Fairpoint Communications 10-Q 2011 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

          In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FairPoint Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Ajay Sabherwal, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Ajay Sabherwal

Ajay Sabherwal

Chief Financial Officer

August 9, 2011

          A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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