Document:

Billing and Collection Agreement (Local Customers), dated as of Nov 30, 2007

 Exhibit 10.10 
 BILLING AND COLLECTION AGREEMENT 
 This BILLING AND COLLECTION AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is entered into as of November 30, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Windstream Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“WCI”), and Windstream Yellow Pages, Inc.,
an Ohio corporation (“Publisher”). Promptly after the date hereof, the Publisher will change its name to Local Insight Yellow Pages, Inc. WCI and Publisher are each sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and
together as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings assigned to such terms in Article I. 
 RECITALS 
 A. Windstream Corporation (“WIN”), Regatta Holding I, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, Regatta Holding II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Regatta Holding III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (each a “WCAS Sub” and together the “WCAS Subs”), Welsh, Carson,
Anderson & Stowe VIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and WCAS Capital Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, have entered into that
certain Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2006 (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which, as of the date hereof, the WCAS Subs have exchanged all the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, of WIN held by the WCAS Subs for all the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation; 
 B. Section 2.1(c) of the Share Exchange Agreement provides for the execution of this Agreement at or prior to the Closing of the transactions contemplated thereby; and 
 C. Publisher desires to purchase, and WCI agrees to provide, the billing and collection services described in Exhibit A hereto (collectively, the
“Billing and Collection Services”). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits accruing to each Party and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby covenant and agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS 
 Section 1.1 General Rules of Construction. For all purposes of this Agreement: (i) the terms defined in this Agreement include the
plural as well as the singular; (ii) all references in this Agreement to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of the body of this Agreement;
(iii) pronouns of either gender or neuter include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms; (iv) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; (v) “or” is not exclusive; (vi) “including” and “includes” will be deemed to be followed by “but not limited to” and “but
is not limited to”, respectively; (vii) any definition of or reference to any Law, agreement, instrument or other document herein will be construed as referring to such Law, 

 
agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified; and (viii) any definition of or reference to
any statute will be construed as referring also to any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 Section 1.2 Definitions.
The following definitions will apply within this Agreement: 
 (a) “ABEC” means the alternate billing entity code assigned
by WCI for each of Publisher’s separate lines of business or separate directories, as required by WCI’s billing system. 
 (b)
“Actual Bad Debt” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4(a) hereof. 
 (c) “Adjustment(s)”
means post-billing transactions issued by Publisher or WCI for the purposes of debiting or crediting lawfully billed charges on the End User bill, whether as to an individual charge or for combinations of charges. 
 (d) “Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with, a specified Person. 
 (e) “Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble hereto.

 (f) “Audit” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.6(a) hereof. 
 (g) “Bad Debt” means an account receivable due from an End User arising from a Billing Transaction that remains unpaid as of the date
that WCI ceases collection activities pursuant to Section 3.10; provided, however, that, in the event that the local telephone service of an End User is reconnected, only such portion of the End User’s account receivable as
was unpaid at the time of reconnection shall, from such date forward, constitute Bad Debt unless and until such time as any additional portions of such End User’s account receivable remain unpaid as of any date that WCI next ceases collection
activities pursuant to Section 3.10. 
 (h) “Bad Debt Allowance” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.1
hereof. 
 (i) “Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.), as amended
from time to time, and any successor statute. 
 (j) “Billing and Collection Services” has the meaning ascribed thereto in
the Recitals hereto. 
 (k) “Billing Cost” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.1 hereof. 
  

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 (l) “Billing Information” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.9 hereof.

 (m) “Billing Transaction” means a Publisher-originated charge-type transaction that results in an End User being billed
for Publishing Services within the WCI-shared bill. 
 (n) “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or
a day on which banks in New York, New York are required or authorized by Law to remain closed. 
 (o) “Change of Control”
means: (i) an acquisition by any Person or group of Persons of the voting stock of the referenced Person in a transaction or series of transactions, if immediately thereafter such acquiring Person or group has, or would have, beneficial
ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting power of the referenced Person’s then outstanding voting stock, including any such acquisition by way of a merger, consolidation or reorganization (including under the Bankruptcy Code), or
series of such related transactions, involving the referenced Person; (ii) a sale, assignment or other transfer of all or substantially all of the referenced Person’s assets; or (iii) a confirmation of any plan of reorganization or
liquidation under, or sale of assets pursuant to, the Bankruptcy Code, any out-of-court recapitalization or reorganization transaction or exchange offer, in any case in which more than fifty percent (50%) of such Person’s outstanding
equity securities are issued in exchange for all or a significant portion of such Person’s outstanding debt or other securities, or a deed in lieu of foreclosure or any other remedy or right at law or contract by which substantially all of such
Person’s equity securities or assets are surrendered, assigned or otherwise transferred to another Person. 
 (p) “Confidential
Information” means information disclosed by one Party to the other in the course of the performance of the Parties’ respective obligations or exercise of the Parties’ respective rights under this Agreement. 
 (q) “Custom Request Work” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.2 hereof. 
 (r) “Developmental Charge” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.2 hereof. 
 (s) “Directory Advertising” means Publisher’s foreign and local White Page advertising, Yellow Page advertising and other related
Publishing Services agreed upon in writing by the Parties. 
 (t) “Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the
Preamble hereto. 
 (u) “End User” means a consumer that: (i) utilizes or subscribes to Publishing Services. and
(ii) has an active account for local telephone service with WCI. 
  

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 (v) “Force Majeure Condition” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 14.1
hereof. 
 (w) “Governmental Entity” means any government or any agency, bureau, board, commission, court, department,
official, political subdivision, tribunal or other instrumentality of any government, whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign. 
 (x) “Holiday” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.2(b) hereof. 
 (y) “Initial
Term” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 12.1 hereof. 
 (z) “Invoice” has the meaning ascribed
thereto in Section 6.2 hereof. 
 (aa) “Laws” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of
any Governmental Entity. 
 (bb) “Licensed Property” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.9 hereof.

 (cc) “L.M. Berry Contract” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.1 hereof 
 (dd) “Losses” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.1 hereof. 
 (ee) “Operating Procedures” means the operating procedures set forth in Exhibit A hereto. 
 (ff) “Page” means the section of the WCI-shared bill where a Publisher’s Billing Transaction is printed, which for purposes of
this Agreement is not the same as an actual sheet of bill paper stock, and which may take on different characteristics depending on the bill format, as described below: 
 1. Quad Formatted Bills (utilized for the majority of residence and small business accounts) provide for a single sheet of paper stock to be separated into four Pages, also known as Quadrants, with two Pages/Quadrants
printed on each side of the paper. 
 2. Non-Quad Formatted Bills (utilized for large business accounts and “held-type” bills
among others) provide for a single Page to be printed on either one full side of the bill paper stock or, in some cases, both full sides of the bill paper stock. 
 (gg) “Party” and “Parties” have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Preamble hereto. 
 (hh) “Payment Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3 hereof. 
  

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 (ii) “Person” means an association, corporation, individual, partnership, limited
liability company, trust or any other entity or organization, including a Governmental Entity. 
 (jj) “Potentially Unbilled
Transaction” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1 hereof. 
 (kk) “Publisher” has the meaning
ascribed thereto in the Preamble hereto. 
 (ll) “Publisher Taxes” means (i) all state and local sales, use,
value-added, gross receipts, foreign, privilege, utility, infrastructure maintenance, property, federal excise and similar levies, duties and other similar tax-like charges lawfully levied by a duly constituted taxing authority against or upon the
Publishing Services provided to End Users; and (ii) tax-related surcharges or fees that are related to the Publishing Services provided to End Users and authorized by applicable tariffs. 
 (mm) “Publishing Agreement” means that certain Publishing Agreement, dated the Effective Date, between WIN and Publisher. 

(nn) “Publishing Services” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.1 hereof. 
 (oo) “Renewal Term” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 12.1 hereof. 
 (pp) “Services Areas” has the meaning ascribed thereto from time to time in the Publishing Agreement. 
 (qq) “Service Taxes” means (i) all state and local sales, use, value-added, gross receipts, foreign, privilege, utility,
infrastructure maintenance, property, federal excise and similar levies, duties and other similar tax-like charges lawfully levied by a duly constituted taxing authority against or upon the Billing and Collection Services performed by WCI under this
Agreement; and (ii) tax-related surcharges or fees that are related to the Billing and Collection Services performed by WCI under this Agreement and authorized by applicable tariffs. 
 (rr) “Share Exchange Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals hereto. 
 (ss) “Total Amount Due to Publisher” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.1 hereof. 
 (tt) “Unbillable” means those billing records, including Adjustments, which cannot be billed to an End User account. 
 (uu) “WCAS Subs” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto. 
 (vv) “WCI” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble hereto. 
  

