What is the source of the quote "Fairpoint's profit plan: force all Webmail users through Fairpoint's portal, by blocking all direct access to Webmail portals other than its own." This is flat out incorrect. No where in the communication did it state that FairPoint would block access to other portals. Rather the point was that FairPoint, unlike Verizon, is not going to ask a user to select a co-branded portal at the time they sign up. These co-branded portals included MSN, AOL, and Yahoo! A Verizon customer could always just select the Verizon Central portal. FairPoint, like more traditional ISPs, will have their own portal which provides access to their web mail client and other services such as account maintenance. A user is free to head to any and all other web sites they desire to visit, can POP their email, etc. So please check the facts before posting some half baked comment.
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What is the source of the quote "Fairpoint's profit plan: force all Webmail users through Fairpoint's portal, by blocking all direct access to Webmail portals other than its own." This is flat out incorrect. No where in the communication did it state that FairPoint would block access to other portals. Rather the point was that FairPoint, unlike Verizon, is not going to ask a user to select a co-branded portal at the time they sign up. These co-branded portals included MSN, AOL, and Yahoo! A Verizon customer could always just select the Verizon Central portal. FairPoint, like more traditional ISPs, will have their own portal which provides access to their web mail client and other services such as account maintenance. A user is free to head to any and all other web sites they desire to visit, can POP their email, etc. So please check the facts before posting some half baked comment.