LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Windstream Corporation’s (NYSE: WIN) board of directors today declared regular quarterly dividends on the company’s common stock.   

The 25-cent dividend is payable July 15, 2009, to stockholders of record as of
June 30, 2009.

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. Windstream is ranked 4th in the 2009 BusinessWeek 50 ranking of the best performing U.S. companies. For more information about Windstream, visit www.windstream.com.

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Investor Relations Contact:
Mary Michaels, 501-748-7578
mary.michaels@windstream.com

Media Relations Contact:
David Avery, 501-748-5876
david.avery@windstream.com