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For additional information on these and other regulatory items, please refer to the Regulatory section of Management's
Discussion and Analysis in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
MANAGEMENT
Staff at our headquarters and regional offices supervise, coordinate and assist subsidiaries in management activities including
investor relations, acquisitions and dispositions, corporate planning, tax planning, cash and debt management, accounting,
insurance, sales and marketing support, government affairs, legal matters, human resources and engineering services.
EMPLOYEES
At December 31, 2012, we had 13,787 employees, of which 1,722 employees are part of collective bargaining units. During
2012, we had no material work stoppages due to labor disputes with our unionized employees (see Item 1A, "Risk Factors").
SEGMENTS
We operate as one reportable segment providing communications and technology services to our customers.
SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS
No single customer, or group of related customers, represented 10 percent or more of our operating revenues in 2012, 2011 or
2010.
SEASONALITY
Our business is not subject to significant seasonal fluctuations.
MATERIAL DISPOSITIONS
Wireless markets acquired from CTC
On November 21, 2008, we completed the sale of our wireless business to AT&T Mobility II, LLC for approximately $56.7
million. The completion of this transaction resulted in the divestiture of approximately 52,000 wireless customers. Also
included in the sale were spectrum licenses, cell sites and six retail stores. Operations covered a four county area of North
Carolina with a population of approximately 450,000 at the time of the sale.
MORE INFORMATION
Our web site address is www.windstream.com. We file with, or furnish to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to
those reports, as well as various other information. This information can be found on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. In
addition, we make available free of charge through the Investor Relations page of our web site our annual reports, quarterly
reports, and current reports, and all amendments to any of those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after providing such
reports to the SEC. In addition, on the corporate governance section of the Investor Relations page of our web site, we make
available our Code of Ethics, the Board of Directors’ Amended and Restated Corporate Governance Board Guidelines, and the
charters for our Audit, Compensation, and Governance Committees. We will provide to any stockholder a copy of the Code of
Ethics, Governance Board Guidelines and the Committee charters, without charge, upon written request to Investor Relations,
Windstream Corporation, 4001 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72212.