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Windstream to Webcast Annual Meeting of Stockholders

May 3, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Windstream Corp. (Nasdaq:WIN) will hold its annual meeting of stockholders at 11 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 5 at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock.

The annual meeting will be streamed live over the company's website at www.windstream.com/investors . A replay of the webcast will be available on the website at 2 p.m. CDT on May 5.

About Windstream

Windstream Corp. (Nasdaq:WIN), headquartered in Little Rock, Ark., is an S&P 500 company with communications operations in 21 states and about $3.7 billion in annual revenues. Windstream provides phone, high-speed Internet and high-definition digital TV services. 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. For more information about Windstream, visit www.windstream.com.

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CONTACT: Windstream Corporation
         Media Relations Contact:
         David Avery
         501-748-5876
         david.avery@windstream.com
         Investor Relations Contact:
         Mary Michaels
         501-748-7578
         mary.michaels@windstream.com