DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have an email address with Consolidated Communications, but I have not been able to use it since Friday, Dec. 20. I have called the number on my bill (1-844-968-7224) five times ...

Consolidated Communications, based in Mattoon, Illinois, completed its acquisition of North Carolina-based Fairpoint in July 2017 for about $1.5 billion, Service complaints skyrocket as standards ...