PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — FairPoint Communications is poised to prosper if it can shake off the inevitable damage caused by its ongoing strike, which will hurt business in the short term by keeping large customers from buying new or upgraded service, according to an industry analyst.

“FairPoint has made incredible investments in a fiber network in New England. Once they get labor peace, I think this company is very well positioned for accelerated revenue growth. The future is quite bright for FairPoint,” said Barry Sine, an analyst at Drexel Hamilton, a New York-based brokerage firm.

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