LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Windstream (NYSE: WIN) today announced the company now serves 1 million
high-speed Internet customers on its 16-state network.
"The Internet is forever changing the way we learn, live, work and
play," said Jeff Gardner, president and chief executive officer for
Windstream. "This achievement is a testament to Windstream's focus and
ability to transform our business around this cornerstone product."
Windstream has added approximately 21,000 new high-speed Internet
customers thus far in the first quarter of 2009, surpassing the
approximately 16,000 new customers added during the fourth quarter of
2008.
Windstream offers high-speed Internet connection speeds from 1.5 Mbps to
12 Mbps in a variety of bundles for customers. Internet service is
available to roughly 88 percent of its 3 million access lines. Overall
broadband penetration at the end of 2008 was 32 percent of total access
lines and 49 percent of primary residential lines.
Windstream began offering high-speed Internet service in 1999 as the
landline division of Alltel Corp. The company topped the half-million
customer mark in August 2006 following the spinoff from Alltel and
merger with VALOR Communications Group.
About Windstream
Windstream Corporation is an S&P 500 company that provides digital
phone, high-speed Internet and high-definition video and entertainment
services to residential and business customers in 16 states. The company
has approximately 3 million access lines and about $3.2 billion in
annual revenues. For more information, visit www.windstream.com.