Exhibit 3.1
 CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.




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CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 ARTICLE I OFFICES
    
    
    1SECTION 1.01
    
    Registered Office
    
    
    1SECTION 1.02
    
    Other Offices
    
    
    1ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
    
    
    1SECTION 2.01
    
    Place of Meetings
    
    
    1SECTION 2.02
    
    Annual Meeting
    
    
    1SECTION 2.03
    
    Special Meetings
    
    
    4SECTION 2.04
    
    Quorum
    
    
    5SECTION 2.05
    
    Voting
    
    
    5SECTION 2.06
    
    Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting
    
    
    5SECTION 2.07
    
    List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote
    
    
    5SECTION 2.08
    
    Stock Ledger
    
    
    6ARTICLE III DIRECTORS
    
    
    6SECTION 3.01
    
    Number, Election, Qualification and Tenure of Directors
    
    
    6SECTION 3.02
    
    Vacancies; Removal
    
    
    6SECTION 3.03
    
    Duties and Powers
    
    
    6SECTION 3.04
    
    Meetings
    
    
    7SECTION 3.05
    
    Quorum
    
    
    7SECTION 3.06
    
    Actions of the Board in Lieu of a Meeting
    
    
    7SECTION 3.07
    
    Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone
    
    
    7SECTION 3.08
    
    Committees
    
    
    7SECTION 3.09
    
    Compensation
    
    
    8SECTION 3.10
    
    Interested Directors
    
    
    8ARTICLE IV OFFICERS
    
    
    8SECTION 4.01
    
    General
    
    
    8SECTION 4.02
    
    Election
    
    
    8SECTION 4.03
    
    Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation
    
    
    9SECTION 4.04
    
    Chairman of the Board of Directors
    
    
    9SECTION 4.05
    
    President
    
    
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SECTION 4.06
    
    Chief Financial Officer
    
    
    9SECTION 4.07
    
    Vice Presidents
    
    
    9SECTION 4.08
    
    Secretary
    
    
    10SECTION 4.09
    
    Assistant Secretaries
    
    
    10SECTION 4.10
    
    Treasurer
    
    
    10SECTION 4.11
    
    Assistant Treasurer
    
    
    11SECTION 4.12
    
    Other Officers
    
    
    11ARTICLE V STOCK
    
    
    11SECTION 5.01
    
    Uncertificated Shares; Form of Certificates
    
    
    11SECTION 5.02
    
    Signatures
    
    
    11SECTION 5.03
    
    Lost Certificates
    
    
    11SECTION 5.04
    
    Transfers
    
    
    11SECTION 5.05
    
    Record Date
    
    
    12SECTION 5.06
    
    Beneficial Owners
    
    
    12ARTICLE VI NOTICES
    
    
    13SECTION 6.01
    
    Notices
    
    
    13SECTION 6.02
    
    Waivers of Notice
    
    
    13ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS
    
    
    13SECTION 7.01
    
    Dividends
    
    
    13SECTION 7.02
    
    Disbursements
    
    
    13SECTION 7.03
    
    Fiscal Year
    
    
    13SECTION 7.04
    
    Corporate Seal
    
    
    13SECTION 7.05
    
    Electronic Transmissions
    
    
    14ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION
    
    
    14SECTION 8.01
    
    Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by
or in the Right of the Corporation
    
    
    14SECTION 8.02
    
    Expenses Payable in Advance
    
    
    14SECTION 8.03
    
    Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Indemnification
    
    
    15SECTION 8.04
    
    Insurance
    
    
    15SECTION 8.05
    
    General
    
    
    15ARTICLE IX AMENDMENTS
    
    
    15SECTION 9.01
    
    Amendments
    
    
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
 OF
 CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
(the  Corporation )
 ARTICLE I
OFFICES
 SECTION 1.01 Registered Office.
  SECTION 1.02 Other Offices.
  ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
 SECTION 2.01 Place of Meetings.
  SECTION 2.02 Annual Meeting.
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Exchange Act Certificate of Incorporation
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Voting Commitment
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Stockholder Associated Person
 Derivative Transaction
 Insider Report
  public announcement
 SECTION 2.03 Special Meetings.
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SECTION 2.04 Quorum.
  SECTION 2.05 Voting.
  SECTION 2.06 Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.
  SECTION 2.07 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.
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SECTION 2.08 Stock Ledger.
  ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
 SECTION 3.01 Number, Election, Qualification and Tenure of Directors.
  SECTION 3.02 Vacancies; Removal.
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 SECTION 3.03 Duties and Powers.
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SECTION 3.04 Meetings.
  SECTION 3.05 Quorum.
  SECTION 3.06 Actions of the Board in Lieu of a Meeting.
  SECTION 3.07 Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.
  SECTION 3.08 Committees.
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SECTION 3.09 Compensation.
  SECTION 3.10 Interested Directors.
  ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
 SECTION 4.01 General.
  SECTION 4.02 Election.
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SECTION 4.03 Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation.
  SECTION 4.04 Chairman of the Board of Directors.
  SECTION 4.05 President.
  SECTION 4.06 Chief Financial Officer.
  SECTION 4.07 Vice Presidents.
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SECTION 4.08 Secretary.
   SECTION 4.09 Assistant Secretaries.
  SECTION 4.10 Treasurer.
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SECTION 4.11 Assistant Treasurer.
  SECTION 4.12 Other Officers.
  ARTICLE V
STOCK
 SECTION 5.01 Uncertificated Shares; Form of Certificates.
  SECTION 5.02 Signatures.
  SECTION 5.03 Lost Certificates.
  SECTION 5.04 Transfers.
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SECTION 5.05 Record Date.
    SECTION 5.06 Beneficial Owners.
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ARTICLE VI
NOTICES
 SECTION 6.01 Notices.
  SECTION 6.02 Waivers of Notice.
  ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
 SECTION 7.01 Dividends.
  SECTION 7.02 Disbursements.
  SECTION 7.03 Fiscal Year.
  SECTION 7.04 Corporate Seal.
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SECTION 7.05 Electronic Transmissions.
  ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
 SECTION 8.01 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in
the Right of the Corporation.
   
 SECTION 8.02 Expenses Payable in Advance.
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SECTION 8.03 Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Indemnification.
  SECTION 8.04 Insurance.
  SECTION 8.05 General.
  ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
 SECTION 9.01 Amendments.
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