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Nebraska Telecommunications Association's Anti-Trust Compliance Policy |
November 24, 2009
Windstream to buy Iowa Telecom for $1.1 billion
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Phone company Windstream Corp. is acquiring Iowa Telecommunications Services Inc. for $1.1 billion in cash, stock and repayment of debt.
Windstream is the incumbent, or dominant, local exchange telephone company in Lincoln and southeast Nebraska. It operates in 15 other states, as well.
Windstream was formed as a spinoff of Alltel, which was then acquired by Verizon Wireless.
Iowa Telecom is Windstream's fourth phone carrier acquisition....Read More July 09, 2009
New area code on the way for eastern Nebraska
Old habits die hard.
But telephone users in eastern Nebraska need to prepare for a change.
Sometime in 2011, a new area code — 531 — will be added to the mix, says state Public Service Commission Chairman Frank Landis.
And people — mostly those in Lincoln and Omaha to begin with — will find themselves dialing 10 digits every time they call across town. The change will affect landline and cell phone users....Read More
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Archived News 11/24/2009 - Windstream to buy Iowa Telecom for $1.1 billion
7/9/2009 - New area code on the way for eastern Nebraska
5/1/2009 - Neb. commission loses appeal on Internet call fees
4/14/2009 - Success with rural Internet service could keep state from receiving aid
2/6/2009 - Broadband funding in stimulus plan sparks debate
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