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 (ww) “White Pages” means directories comprised of or containing alphabetical listings
of subscribers having local exchange telephone service in the applicable geographic area. 
 (xx) “WIN” has the meaning
ascribed thereto in the Recitals hereto. 
 (yy) “Yellow Pages” means directories comprised of or containing classified
advertising. 
 ARTICLE II 
 PURPOSE 
 Section 2.1 Publishing Services. The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the terms and
conditions pursuant to which WCI will provide the Billing and Collection Services in support of Publisher’s business of publishing telephone directory products and services consisting principally of searchable (e.g., by alphabet letter or
category) multiple telephone listings and classified advertisements that are delivered or otherwise made available to End Users in tangible media (e.g., paper directories, CD-ROM), electronic media (e.g., Internet) or digital media (e.g., PDA
download), as conducted by Publisher on the Effective Date, or as may be approved by WCI from time to time pursuant to Section 5.2. Such products and services of Publisher will hereinafter be referred to collectively as “Publishing
Services”. 
 Section 2.2 Billing of Publishing Services. WCI agrees to: (i) bill End User accounts for amounts due
to Publisher in respect of Publishing Services within the Service Areas; (ii) provide the other Billing and Collection Services described herein; and (iii) remit to Publisher the amounts billed to End Users for such Publishing Services
less the applicable Bad Debt Allowance and Billing Cost, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. 
 ARTICLE III

 PROVISION OF BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES 
 Section 3.1 Agency; Ownership. WCI agrees and acknowledges that, subject to the various terms and conditions contained herein: (i) it is
undertaking the various Billing and Collection Services with respect to Publisher’s properly submitted Publishing Service-related billing requests hereunder, as an agent for, and on behalf and for the benefit of, Publisher; and (ii) all
right, title and interest in and to Publisher’s accounts receivable and all right to payment for Publishing Services rendered by Publisher and lawfully billed as charges on the WCI End User bill (including all collections and proceeds thereof)
will continue to be owned by Publisher, except to the extent of any Bad Debt Allowance and Billing Cost or other payments due pursuant to Article VI hereof, in each case, which are properly deducted by WCI hereunder. The Parties agree that Publisher
will exclusively and solely own all information of the End Users that is transmitted hereunder, together with all aggregated or generated data and compilations solely containing such information and generated hereunder (and such information will be
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Publisher, of even date herewith, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. 
 Section 3.2 Shared Bill. Billing and Collection Services provided under the terms of this Agreement are contingent upon a shared WCI End User
bill in which WIN or its Affiliates are the provider of local telephone service (subject to the assignment provisions contained in Section 15.2 hereof). In no event shall WCI have any responsibility hereunder for the provision of Billing and
Collection Services with respect to any End User that does not have an account with WCI. 
 Section 3.3 Format of Shared Bill.
Except as otherwise provided herein, presentation of Billing Transactions and Publisher’s portion of the bill will be in WCI’s standard format, as in effect from time to time, including, but not limited to, logos, bill format, type of
Billing Transactions, market messages and relationship to other sections within the same bill. 
 Section 3.4 Billing Rights’
Notice. On an annual basis, WCI will provide End Users with information relating to their billing rights for Publishing Services, in accordance with Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission and other applicable legal
guidelines. Publisher will prepare such information and agrees to pay WCI the costs associated with providing End Users with such information. 
 Section 3.5 Billing Disclaimers. Publisher agrees that WCI, in the event required by Law, will print a disclaimer on Publisher’s portion of the bill that advises End Users that failure to pay for Publisher’s charges
billed within the WCI-shared bill will not result in the disconnection of the End User’s local telephone service, in accordance with federal and state truth-in-billing regulatory rules, including, without limitation, those promulgated by the
Federal Communications Commission from time to time relating specifically to telephone bills. 
 Section 3.6 Bill Mailing. For
the purposes of this Agreement, if WCI prints a bill that includes a Billing Transaction that complies with Section 3.3, and deposits the bill with the United States Postal Service, it will be deemed to have “billed” the Billing
Transaction contained on such bill. 
 Section 3.7 Billing Procedures. WCI shall bill each End User for Publishing Services (and
taxes, to the extent such taxes are to be paid by such End User and identified by Publisher) sold by Publisher to such End User or placed by Publisher on behalf of such End User, on a monthly basis pursuant to the Operating Procedures. Publisher
shall notify WCI as to the account number, amount and description of charges to be billed to End Users by WCI in the format described in and otherwise in accordance with the Operating Procedures. WCI shall as promptly as practicable notify Publisher
in accordance with the Operating Procedures if any End User that Publisher has requested WCI to bill does not have an active account with WCI as of the date of any applicable invoice or is otherwise “Unbillable.” 
 Section 3.8 Billing Account Maintenance. WCI shall be responsible for the updating, storage and retention of all Billing Information. WCI
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records to such End User. If Publisher requests WCI to bill End Users on a basis other than monthly, WCI shall accommodate such request for such additional
charges as may be mutually agreed by the parties. 
 Section 3.9 Lost Billing Information. If any Billing Information is
determined to be lost, damaged or destroyed by WCI as a result of its preparation and mailing to End Users of bills hereunder, WCI shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to recover such Billing Information. If the lost Billing Information
cannot be recovered through the mutual efforts of the Parties (including via retransmission or re-sending by Publisher pursuant to Section 5.13), WCI shall, if reasonably practicable, estimate the billing records and associated revenues for
purposes of any rebilling under Section 7.2, subject to Publisher’s prior review and approval of the amount billed. 
 Section 3.10 Collection Activities. All collection efforts with respect to amounts
owing from End Users with respect to Publishing Services will be the sole responsibility of WCI; provided, however, that WCI shall have no further responsibility with respect to the collection of amounts owing from an End User with respect to
Publishing Services (a) if WIN or its Affiliates has written off the account balances owed by such End User to WIN or its Affiliates due to non-payment or for any other reason or (b) to the extent agreed upon from time to time by the
Parties. WCI shall send a semi-monthly notice to Publisher, on or about the 15th and the last day of each month, indicating those End Users whose
account balances have been written off in the preceding period and for whom collection efforts have accordingly ceased. In the event that WIN or its Affiliates reconnect the local telephone service of an End User whose account balances were
previously written off under clause (a), WCI shall recommence the Billing and Collection Services with respect to such End User (it being understood that in such situation, WCI will not be obligated to collect amounts previously written off, but
will be obligated to bill for and collect amounts owing with respect to additional Publishing Services provided following the date such End User’s local telephone service is reconnected). 
 Section 3.11 Collection Procedures. In collecting amounts due with respect to Publishing Services: (i) WCI shall apply the then-current
procedures that WCI uses with respect to its own collection efforts and (ii) shall maintain separate accounts receivable and payment records with regard to the Publishing Services. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 DEVELOPMENTAL CHARGE(S) 
 Section 4.1 Set-Up Charges. Publisher acknowledges and agrees that it is responsible for paying the initial set-up costs for the
implementation of each ABEC. 
 Section 4.2 Custom Request Work; Developmental Charges. Publisher may from time to time request
that WCI develop one or more additional billing identifiers or other billing services (“Custom Request Work”). Subject to an agreement on terms and prices as contemplated in the next sentence, WCI will use, and will cause each of
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terms and at such prices (each, a “Developmental Charge”) as may be mutually agreed by the parties. All Developmental Charges will be due
and payable to WCI in advance within thirty (30) days after WCI has agreed to implement the request. 
 ARTICLE V 
 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PUBLISHER 
 Section 5.1 Billing Codes. Publisher will utilize uniquely designated ABECs assigned by WCI for purposes of billing Publishing Services. 
 Section 5.2 Additional Publishing Services. Prior to submitting any new Publishing Services for billing as part of the Billing and Collection Services, Publisher agrees to prepare and submit to WCI a
letter formally requesting the inclusion of such Publishing Services for billing as part of the Billing Agreement, together with such additional documentation and information as WCI may reasonably request, which may include marketing materials,
program descriptions and content materials. In no event shall the Billing and Collection Services extend to any new Publishing Services unless and until approved by WCI in its sole discretion. 
 Section 5.3 Billing Transaction Representation. For Billing Transactions submitted to WCI for billing, Publisher will provide, as part of
such Billing Transaction, pertinent data for presentation on the End User bill with the appropriate level of detail to ensure that the presentation of the charge/credit on the bill is a true representation of the transaction in all material
respects. Without limiting Publisher’s obligations as set forth in the previous sentence, for each Billing Transaction submitted to WCI for billing, Publisher will provide the following information to ensure the presentation of the
charge/credit on the bill is a true representation of the transaction with respect thereto: (1) service descriptions and/or program names; (2) transaction date; (3) total amount of the transaction, including appropriate tax(es); and
(4) duration of the transaction for time-sensitive billing. Publisher will ensure that each Billing Transaction is coded with the correct directory ABEC, in order that WCI may correctly allocate End User’s remittances to the proper ABECs.
Further, at the reasonable request of WCI, Publisher agrees to provide WCI with billing details that validate that the transaction was actually initiated and authorized by the End User. 
 Section 5.4 Applicable Taxes. Publisher agrees to submit Billing Transactions to WCI with any appropriate Publisher Taxes: (1) combined
“bundled” with the Publishing Service charge or (2) as a separate Billing Transaction amount, in either case to the extent permitted by applicable Law. Further, Publisher will have the responsibility of setting the appropriate tax
exemption indicator correctly within each Billing Transaction. It shall be the sole and exclusive obligation of Publisher to timely remit to the proper taxing authorities all Publisher Taxes charged to End Users for Publishing Services pursuant to
Article X herein. 
 Section 5.5 Billing Inquiries. In the event that an End User makes an inquiry or complaint regarding the
Publishing Services: (i) if the inquiry or complaint is made to WCI by an End User, WCI will use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) resolve inquiries regarding Billing Transactions, to the extent reasonably practicable to do so with
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inquiries regarding Billing Transactions that WCI cannot resolve pursuant to clause (A) above and any other inquiries relating to Publishing Services,
and (C) refer complaints regarding Billing Transactions to Publisher; and (ii) Publisher shall have the responsibility for responding to queries and complaints regarding Billing Transactions and Publishing Services (A) referred to
Publisher by WCI or (B) made to Publisher by an End User. Each Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) promptly and efficiently respond to and resolve End User billing inquiries and complaints for which it is responsible
pursuant to the preceding sentence, including providing toll-free access to Publisher-service locations and adequate facilities and personnel to handle such inquiries and (ii) act honestly and fairly in all dealings with End Users. In addition,
Publisher will use commercially reasonable efforts at all times to not intentionally do anything reasonably likely to discredit, dishonor or in any manner injure the reputation of WIN, WCI or the Billing and Collection Services covered by this
Agreement and the quality image associated with WIN, WCI or such Billing and Collection Services. 
 Section 5.6 Dated
Transactions. Publisher will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to submit to WCI any Billing Transactions as soon as practicable but in any event not more than ninety (90) days after the date on which the transaction occurred. WCI
reserves the right to reject and return any such Billing Transactions to Publisher as Unbillable. 
 Section 5.7 Public Access
Lines. Publisher will exercise commercially reasonable efforts not to submit Billing Transactions to WCI for billing on public access line accounts. WCI reserves the right to reject and return any such Billing Transactions to Publisher as
Unbillable. 
 Section 5.8 Tradename and Logo. Publisher grants WCI a non-transferable (except pursuant to Section 15.2),
revocable (solely in connection with the expiration or termination of this Agreement), royalty-free license to use Publisher’s tradename and logo (the “Licensed Property”) in connection with the provision of the Billing and
Collection Services hereunder. WCI will have the right to use the Licensed Property on each Page of an End User’s bill that contains Publisher’s charges. Publisher will provide WCI with a photo-quality reproduction of its logo for printing
on the End User bill. In addition, WCI will have the right to use the Licensed Property in connection with any informative message to the End User defining the relationship between WCI and Publisher as well as any mailing insert that may be agreed
upon by WCI and Publisher and included by WCI from time to time in its bills to End Users to update End Users in regard to Publishing Services or billing therefor. Subject to Section 3.3, WCI shall comply with Publisher’s reasonable
branding requirements as in effect from time to time with respect to the Licensed Property, provided, however, that Publisher hereby agrees to assume all direct costs of WCI as a result of any re-branding by Publisher. 
 Section 5.9 Billing Information. Publisher will provide to WCI in a timely manner all End User billing information necessary to permit WCI to
provide the Billing and Collection Services (the “Billing Information”). Such information will be provided in a format that is mutually agreed upon by WCI and Publisher. In addition, in the event any reporting obligations or
requirements are imposed upon WCI by any third party or Governmental Entity in connection with this Agreement or the Billing and Collection Services, each Party agrees to cooperate with the other Party, as reasonably requested, in complying with
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obligations or requirements. Any such reporting obligations or requirements imposed upon WCI in connection with this Agreement or the Billing and Collection
Services shall be at the expense of Publisher and at no cost to WCI. 
 Section 5.10 Adjustments. If an End User dispute
regarding Publishing Services results in the necessity of an Adjustment, Publisher will inform WCI as soon as possible of the details of the Adjustment, including (1) description of Adjustment, including appropriate directory ABEC,
(2) date of Adjustment, (3) amount of Adjustment (including applicable tax(es) in accordance with Section 10.1(d) herein), and (4) duration of Adjustment (whether a one-time Adjustment or an Adjustment in the monthly charge to
the End User for Publishing Services). WCI shall have thirty (30) days to make the proper Adjustment in its End User bill. 
 Section 5.11 Dispute Increases. Publisher will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the volume of End User disputes regarding the Billing and Collection Services. 
 Section 5.12 Adjustment Activity Increases. Publisher will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the volume of Publisher’s
Adjustment activity. 
 Section 5.13 File Copies; Retransmission. Publisher agrees to retain copies of all files transmitted or
in any other fashion forwarded to WCI for a minimum of one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of original transmission to WCI. Publisher further agrees to retransmit or re-forward files upon WCI’s reasonable request at no cost to
WCI. Publisher will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to retransmit or re-send such files no later than ten (10) Business Days from receipt of a request from WCI. However, in the event WCI cannot receive the original transmission due to
transmission system failure, improperly formatted data on the file or other reasons related to Publisher, Publisher will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to immediately retransmit the file upon correction of the problem causing the failure.

