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Exhibit 21

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(formerly known as MJD Communications, Inc.)
SUBSIDIARIES

Name					Jurisdiction of Incorporation
ST Enterprises, Ltd.					Kansas
	FairPoint Vermont, Inc.				Delaware
	Sunflower Telephone Company, Inc.				Kansas
	Northland Telephone Company of Maine, Inc.				Maine
	ST Computer Resources, Inc.				Kansas
	ST Long Distance, Inc.				Delaware
MJD Ventures, Inc.					Delaware
	Marianna and Scenery Hill Telephone Company				Pennsylvania
		Marianna Tel, Inc.			Pennsylvania
	Bentleyville Communications Corporation				Pennsylvania
		BE Mobile Communications, Incorporated			Pennsylvania
	The Columbus Grove Telephone Company				Ohio
		Quality One Technologies, Inc.			Ohio
	C-R Communications, Inc.				Illinois
		C-R Telephone Company			Illinois
		C-R Long Distance, Inc.			Illinois
	Taconic Telephone Corp.				New York
		Taconic Technology Corp.			New York
		Taconic TelCom Corp.			New York
	Ellensburg Telephone Company				Washington
		Elltel Long Distance Corp.			Delaware
	Sidney Telephone Company				Maine
	Utilities, Inc.				Maine
		Standish Telephone Company			Maine
		China Telephone Company			Maine
		Maine Telephone Company			Maine
		UI Long Distance, Inc.			Maine
		UI Communications, Inc.			Maine
		UI Telecom, Inc.			Maine
	Telephone Service Company				Maine
	Chouteau Telephone Company				Oklahoma
	Chautauqua and Erie Telephone Corporation				New York
		Chautauqua & Erie Communications, Inc.
		(d/b/a C& E Teleadvantage)			New York
		C & E Communications, Ltd.			New York
	The Orwell Telephone Company				Ohio
		Orwell Communications, Inc.			Ohio
	The Germantown Independent Telephone Company				Ohio
		Germantown Long Distance Company			Ohio
		GITCO Sales, Inc.			Ohio
		GIT-CELL, Inc.			Ohio
	GTC Communications, Inc. (f/k/a TPG Communications, Inc.)				Delaware
		St. Joe Communications, Inc.			Florida
			GTC, Inc.		Florida
				GTC Finance Corporation (f/k/a TPGC Finance
				Corporation)	Delaware

	Peoples Mutual Telephone Company			Virginia
		Peoples Mutual Services Company		Virginia
		Peoples Mutual Long Distance Company		Virginia
	Fremont Telcom Co.			Idaho
		Fremont Broadband, LLC		Delaware
	Fretel Communications, LLC			Idaho
	Comerco, Inc.			Washington
		YCOM Networks, Inc.		Washington
	Berkshire Telephone Corporation			New York
		Berkshire Cable Corp.		New York
		Berkshire Net, Inc.		New York
		Berkshire Cellular, Inc.		New York
			Berkshire New York Access, Inc.	New York
	Community Service Telephone Co.			Maine
	Commtel Communications Inc.			Maine
MJD Services Corp.				Delaware
	Bluestem Telephone Company			Delaware
	Big Sandy Telecom, Inc.			Delaware
	FairPoint Communications Missouri, Inc.			Missouri
	Odin Telephone Exchange, Inc.			Illinois
	Columbine Telecom Company (f/k/a Columbine Acquisition Corp.)			Delaware
	Ravenswood Communications, Inc.			Illinois
		The El Paso Telephone Company		Illinois
		El Paso Long Distance Company		Illinois
	Unite Communications Systems, Inc.			Missouri
		ExOp of Missouri, Inc.		Missouri
	Yates City Telephone Company			Illinois
FairPoint Carrier Services, Inc.				Delaware
(f/k/a FairPoint Communications Solutions Corp., f/k/a FairPoint Communications Corp.)
		FairPoint Communications Solutions Corp.—New York		Delaware
		FairPoint Communications Solutions Corp.—Virginia		Virginia
FairPoint Broadband, Inc.				Delaware
FairPoint Logistics, Inc. (f/k/a MJD Capital Corp.)				South Dakota
Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC				Delaware
		Telephone Operating Company of Vermont LLC		Delaware
Enhanced Communications of Northern New England Inc.				Delaware

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Exhibit 21

FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (formerly known as MJD Communications, Inc.) SUBSIDIARIES