Brent K. Whittington

Windstream Services PE LLC engages in the provision of advanced network communications and technology solutions for businesses. It operates through the following business segments: Consumer and Small Business, Enterprise, and Wholesale. The Consumer and Small Business segment offers traditional local and long-distance voice services, high-speed Internet services, and value-added services such as security and online back-up, which are delivered primarily over network facilities. The Enterprise segment includes integrated voice and data services, which deliver voice, and broadband services over a single Internet connection, data transport services, multi-site networking services, as well as cloud computing and collocation, and managed services as an alternative to traditional information technology infrastructure. The Wholesale segment focuses on providing network bandwidth to other telecommunications carriers, network operators, and content providers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

Windstream Communications Kerrville LLC provides telecommunication services. It offers digital phone, high-speed Internet, video, and entertainment services to residential and business customers. The company is headquartered in Kerrville, TX.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

RigNet, Inc. is a technology company, which engaged in the provision of customized communications services, applications, and cybersecurity solutions. It operated through the following segments: Managed Communications Services, Applications & Internet-of-Things, Systems Integration and Corporate. The Managed Communications Services segment comprises remote communications, telephony, and technology services for offshore and onshore drilling rigs and production facilities, support vessels, and other remote sites. The Applications & Internet-of-Things segment provided applications over-the-top of the network layer included Software as a Service (SaaS) offered such as a real-time machine learned and AI data platform, edge computed solution services. The Systems Integration segment gives design and implementation services for customer telecommunications systems. The Corporate segment consists of unallocated executive and support activities, interest expense, income taxes and eliminations. RigNet was founded by Omar Kulbrandstad in 2000 and was headquartered in Houston, TX.

Alltel Corp. provides wireless, local, telephone, long-distance, online, and high-speed data services to residential and business customers. It serves in Chicago, Illinois, and Houston areas. The company is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

Lexcom, Inc. provided telecommunication services. It specialized in radio, telephone and wireless telecommunication services. The company was founded in 1988 and was headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organization working around the world to protect land and waters for nature and people. The organization pursues non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

PAETEC Holding LLC provides integrated broadband communications services. It offers comprehensive suite of IP, voice, data and Internet services, as well as enterprise communications management software, network security solutions, CPE and managed services. The firm’s primary business is providing business end-user customers in metropolitan areas with a package of integrated broadband communications services that encompasses data services, including internet access services and virtual private network services and voice services, including local telephone services and domestic and international long distance services. The company was founded in August 2006 and is headquartered in Fairport, NY.