 ARTICLE VI 
 PAYMENTS AND PRICES 
 Section 6.1 Calculation of Total Amount Due to Publisher. WCI shall remit to
Publisher a total amount due for the Publishing Services billed pursuant to this Agreement (the “Total Amount Due to Publisher”), as further described in this Article VI. The Total Amount Due to Publisher shall be calculated in
accordance with the following formula: 
 Total Amount Due to Publisher = A minus B minus C, where: 
 “A” equals the total amount of Publishing Services billed by WCI to End Users during the period in question; 
 “B” equals an allowance for Bad Debt equal to five percent (5%) (the “Bad Debt Allowance”) multiplied by A; and

  

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 “C” equals a fee of $0.80 per every invoice sent to each End User that includes a Billing
Transaction during the period in question (the “Billing Cost”). 
 Section 6.2 Terms of Payment. 
 (a) Semi-Monthly Payment. WCI shall remit to Publisher the Total Amount Due to Publisher
twice per month, on the fifteenth (15th) and the last day of each month during the term of this Agreement. The remittance made on the fifteenth
(15th) day of each month shall cover all amounts billed from the first (1st) through the fifteenth (15th) day of the preceding calendar month. The remittance made on the last day of
each month shall cover all amounts billed from the sixteenth (16th) through the last day of the preceding calendar month. Each remittance will
be accompanied by a reconciling report substantiating the payment being made in the form of Exhibit-B hereto. 
 (b) Weekends and
Holidays. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above, if any payment date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a non-working day of either the receiving or remitting bank (a “Holiday”), payment of the Total Amount Due
to Publisher will be due as follows: 
 (i) If such payment date falls on a Sunday or on a Holiday that is observed on a
Monday, the payment date shall be the first non-Holiday day following such Sunday or Holiday; and 
 (ii) If such payment
date falls on a Saturday or on a Holiday that is observed on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, the payment date shall be the last non-Holiday day preceding such Saturday or Holiday. 
 (c) Late Payment Penalty. If any portion of the Total Amount Due to Publisher is not received by the payment date as set forth in subsections
(a) and (b) above, or if any portion of the Total Amount Due to Publisher is received in funds that are not immediately available, then a late payment charge shall be due. The late payment charge shall equal the result of multiplying the
portion of the Total Amount Due to Publisher not received on or before the payment date by an amount equal to be lesser of (i) the highest interest rate allowed by applicable law and (ii) a daily percentage rate which, if compounded daily
for a one year period, would result in a 6% per annum rate; in each case, compounded daily for the number of days from the payment date to and including the date that WCI’s payment is received. Any late payment will be separately remitted.

 Section 6.3 Resources. Subject to Sections 3.10 and 3.11, WCI shall provide the resources it determines to be reasonably
necessary in order to maximize the amount of Bad Debt recoveries and minimize the amount of Bad Debt relating to Publishing Services. 
 Section 6.4 Reconciliation of Bad Debt Allowance. 
 (a) Within thirty (30) days following the end of each
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pursuant to Section 3.10 during such preceding calendar quarter (the aggregate amount of such Bad Debt is referred to as the “Actual Bad
Debt”). 
 (b) If the Actual Bad Debt for any calendar quarter exceeds (i) the Bad Debt Allowance in effect for such calendar
quarter multiplied by (ii) the total amount of Publishing Services billed by WCI to End Users during such calendar quarter, then: (i) Publisher shall, within fifteen (15) days after WCI’s delivery of its analysis, deliver to WCI
an amount equal to such excess and (ii) the Bad Debt Allowance for the then-current calendar quarter shall be adjusted for all remittances going forward to be an amount equal to the Actual Bad Debt for the preceding calendar quarter divided by
the total amount billed by WCI for Publishing Services during such preceding calendar quarter. 
 (c) If (i) the Bad Debt Allowance in
effect for any calendar quarter multiplied by (ii) the total amount of Publishing Services billed by WCI to End Users during such calendar quarter exceeds the Actual Bad Debt for such calendar quarter, then: (i) WCI shall, within fifteen
(15) days after the delivery of its analysis, deliver to Publisher an amount equal to such excess and (ii) the Bad Debt Allowance for the then-current calendar quarter shall be adjusted for all remittances going forward to be an amount
equal to the Actual Bad Debt for the preceding calendar quarter divided by the total amount billed by WCI for Publishing Services during such preceding calendar quarter. 
 Section 6.5 Payment Disputes. All disputes arising under this Article VI will be escalated through normal business procedures to the officer level of the respective Parties for their good faith negotiation
and discussion for a period of not less than ten (10) days prior to commencement of any litigation. 
 Section 6.6 Audit.

