Windstream Communications
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| Type | Public (NYSE: WIN) |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Key people | Jeff Gardner - President & CEO |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Products | Landline Telephone Service, Broadband |
| Revenue | $3.2 billion |
| Employees | 8,000 |
| Website | www.windstream.com |
Windstream Corporation (NYSE: WIN) is the name of the company resulting from a spinoff of Alltel's wireline (local telephone) division and the division's simultaneous merger with Valor Telecom. Operations started on July 17, 2006.[1] The company is focused on providing services to the rural United States.
Windstream Communications provides voice (local and long distance), broadband internet and entertainment (DISH Network Satellite TV) services to customers in 16 states. The company has 3.2 million access lines in 16 states, $3.2 billion in annual revenues and 8,000 employees.
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[edit] History
Windstream Communications is the result of a spinoff-merger of Alltel's wireline (local telephone) business with that of Valor Telecom. The company was named on April 10, 2006, and began operations on July 17, 2006.
[edit] Leadership
- Jeff Gardner - President & CEO
- Francis Frantz - Chairman of the Board
- Keith Paglusch - Chief Operating Officer
- Brent Whittington - Executive Vice President & CFO
- John Fletcher - Executive Vice President & General Counsel
- Rob Clancy - Senior Vice President & Treasurer
- Susan Bradley - Senior Vice President, Human Resources
- Mike Rhoda - Senior Vice President, Governmental Affairs
- Ric Crane - Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales
[edit] Coverage
Windstream provides services to the following 16 states:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
[edit] References
- ^ Piersol, Richard (2006-06-23). Windstream should blow into town July 17. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved on June 23, 2006.
[edit] External links
ACS · AT&T · CenturyTel · Cincinnati Bell · Deltacom · Embarq · FairPoint · Frontier · Hawaiian Telcom · Qwest · TDS · Verizon · Windstream
| Corporate Directors: | Francis X. Frantz - Chairman | Jeffrey R. Gardner | Frank E. Reed | Jeffrey T. Hinson | Judy K. Jones | Dennis E. Foster | William A. Montgomery | Samuel E. Beall III |
| Holding Companies: | Valor Telecom |
| Operating Companies: | Valor Telecommunications of Texas | Windstream Alabama | Windstream Arkansas | Windstream Florida | Windstream Georgia Communications | Windstream Kentucky East | Windstream Kentucky West | Windstream Mississippi | Windstream Missouri | Windstream Nebraska | Windstream New York | Windstream North Carolina | Windstream of the Midwest | Windstream Ohio | Windstream Oklahoma | Windstream Pennsylvania | Windstream South Carolina | Windstream Western Reserve Telephone |
| Directory Operations: | Windstream Yellow Pages |
| Annual Revenue: Unknown. FY 2005) | Employees: 4,400 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: WIN | Website: www.windstream.com | |
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