MANCHESTER — FairPoint Communications has expanded broadband service to more than 510 homes and businesses Meredith, Holderness and Center Harbor, the company announced Tuesday.

Since April 2008, FairPoint has invested more than $179 million in the communications infrastructure and technology to bring broadband to northern New England, including building more than 3,100 miles of new fiber optics, the company said in a news release.

The expansion is part of FairPoint’s plan to increase broadband access to 95 percent of its service areas in New Hampshire.