 (a) For purposes of this Section, an audit will mean a Publisher-requested comprehensive review performed by an independent auditor
mutually agreed to by the Parties (hereinafter “Audit”) of the Billing and Collection Services. Such Audit may encompass one (1) or more departments, and will take place on Business Days during WCI’s normal business hours.
Publisher may conduct one (1) Audit during each year of the term of this Agreement; provided, however, that if an Audit uncovers an aggregate discrepancy in excess of ten percent (10%) between the Total Amount Due to
Publisher as reflected in reconciling reports contemplated by Section 6.2(a) and the Total Amount Due to Publisher for such periods as calculated in the Audit, then Publisher will be entitled to another Audit within that one (1) year
period. 
 (b) Both Parties agree that the Audit will be limited to a statistically valid sample with a ninety percent (90%) confidence
level and be further limited to the exact subject matter outlined in the written notification, as described in Section 6.6(c). All (i) WCI costs and expenses incurred during the Audit, including, but not limited to, investigative work,
extraction of data and travel, masking, analyzing accounts, and (ii) costs and expenses associated with hiring a single independent auditor to perform the Audit and other Audit activities will be (x) borne by Publisher if the Audit
uncovers an aggregate discrepancy of five percent (5%) or less between the Total Amount Due to Publisher as reflected in reconciling reports contemplated by Section 6.2(a) and the Total Amount Due to Publisher for such periods as
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Audit, (y) shared equally if the Audit uncovers an aggregate discrepancy of greater than five percent (5%) and less than ten percent
(10%) between the Total Amount Due to Publisher as reflected in reconciling reports contemplated by Section 6.2(a) and the Total Amount Due to Publisher for such periods as calculated in the Audit and (z) by WCI if the Audit uncovers
an aggregate discrepancy of ten percent (10%) or greater between the Total Amount Due to Publisher as reflected in reconciling reports contemplated by Section 6.2(a) and the Total Amount Due to Publisher for such periods as calculated in
the Audit. Prior to performing an Audit, the independent auditor will be required to sign a joint non-disclosure agreement in a form mutually agreed upon between Publisher and WCI. 
 (c) To initiate an Audit, Publisher will provide WCI with written notice of its intent to Audit as well as the specific requirements of the Audit. Such
requirements will identify: 
 (i) the exact Billing Service to be audited; 
 (ii) the desired start date; 
 (iii) the desired Audit location; 
 (iv) Publisher’s representatives; and 

(v) specific materials to be reviewed, i.e., 
 (1) number of accounts; 
 (2) type of accounts; 
 (3) Billing Transaction details; and 
 (4) time period of data to be reviewed. 
 (d) After the Parties have agreed on the specific details of an Audit, including all requirements, a detailed time and cost estimate will be prepared by WCI in accordance with the prices specified in Exhibit C
hereto. 
 (e) The independent auditor will have the right, on behalf of Publisher, to review all such records and accounts as may, under
recognized or generally accepted accounting practices, contain information on Publisher’s End User accounts and Billing and Collection Services. WCI will cooperate with all reasonable requests of the independent auditor and provide as promptly
as reasonably practicable all information relevant to such request (subject to the other provisions of this Agreement including this Section 6.6). All information reviewed by the independent auditor shall be considered Confidential Information
of WCI for purposes of Article XIII hereof. WCI will provide for review extracts or masked data containing information pertinent only to Publisher. WCI will not be required to provide for review any portions of source documents that contain
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 (f) Upon completion of the Audit, corrective action, if any, will be initiated within thirty
(30) days after the mutually agreed upon resolution. 
 Section 6.7 Certain Cost Increases. In the event of any Law or
directive from a Governmental Entity that may cause WCI an increase in the cost of providing Billing and Collection Services, WCI reserves the right to allocate developmental costs associated with implementing the order across all affected customers
and/or modify its rates for Billing and Collection Services retroactive to the effective date of such order or other directive. WCI will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Publisher thirty (30) days’ advance notice of such
increase in costs and other reasonable information relating to such order or other directive. In the event of such an increase in costs, Publisher reserves the right to terminate this Agreement (or, in the case of such Law or directive that applies
solely to one or more of Publisher’s Service Areas, Publisher may terminate this Agreement with respect to such affected Service Area(s)) upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to WCI. Publisher must exercise its right to terminate
this Agreement in accordance with this paragraph within ninety (90) days after Publisher’s receipt of notice from WCI of such increase in costs. 
 ARTICLE VII 
 BILLING ERRORS 
 Section 7.1 Notice of Billing Errors. Publisher and WCI agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide each other verbal
notification promptly upon discovery of billing errors, followed by written notification within ten (10) Business Days thereafter. Such written notification will contain detailed information to aid in identifying the cause of the billing error
and its correction. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentences of this Section 7.1, Publisher will regularly monitor the status of its End User accounts receivable, and shall notify WCI in accordance with the preceding
sentences of any Billing Transaction which has not been billed within sixty (60) days after the date referred to WCI for billing (a “Potentially Unbilled Transaction”). 
 Section 7.2 Correction of Billing Errors. WCI agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to correct billing errors within thirty
(30) days after notification (by Publisher) or discovery (by WCI). If meeting the thirty (30) day objective is not possible, WCI will notify Publisher in writing of the expected resolution date. In the event that WCI receives notice from
Publisher of Potentially Unbilled Transactions pursuant to Section 7.1, WCI shall review its records with respect to each such Potentially Unbilled Transaction and, as applicable, (i) reprocess and bill the associated Billing Transaction
if WCI determines that it did not previously bill such Potentially Unbilled Transaction in whole or in part or (ii) provide Publisher with a notice that amounts under such Potentially Unbilled Transaction were billed and have been due from the
End User for a period of more than sixty (60) days. If WCI determines that an End User was billed, WCI shall provide Publisher with the dates and bill numbers indicating where such Potentially Unbilled Transaction was actually billed to the End
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 ARTICLE VIII 
 INDEMNIFICATION 
 Section 8.1 Failure to Perform. Subject to the limitations set
forth in Article IX, and except as provided in Article X, each Party will indemnify (the “Indemnifying Party”) and hold harmless the other Party (the “Indemnified Party”) and its directors, officers, employees,
affiliates, agents and assigns from and against any and all Losses directly or indirectly based upon, arising from or resulting from such Party’s breach in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement. 
 Section 8.2 Additional Publisher Indemnification. Publisher will, except to the extent directly attributable to WCI’s gross negligence,
fraud or willful misconduct, indemnify and hold harmless WCI, from and against any Losses awarded to or assessed by third parties, directly relating to or arising out of WCI’s billing or collection of Publisher’s Billing Transactions,
including, but not limited to, claims of End Users and claims, complaints or proceedings of any Governmental Entity (it being agreed and understood by the Parties that no indemnification will be required under this Section 8.2 for Losses
arising out of any claims asserted against WCI for its billing, collection or other business activities generally which are not specifically attributable to WCI’s billing or collection of Publisher’s Billing Transactions). 
 Section 8.3 Process. The Indemnified Party will notify the Indemnifying Party promptly in writing of any written claims, lawsuits or demands
by third parties for which the Indemnified Party alleges that the Indemnifying Party is responsible under this Article and, at the request of the Indemnifying Party, tender the defense of such claim, lawsuit or demand to the Indemnifying Party. The
Indemnified Party also will cooperate in every reasonable manner with the defense or settlement of such claim, demand or lawsuit. 
 Section 8.4 Settlement. The Indemnifying Party will not be liable under this Article for settlements by the Indemnified Party of any claim, demand or lawsuit unless the Indemnifying Party has approved the settlement in advance,
such approval not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed, or unless the defense of the claim, demand or lawsuit has been tendered to the Indemnifying Party in writing and the Indemnifying Party has failed promptly to undertake the
defense. 
 Section 8.5 Subscriber Information. Under the terms of this Agreement, WCI may provide to Publisher certain
information regarding WCI’s subscribers. Publisher agrees to defend, indemnify and hold WCI harmless from and against any Losses, regardless of theory, arising out of or related to the release of any subscriber information by WCI to Publisher
that is not released by WCI to its other billing and collection customers. 
 ARTICLE IX 
 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; LIMITATIONS PERIOD 
 Section 9.1 Limitation of WCI Liability. WCI’s total liability for breach, non-performance or inadequate performance of its obligations hereunder and Publisher’s sole and exclusive remedy for any
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lesser of the amounts paid by Publisher to WCI hereunder, or the amount of actual damages incurred. 
 Section 9.2 WCI assumes no liability for, and Publisher will be solely responsible and liable with respect to, the accuracy of Billing Transactions
submitted by Publisher and provided by Publisher to WCI for billing. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event will WCI be liable for any errors or Losses caused by any inaccurate or incomplete Publisher instructions,
whether written or verbal, associated with Publisher-requested changes, or by Publisher’s failure to comply with its obligations under Article V. 
 Section 9.3 Limitation of Publisher Liability. Publisher’s liability to WCI (as distinct from Publisher’s obligation to pay for Billing and Collection Services provided pursuant to this
Agreement) for any Losses, regardless of theory, will be limited to the amount of actual damages incurred by WCI (including, without limitation, any indirect damages payable by WCI to a third party). 
 Section 9.4 Mutual Limitation of Liability. In no event will either Party be liable to the other for any claim or cause of action requesting
or claiming any incidental, consequential, special, indirect, statutory, punitive or reliance damages. Any claim or cause of action requesting or claiming such damages is specifically waived and barred, whether such damages were foreseeable or not
or a Party was notified in advance of the possibility of such damages. Damages prohibited under this Agreement will include, without limitation, damage or loss of property or equipment, loss of profits, revenues or savings, cost of capital, cost of
replacement services, opportunity costs and cover damages. 
 Section 9.5 Disclaimer. WCI MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AS TO ANY BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER, EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN. WCI SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. 
 Section 9.6 Limitations Period. Claims made under this
Agreement will be subject to the following limitation periods: 
 (a) No claim arising from WCI’s failure to bill a Billing
Transaction, or failure to properly bill a Billing Transaction, to an End User may be asserted more than twelve (12) months after the Billing Transaction was or should have been billed. 
 (b) No other claim or demand under this Agreement or any other demand or claim with respect to this Agreement may be made or brought by either Party
more than eighteen (18) months after the date of the event that gave rise to the demand or claim, except that: (1) the limitation period herein will not apply to claims for revenue due Publisher from its End Users to the extent WCI has
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after the accrual of the cause of action for indemnity; and (3) any claim in the nature of fraud or concealment may be brought within one year of
discovery of the existence of such fraud or concealment. 
 Section 9.7 Applicability to Taxes. The provisions of this Article IX
shall not apply to tax matters, which are governed by Article X of this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE X 
 TAXES 
 Section 10.1
General Provisions. 
 (a) Publisher will be liable for all Publisher Taxes. However, Publisher will not be liable for any taxes
imposed on or measured by the income or net worth of WCI attributable to fees or expenses payable by Publisher hereunder. 
 (b) Publisher
understands and agrees that WCI is solely providing Billing and Collection Services with respect to the billing and collection of amounts owed to Publisher by End Users and Publisher Taxes hereunder. WCI will not report these billings as its own
receipts for gross receipts tax purposes or any other tax purpose. WCI will have no responsibility for the preparation or filing of returns or payments of Publisher Taxes other than as required by Law. WCI will not retain or be entitled to receive
from Publisher any statutory fee or share of Publisher Taxes to which the Person collecting such Publisher Taxes is or may be entitled under applicable Law. 
 (c) Publisher will be solely responsible for the computation, reporting and payment of all Publisher Taxes and surcharges applicable to the services provided by Publisher to its End Users and will be solely
responsible for separately identifying the applicable Taxes for its End Users. Where applicable, Publisher agrees to populate the appropriate indicators to advise WCI that the Billing Transaction is tax-exempt or that all applicable taxes have been
included in the Billing Transaction amount or submitted in a separate Billing Transaction. WCI assumes no liability for any Publisher-calculated and applied taxes with respect to Billing Transactions or on any taxes applied to Adjustments of Billing
Transactions. 
 (d) Any communications from End Users relating to Publisher Taxes will be the responsibility of Publisher. Publisher will
respond promptly to all complaints lodged by End Users regarding Publisher’s treatment of Publisher Taxes. All determinations as to the removal, addition or adjustment of Publisher Taxes to be billed to End Users will be the responsibility of
Publisher. To the extent Adjustments are made by Publisher with respect to Publishing Services billed by WCI under this Agreement, such Adjustments will include all applicable federal, state and local taxes or tax-related items. All communications
with taxing authorities regarding Publisher Taxes applicable to Publisher’s transactions will be the responsibility of Publisher. Any communication WCI receives from an End User or taxing authority regarding Publisher Taxes will be referred
promptly to Publisher. 
 (e) In the event any applicable Laws direct a change to the billing or reporting of taxes, or bill presentation of
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 (f) In the event that Publisher has requested a change in Publisher Tax procedures and no change has
been implemented due to the inability of WCI and Publisher to agree upon Publisher reimbursing WCI for the cost of such changes, any audit assessment related thereto will not be deemed to be a willful or negligent failure of WCI to perform its
contractual obligations hereunder. 
 (g) Publisher will be liable for all applicable Service Taxes. However, Publisher will not be liable
for any Service Taxes imposed on or measured by the net income or net worth of WCI. The cost of Service Taxes is not part of the price agreed upon for Billing and Collection Services under this Agreement and will be in addition thereto. 

