International Business News - Windstream http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Broadband services provider Windstream Corp. said Friday its first-quarter profit climbed 24 percent on customer growth. Net income rose to $123.7 million, or 27 cents per share, compared with $99.9 million, or 21 cents per share, in the previous year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/windstream-1q-profit-rises-24-percent-on-customer-growth.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 07:39:37 EDT Windstream Corp. sells landline phone service in rural areas, but the company told shareholders Thursday that its offering of broadband Internet and digital television service continues to be the key to its future. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/windstream-tells-shareholders-wireline-company-is-thriving.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 15:29:41 EDT Jeffrey Gardner, the president and chief executive of rural telecommunications carrier Windstream Corp., received a compensation package valued at $4.2 million in 2007 _ a 58 percent decline from 2006, according to a proxy statement filed Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/windstream-ceo-earns-4-2m-in-2007.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:20:00 EDT Windstream Corp. said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share. The broadband services provider said the dividend is payable April 15 to shareholders of record as of March 31. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/windstream-declares-dividend.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:59:33 EST Shares of Windstream Corp. jumped Friday after the local telecommunications company posted solid fourth-quarter results and said it plans to buy back $400 million, or roughly 8 percent, of its shares by the end of 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/windstream-up-on-buyback-solid-quarter.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:15:56 EST Broadband services provider Windstream Corp. issued a 2008 revenue forecast that could fall 3 percent, or rise 1 percent, from 2007 levels. The company expects revenue between $3.16 billion and $3.29 billion. Analysts project sales of $3.25 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/windstream-2008-sales-may-slip-from-2007.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:49:56 EST Broadband services provider Windstream Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit quadrupled on proceeds from the sale of a unit, the company said Friday. Net income jumped to $583.6 million, or $1.25 per share, from $117.7 million, or 25 cents per share, a year ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/windstream-4q-profit-quadruples.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:42:26 EST