Windstream Declares Quarterly Dividends of 25 Cents Per Share

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Windstream Corporation's board of directors today declared regular quarterly dividends on the company's common stock.

The 25-cent dividend is payable Jan. 16, 2007, to stockholders of record as of Dec. 29, 2006.

About Windstream

Windstream Corporation provides voice, broadband and entertainment services to customers in 16 states. The company has approximately 3.3 million access lines and about $3.2 billion in annual revenues. For more information, visit http://www.windstream.com/ .

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