(h) All audit adjustments to Service Taxes, associated interest and penalties will be the liability of Publisher. Should any federal, state or local
jurisdiction determine that any such additional Service Taxes are due by WCI as a result of WCI’s performance of any obligation under this Agreement, WCI will notify Publisher within ten (10) days after WCI receives a formal assessment
from such taxing jurisdiction for any additional Service Taxes. Publisher will have the opportunity to advise WCI in the response to such assessment. Absent receipt of a written response within ten (10) days after mailing of the notice, WCI may
elect at its sole discretion to pay the assessment and obtain reimbursement from Publisher. Publisher will pay WCI within thirty (30) days after the date WCI provides Publisher a copy of such assessment and payment. 
 (i) In the event WCI notifies Publisher of an assessment and Publisher wishes to appeal such assessment, WCI agrees to reasonably cooperate with
Publisher in any defense of such claim or liability by: (1) providing documentation in its possession and control that is reasonably related to the provision of Billing and Collection Services and for which a claim of indemnification is made by
WCI hereunder, (2) making personnel available as is reasonably necessary for deposition or testimony at the trial or hearing in any action brought for which a claim for indemnification is made by WCI hereunder, and (3) authorizing
Publisher to defend in and for the name of WCI any action brought by a taxing jurisdiction regarding the Service Taxes. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by WCI in the provision of these and other requested services will be at the expense
of Publisher, including the payment of any tax, interest and penalties necessary to pursue an appeal against an audit assessment. 
 Section 10.2 Taxes - Indemnity and Recourse. 
 (a) Publisher will indemnify, hold harmless, and defend (at
Publisher’s expense) WCI from any Publisher Tax, and any Losses associated therewith, relating to or arising out of Publisher’s failure (to the extent not attributable to a negligent act or omission of WCI ) to timely pay any Publisher Tax
or file any return as required by Law or to comply with any applicable tax Laws, in accordance with this Agreement. In the event WCI is assessed any Publisher Taxes imposed by reason of this Agreement, Publisher will be liable for all such taxes and
the cost of defending such assessment. 
 (b) The obligation of WCI and Publisher with regard to any indemnity or reimbursement pursuant to
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liability of WCI and/or Publisher, (2) the entry of a non-appealable final order in a court of law or administrative agency in any action brought which
claims or alleges that WCI or Publisher owes any such taxes to the taxing jurisdiction, or (3) payment to the taxing jurisdiction under an agreement entered into with such taxing jurisdiction in full settlement for any and all liabilities which
are, or may be alleged to be, due and payable with respect to this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE XI 
 TRANSFER OF L.M. BERRY FUNDS 
 Section 11.1 L.M. Berry. WCI will transfer to Publisher any revenues received by WCI or its Affiliates with respect to services performed on or after the Effective Date pursuant to that certain Master Directory Services
Agreement, dated September 1, 2001, by and between Valor Telecommunications Enterprises, LLC and L.M. Berry and Company, as amended (the “L.M. Berry Contract”). 
 Section 11.2 Timing of Transfer. All amounts collected by WCI in a given month
pursuant to Sections 11.1 shall be paid to Publisher no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the next month, pursuant to such method of
payment as shall be mutually agreeable to the Parties. 
 ARTICLE XII 
 TERM AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT 
 Section 12.1 Term. This Agreement will become effective on the Effective Date and will continue in effect until the third (3rd) anniversary thereof (the “Initial Term”). Thereafter, this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1)-year periods (each a “Renewal Term”) thereafter, up to a
maximum of two (2) Renewal Terms, unless the Publisher notifies WCI in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or of any Renewal Term that it does not wish to renew this Agreement for a subsequent term.
Both Parties hereby agree that, if WCI provides notice to Publisher within fifteen (15) days following the commencement of any Renewal Term that WCI’s costs of providing the Billing and Collection Services have increased, which notice
shall set forth in detail a list of such increased costs, then Publisher and WCI shall negotiate in good faith to reach a mutually satisfactory arrangement with respect to pricing for the Billing and Collection Services to which such increased costs
relate. 
 Section 12.2 Termination by Publisher. Publisher may (i) terminate this Agreement for convenience and without
penalty upon no less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to WCI and (ii) subject to Section 14.1, immediately terminate this Agreement in the event of any willful failure of WCI to pay, on any applicable date, the full
amount of the Amount Due to Publisher pursuant to Article VI or the L.M. Berry Funds pursuant to Article XI; provided that Publisher will provide WCI with prompt notice of its election to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (ii).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Publisher terminates this Agreement under this Section 12.2, Publisher will pay all of WCI’s costs incurred in terminating the Billing and Collection Services and effecting the
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 Section 12.3 Termination by WCI. In the event of an order from a Governmental Entity that
requires WCI to no longer provide the Billing and Collection Services to Publisher in any state or Service Area, WCI may immediately terminate this Agreement with respect to the affected state or Service Area; provided, however, that
WCI will, in good faith and using commercially reasonable efforts, object to and attempt to prevent the implementation of any such order and will solicit advice from Publisher regarding how to prevent such order. 
 Section 12.4 Breach. 
 (a) A
failure by either Party to perform any material agreement, obligation or covenant in this Agreement (other than billing errors subject to Article VIII, where the correction of such billing error in accordance with such Article is in process) that is
not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from the other Party (unless a shorter or longer period is expressly set forth herein) will be deemed to be a default. 
 (b) If a breach is capable of remedy, a Party may cure such breach by taking all of the following steps prior to the end of the applicable cure period:
(1) notifying the non-breaching Party, in writing, that the breaching Party wishes to cure the breach and continue the Agreement; (2) terminating any breaching acts, omissions or behaviors; (3) correcting any existing breaches,
including, but not limited to, paying any charges due under this Agreement; and (4) providing security reasonably satisfactory to the non-breaching Party, such as a performance bond in an appropriate amount. Any material breach must be cured
expeditiously and within the applicable cure period set forth in Section 12.4(a) hereof. 
 (c) In addition to all other rights and
remedies provided herein or at law or equity, the non-defaulting Party will have the right to terminate this Agreement in whole or in part, without any further obligation to the other (except the discharge of obligations incurred prior to the
effective date of termination). 
 (d) The provisions of this Section 12.4 shall not apply to any willful failure of WCI to pay, on any
applicable date, the full amount of the Amount Due to Publisher. Any such failure shall be governed by the provisions of subclause (ii) of Section 12.2. 
 Section 12.5 Transition. The Parties agree that upon termination or expiration of this Agreement they will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to effect the transition of the Billing and Collection
Services, at Publisher’s sole cost and expense, to Publisher or Publisher’s designated provider. WCI agrees to bill for Billing Transactions that WCI determines to have been in the billing system as of the date of termination or
expiration. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, WCI will continue to provide such transition Billing and Collection Services for an interim period, not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date of termination or expiration. Publisher will
pay WCI for all Billing and Collection Services provided to Publisher during such transition period in accordance with the payment terms set forth in this Agreement. 
  

