Aug
18

Windstream Keeps Gobbling Up Smaller Operators – Acquires Q-Comm Corporation for $782 million

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As the rural telco consolidation trend continues, Windstream continues to quietly grow in the shadow of larger deals, like CenturyLink and Qwest or Frontier and Verizon. Fresh off of putting the finishing touches on their deal to acquire Iowa Telecom, Windstream has announced that they’ve acquired Q-Comm Corporation in a deal worth around $782 million. Q-Comm is a Kansas-based regional fiber transport company and CLEC, with operations in 22 states. Q-Comm also has two subsidiaries: Kentucky Data Link, a fiber services provider in 22 states, and Norlight, a Midwest competitive local exchange services company. From the release, it looks like a primary motivator for the deal is Windstream’s desire to expand their wireless backhaul presence.
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