive review of our disclosure controls and procedures and will improve such controls and
procedures as necessary to assure their effectiveness.
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