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 ARTICLE XIII 
 PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 
 Section 13.1 Use and Disclosure of
Confidential Information. WCI and Publisher agree to hold all Confidential Information of the other party in the strictest confidence and will use the Confidential Information of the other party solely for the purposes of performance of this
Agreement unless otherwise authorized in writing by the other Party. Neither Party will disclose such Confidential Information of the other party to anyone except (i) its employees, agents, consultants or subcontractors to whom disclosure is
necessary for the purposes set forth in this Agreement or (ii) as required by Law (and the Party that is required to make such disclosure will first notify the other Party of such disclosure obligation). Each Party will appropriately notify
each employee, agent, consultant and/or subcontractor to whom it provides such Confidential Information that such information is provided in confidence and must be kept in confidence in accordance with this Agreement. 
 Section 13.2 Ownership of Confidential Information. All Confidential Information, unless otherwise specified in writing, will remain the
property of the disclosing Party. Confidential Information will not be reproduced except to the extent necessary to accomplish the purpose and intent of this Agreement, or as otherwise may be permitted in writing by the disclosing Party. In the
event the disclosing Party grants the other Party permission to copy Confidential Information, the Party seeking such permission agrees that each such copy will contain and state the same confidential or proprietary notices or legends that appear on
the original. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement will be construed as granting any right or license under any copyrights, inventions or patents now or hereafter owned. 
 Section 13.3 Items not Confidential Information. The obligations imposed in Section 13.1 will not apply to any information that:

 (a) is or becomes publicly available other than through disclosure by the recipient Party; 
 (b) becomes available to the recipient Party from a third party who is under no restriction with respect to disclosure of such information; 

(c) is independently developed by the recipient Party; or 
 (d) is communicated by the recipient Party to a third party with express written consent of the disclosing Party. 
 ARTICLE XIV 
 FORCE MAJEURE 
 Section 14.1 Force Majeure. In no event will either Party be liable to the other for any delay or other failure to perform hereunder that is due to: (i) the other Party’s unreasonable delay in
supplying or failure to supply information, materials or services expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement; or (ii) occurrences or circumstances beyond such Party’s reasonable control (including epidemic, riot,
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national defense priorities, war, armed hostilities, strike, walkouts, civil disobedience, embargo, fire, flood, drought, storm, pestilence, lightning,
explosion, power blackout, earthquake, volcanic eruption or any act, order or requirement of a regulatory body, court or legislature, civil or military authority, foreseeable or unforeseeable act of God, act of a public enemy, act of terrorism, act
of sabotage, act or omission of carriers or other natural catastrophe or civil disturbance) during the period and to the extent that such extraordinary condition delays, impairs or prevents such Party’s performance (each, a “Force
Majeure Condition”). If either Party fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder as a result of a Force Majeure Condition and the other Party’s performance of its obligations hereunder are conditioned upon the first Party’s
performance, then, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the other Party’s performance will be excused (including payment obligations) until such time as the first Party has performed those obligations prevented by the
Force Majeure Condition. 
 Section 14.2 Termination for Force Majeure. If any such Force Majeure Condition occurs and results in
a delay or failure in performance of any part of a Party’s obligations under this Agreement for more than sixty (60) days, the other Party may, by written notice given to the Party whose performance was delayed or who failed to perform,
immediately terminate that part of this Agreement that will be affected by such delay or failure to perform, without penalty. 
 ARTICLE XV

 MISCELLANEOUS 
 Section 15.1 Amendments; Waivers. Except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement and any attached Exhibit may be amended only by agreement in writing of the Parties. No waiver of any provision nor consent to any exception
to the terms of this Agreement or any agreement contemplated hereby will be effective unless in writing and signed by both Parties and then only to the specific purpose, extent and instance so provided. No failure on the part of either Party to
exercise or delay in exercising any right hereunder will be deemed a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise preclude any further or other exercise of such or any other right. 
 Section 15.2 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder are assignable by one Party without the express prior
written consent of the other Party; provided, however, that: (i) either Party may assign this Agreement to any of its Affiliates upon written notice to the other Party without the consent of the other Party if the assigning Party
requires such Affiliate to agree in writing to assume this Agreement as then in effect and the assigning Party remains liable for its obligations hereunder; (ii) WCI may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement in
connection with any subcontracting or outsourcing of its obligations hereunder, provided that WCI also subcontracts or outsources to such subcontractor all similar obligations that it performs on behalf of itself and its Affiliates; (iii) a
Change of Control of either Party hereto will not be deemed to be an assignment of this Agreement, provided that if the relevant Party is no longer directly bound as a party to this Agreement (e.g., because the Change of Control is a sale or
transfer of assets or is the result of a transaction pursuant to which the successor, surviving or acquiring entity does not automatically succeed to the obligations of such Party by operation of law), the successor, surviving or acquiring entity is
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agreement pursuant to which the other Party is made a third-party beneficiary hereof or in a separate agreement) to assume this Agreement under substantially
similar terms as the Agreement as then in effect; (iv) WCI and Publisher shall each be entitled to assign this Agreement and their respective rights and obligations hereunder to their respective lenders for collateral security purposes, so long
as Publisher or WCI, as the case may be, remains liable for its obligations hereunder; and (v) Publisher may assign this Agreement with respect to one or more Service Areas to any person (other than Affiliate of Publisher) upon written notice
to WCI, so long as the aggregate number of such assignees does not exceed five (5) and Publisher requires each such assignee to agree in writing (whether as part of the acquisition agreement with Publisher that provides for WCI to be a third
party beneficiary or in a separate agreement) to assume this Agreement (in which case Publisher will have no further rights or obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Service Area(s)). 
 Section 15.3 Notices and Demand. 
 (a) Except as otherwise provided under this Agreement, all notices, demands or requests which may be given by a Party to the other Party will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given on the date delivered in person, date
faxed or deposited, postage prepaid, in the United States mail and addressed as follows: 
 If to Publisher, addressed to: 
 Windstream Yellow Pages, Inc. 
 100 Executive Parkway 
 Hudson, Ohio 44236 
 Facsimile: (330)-655-4471 
 Attention: John Fischer, Esq., General Counsel 
 with copies to (which will not constitute notice):

 Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe 
 320 Park Avenue 
 Suite 2500 
 New York, NY 10022 
 Facsimile: (212) 893-9575 
 Attention: John Almeida 
 Kirkland & Ellis LLP 
 153 East 53rd Street 
 New York, NY 10022-4611 
 Facsimile: (212) 446-4900 
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 If to WCI, addressed to: 
 Windstream Communications, Inc. 
 4001 Rodney Parham Road 
 Little Rock, AR 72212 
 Facsimile: (501) 748-7400 
 Attention: Brent Whittington 
 with a copy to (which will not constitute notice): 
 Windstream Communications, Inc. 
 4001 Rodney Parham Road 
 Little Rock, AR 72212 
 Facsimile: (501) 748-7400 
 Attention: John P. Fletcher, Esq. 
 (b) If personal delivery is selected as the method of giving notice
under this Section, a receipt of such delivery must be obtained. The address to which such notices, demands, requests, elections or other communications is to be given by either Party may be changed by written notice given by such Party to the other
Party pursuant to this Agreement. 
 Section 15.4 Relationship of Parties. The relationship of the Parties will not be that of
partners, agents, or joint venturers, and nothing contained herein will be deemed to constitute a partnership or agency agreement between them for any purposes, including, without limitation, for federal income tax purposes. Each Party will be and
remain an independent contractor and for no purpose will the employees or agents or any sub-contractor of one Party be construed to be an employee of the other Party in connection with the performance of this Agreement. 
 Section 15.5 Governing Law. This Agreement and the legal relations between the Parties will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed in such State and without regard to conflicts of law doctrines unless certain matters are preempted by federal law. 
 Section 15.6 Jurisdiction, Waiver of Jury Trial. 
 (a) Each Party hereby agrees and consents to be subject to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court having jurisdiction over the matter situated in Dallas, Texas, in any suit, action or proceeding seeking to
enforce any provision of, or based on, any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party hereby irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such suit, action or
proceeding by the delivery of such process to such Party at the address and in the manner provided in Section 15.3 hereof. Each of the Parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action,
suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any state or federal court having jurisdiction over the matter situated in Dallas, Texas, and hereby further irrevocably 

  

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and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. 
 (b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS
LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH SUCH
PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 15.6(b). 
 Section 15.7 Lawfulness of Agreement. This Agreement and the Parties’ actions under this Agreement will comply with all applicable Laws.
If a court or Governmental Entity with proper jurisdiction determines that this Agreement, or a provision of this Agreement, is unlawful, this Agreement, or that provision of this Agreement, will terminate. If a provision of this Agreement is so
terminated but the Parties legally, commercially and practicably can continue this Agreement without the terminated provision, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in effect. 
 Section 15.8 Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is binding upon and will inure to the benefit of each Party
and their respective successors or permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any other Person or Governmental Entity any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this
Agreement. 
 Section 15.9 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and will not be construed to define or
limit any of the terms herein or affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 Section 15.10 Entire Agreement. This
Agreement, and any Exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the entire understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior understandings, oral or written representations, statements, negotiations,
proposals and undertakings with respect to the subject matter hereof. The above referenced Exhibits are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 
 Section 15.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. 
  

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 [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

					
	WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John P. Fletcher

		 	Name:	 	John P. Fletcher
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President & General Counsel
	
	WINDSTREAM YELLOW PAGES, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John S. Fischer

		 	Name:	 	John S. Fischer
		 	Title:	 	Interim General Counsel

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES AND OPERATING PROCEDURES 
  

	I.	Billing Services and Operating Procedures 

 A. Billing System. WCI
will provide Billing Services pursuant to its billing system as in effect from time to time. At the Effective Date, the billing system shall be CAMS. Publisher shall provide the billing feed and all data inputs to the billing system in the format
that conforms with and is compatible with WCI’s standard requirements as in effect from time to time. WCI reserves the right to modify the billing system as it deems necessary to perform its billing functions for its customers and WCI shall
provide reasonable advance notice (not less than 60 days) prior to implementing any modification to its billing system that would require Publisher to modify its billing feed and other data inputs contemplated herein. If WCI makes a definitive
decision to replace CAMS with a new billing system, WCI will promptly notify Publisher in writing. 
 B. Publisher Deliverables. Publisher will provide the
following deliverables on a monthly basis as follows: 
 (1) No later than 15 days prior to last day of the month preceding publication, list
of all directories and related unique ABECs (ASOCs). 
 (2) No later than 10 days prior to the last day of each month, the billing feed. The
billing feed must contain all vital billing information for all directories publishing in upcoming month, as well as monthly billing for all active directories including Publisher approved adjustments. The billing feed shall be in an electronic
format acceptable to WCI’s billing system containing, at a minimum, the following information for each Billing Transaction. 
  

	 	•	 	 Directory name 

  

	 	•	 	 Directory ABEC 

  

	 	•	 	 End User billing telephone number (BTN) 

  

	 	•	 	 End User account number 

  

	 	•	 	 End User name 

  

	 	•	 	 Transaction date 

  

	 	•	 	 Description of transaction and charges 

  

	 	•	 	 Gross billing amount (to include all taxes and multiple advertising items in one amount per directory per End User) 

  

	 	•	 	 Discounts 

  

	 	•	 	 Net billing amount 

 Any taxes to be
billed to End Users shall be added to the advertising amounts to result in one “gross” billing amount per directory per End User. Multiple advertising items shall be added together to result in one “gross” billing amount per
directory per End User. 
 C. Billing Rejects. WCI will notify Publisher of any billing records rejected from the billing system on the initial transmission
(billing feed) pursuant to the Billing Feed Reject Report. 

 
Publisher agrees that WCI will use the BTN as the control key to match the Publisher Billing Transactions with WCI’s billing information contained in
the billing system for local telephone and other services provided to the same End User. Accordingly, if WCI includes the Publisher’s Billing Transactions in WCI’s bill for the End User in the billing system with the same BTN as provided
in the Publisher’s billing feed, WCI shall be deemed to have discharged its obligations to bill such Billing Transaction, without regard to whether the End User information in the billing system does not match other information provided in the
billing feed (including, without limitation, the User Name or Billing Address). WCI will work with the Publisher to attempt to correct any rejects and will provide any information reasonably requested by Publisher to resolve such rejects, but it
shall be the responsibility of Publisher to research, correct and re-submit rejected Billing Transactions in the billing feed for the next billing cycle for the affected End Users. If a reject error cannot be corrected via a re-submission of the
billing feed, then WCI agrees to make corrections in the WCI systems within 5 days of receiving such correction information from Publisher. 
 D. Regarding
Section 3.9, if any Billing Information is determined to be lost, damaged or destroyed by WCI as a result of its preparation and mailing to End Users of bills hereunder, WCI shall, if reasonably practicable, identify the lost End Users and
estimate the amount to be billed for each End User for purposes of any rebilling under Section 7.2, subject to Publisher’s prior review and approval of the amount to be rebilled. 
 E. Regarding Section 4.1, there will be no initial set-up charge for ABECs in existence at Effective Date or ABECs that are set up for a directory no more than once
per year as part of the normal annual billing process. For all other ABECs required by Publisher, WCI shall charge an initial set up charge of $75.00 per ABEC. 
 F. Regarding Section 5.10, WCI shall not make any adjustments to End User accounts without Publisher’s prior written authorization. Except as provided in III.B and unless otherwise agreed by WCI, Publisher shall communicate all
Adjustments to WCI through the billing feed. For all authorized Adjustments, WCI shall have thirty (30) days after receiving such authorization to make the proper Adjustment in its End User bill. WCI agrees to work with Publisher to develop a
mutually agreeable procedure to allow Publisher to provide updates for adjustments to End User accounts in a timely manner during the interim periods between regular billing feeds through either (i) an interim (electronic) adjustment feed or
(ii) the Support Group discussed below in III.B. 
 G. At no cost to Publisher, WCI will provide the CAMS daily extract (including any related design,
development, testing and deployment services) to Publisher, in such format as may be mutually agreed by Publisher and WCI on or about the Effective Date. Any future changes to the CAMS daily extract required by Publisher shall be performed by WCI at
Publisher’s expense pursuant to the terms of the Services Agreement between the parties dated October 4, 2007 (the “Services Agreement”). WCI will provide directory account history (as defined in the aforementioned CAMS extract)
as requested by Publisher. 
 H. Following completion of the work described in Statement of Work 5229 under the Services Agreement: (i) WCI shall
reconcile the billing files submitted by Publisher (which indicate what should be billed to End Users) with the actual amounts billed to ensure that all End 

  

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User accounts are billed in accordance with the scheduled billing cycles; and (ii) WCI shall provide Publisher with a written reconciliation report for
each billing cycle. 
 I. WCI shall post all returned payments and credit card returns. 
 J. WCI shall collect advance payments from Publisher’s End Users that relate solely to Publishing Services in accordance with Publisher’s credit policies, as the same may be modified from time to time with
WCI’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. WCI shall remit such advance payments to Publisher as part of the collection settlement process. WCI will not apply any such advance payments to End
Users’ telephone service accounts. WCI shall apply all such advance payments against the relevant End User’s receivable balance. 
 K. WCI shall
use reasonable efforts to investigate and resolve all missing or misapplied payments. 
 L. All late fees received from any End User will be applied first to
the late fees, if any, owing by such End User to WCI with respect to services of WCI and its Affiliates. In the event an End User submits a partial payment of an invoice billed by WCI, such payment shall (unless the End User expressly provides
contrary instructions) be applied first to amounts owing by such End User under the invoice in question to WCI with respect to services of WCI and its Affiliates. 
  

