Under the amendment and restatement, (i) the maturity date of approximately $347.6 million of the revolving commitments will be extended from July 17, 2011, to July 17, 2013; (ii) the maturity date of approximately $168.9 million of the Term Loan A loans will be extended from July 17, 2011, to July 17, 2013; and (iii) the maturity date of approximately $1.078 billion of the Term B loans will be extended from July 17, 2013 to December 17, 2015. The original maturity dates continue to apply to approximately $152.4 million of revolving commitments, approximately $114.4 million of Term Loan A loans and approximately $290.5 million of Term Loan B loans.

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About Windstream

Windstream Corporation is an S&P 500 company that provides phone, high-speed Internet and high-definition digital TV services to customers in 16 states. The company also offers a wide range of IP-based voice and data services and advanced phone systems and equipment to businesses and government agencies. The company has approximately 3 million access lines and about $3.1 billion in annual revenues. Windstream is ranked 4th in the 2009 BusinessWeek 50 ranking of the best performing U.S. companies.

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