	II.	Collection Services and Operating Procedures 

 A. Regarding
Section 3.11, WCI shall notify Publisher in writing of any changes in its collection procedures which would reasonably be likely to result in higher Bad Debt for Publisher. 
 B. WCI will collect payments from End Users pursuant to its standard procedures and the Agreement. 
  

	III.	Reporting 

 A. WCI Reports. WCI will provide to Publisher the same
Billing and Collection activity reports produced as of the Effective Date by WCI in an electronic format to be mutually agreed by the parties, the following: 
 (1) Payment report as described on Exhibit B. 
 (2) Billing feed reject report listing of all unbillable
records for the billing period (within four days after receipt of each billing feed from Publisher) containing, at minimum, the following information: 
  

	 	•	 	 BTN (telephone number) 

  

	 	•	 	 Reject reason 

 (3) End user
report(s) (daily basis) – One or more End User reports will contain, at minimum, the following information, by customer and by publication: 
  

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	 	•	 	 BTN (telephone number) 

  

	 	•	 	 Payments/adjustments 

  

	 	•	 	 Billed amounts 

  

	 	•	 	 Ending balance 

  

	 	•	 	 Aging 

  

	 	(4)	Write-off report listing all written off amounts for the billing period in electronic format agreed on by WCI and Publisher (Semi-monthly). 

  

	 	(5)	Actual Bad Debt Report contemplated by Section 6.14(a) (Quarterly). 

  

	 	(6)	Any other reports regularly generated prior to the Effective Date by CAMS for the Publisher that are identified by Publisher and agreed upon by WCI within 30 days after the
Effective Date. 

 B. WCI will work with Publisher to provide a Support Group as to perform Support Services, as follows: 
  

	 	(1)	WCI shall hire not more than 12 employees who will be dedicated to performing the Support Services during the term of this Agreement. The Support Group shall initially consist of 8
individuals as of the Effective Date; thereafter, the exact number of Support Group employees shall be determined from time to time by Publisher following consultation with, and upon prior notice to, WCI. 

  

	 	(2)	The Support Group will be available at a location determined by WCI during normal business hours to perform the following Support Services: 

 Access to specified systems (CAMS, DCRIS, Docushare, DSMP, RVS, Crystal) to perform routine daily maintenance on customer accounts as requested by
Publisher. The Support Group will be authorized to make adjustments to customer accounts upon the verbal authorization of Publisher employees at agreed-upon schedule of authorization. WCI shall have no liability to Publisher for adjustments and
other actions taken in good faith upon the foregoing authorizations. 
  

	 	(3)	Publisher shall pay WCI an amount equal to: (i) $3,000.00 per month plus (ii) 115% of the direct pass-through cost (i.e., gross wages plus benefit contribution, if any)
for each Support Group employee, which amount will be included and payable as part of the semi-monthly billing and collection fee. 

 WCI will provide appropriate detail to support the semi-monthly billing for Support Group Employees. 
  

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	 	(4)	WCI shall work with Publisher so that the Support Group performs the Support Services according to the Windstream Support Group Service Level Agreement for Billing And Collections,
which is attached hereto as Exhibit D. 

  

	IV.	Miscellaneous 

 A. Publisher shall provide to WCI an IRS form W9 on
the Effective Date and will maintain a correct W9 on file with WCI at all times during the term of the Agreement. The Publisher agrees to accept electronic funds transfers for the transfer of all funds from WCI to Publisher. 
 B. Regarding section 12.5, the Parties agree that upon termination or expiration of this Agreement WCI shall provide Publisher with a cost estimate in reasonable detail
for such transition prior to commencing any work for which WCI intends to charge Publisher. 
  

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 EXHIBIT B 
 PAYMENT REPORT 
 WCI will provide a twice-monthly payment report to the Publisher in a format that
shall be mutually agreed upon and contain, at a minimum, the following information: 
  

	 	•	 	 Aggregate gross amount billed to all End Users for Publishing Services during the report billing period; 

  

	 	•	 	 Calculation of Bad Debt Allowance for the report billing period; 

  

	 	•	 	 Calculation of Billing and Collection fee for the report billing period; and 

  

	 	•	 	 Net amount due publisher. 

  

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 [Additional Exhibits Omitted] 

 EXHIBIT D 
 WINDSTREAM SUPPORT GROUP SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT 
 FOR BILLING AND COLLECTION SERVICES 
  
  
 Service Level Agreement 
 Between 
 Local Insight Yellow Pages, Inc. 
 And 
 Windstream Communications,Inc. 
 For

 Local Insight Yellow Pages – Billing and Collections 
 Support Group 
 Final Version 

 Service Level Agreement 
 Local Insight Yellow Pages– Billing and Collections Support Group 
 Final
Verson 
  

							
	1.	  	INTRODUCTION	  	3
		  	1.1	  	Purpose of Document	  	3
		  	1.2	  	Scope	  	3
		  	1.3	  	Intended Readership	  	3
		  	1.4	  	Supporting Documents	  	4
		  	1.5	  	Period of Validity	  	4
		  	1.6	  	Changes to the Service	  	4
	2.	  	PROFILE OF INVOLVED PARTIES	  	5
		  	2.1	  	Profile of LYP Billing, Credit and Collections Personnel	  	5
		  	2.2	  	Profile of WCI Support Group	  	5
	3.	  	SUPPORT GROUP DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS	  	6
		  	3.1	  	CAMS Inquiries and Update Requests	  	6
		  	3.2	  	DCRIS Inquiries and Update Requests	  	6
	4.	  	PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING	  	7
		  	4.1	  	Performance Metrics	  	7
		  	4.2	  	Reporting Requirements	  	7
	5.	  	SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS	  	8
		  	5.1	  	Support Hours and Contact Information	  	8
		  	5.2	  	Support Procedures	  	8
		  	5.3	  	Incident Processing	  	8
		  	5.4	  	Incident Closure	  	8
		  	5.5	  	Incident Escalation	  	9
	6.	  	DISPUTE RESOLUTION	  	10
		  	6.1	  	Burden of proof	  	10
	7.	  	GLOSSARY OF TERMS	  	11

  

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	1.	INTRODUCTION 

  

	1.1	Purpose of Document. 

 This document is the
Service Level Agreement between Local Insight Yellow Pages, Inc. (“LYP”) and Windstream Communications, Inc. (“WCI”) for Support Group services to be provided by WCI to Windstream Yellow Pages (LYP) for the term of the Billing
and Collections Agreement starting on Legal Day One effective November 30, 2007, or (“LD1”). 
 This document defines the
following: 

	 	a.	Support Group services that WCI will provide to LYP 

	 	b.	performance metrics and reporting requirements 

	 	c.	support requirements including inquiry and update processing, closure and escalation 

	 	d.	the dispute resolution process. 

  

	1.2	Scope. 

 This SLA covers the following
areas: 

	 	a.	inquires regarding information in DRCIS (service order system) and CAMS (billing system), both WCI applications that reside in the WCI data center that are operated and supported by
WCI 

	 	b.	data entry update requests for both DCRIS and CAMS, including but not limited to: 

 - customer balances 
 - late fees 
 - disconnected accounts 
 - local to foreign billing splits 
 - print bill adjustments 
 - internet bill adjustments 
 - service order rejects 
 - customer information updates, e.g. address changes. 
  

	1.3	Intended Readership. 

 This document is
intended to establish correct expectations, including performance metrics and performance targets, for: 

	 	a.	The service user: LYP billing, credit and collections personnel; and, 

	 	b.	The service provider: WCI personnel involved in providing Support Group services to LYP. 

  

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	1.4	Supporting Documents. 

 This document is
based on the LYP/WIN Transition Services Agreement – Exhibit A: Final description of Services. 
  

	1.5	Period of Validity. 

 This Agreement will be
in effect for the term of the Billing and Collections Agreement for shared customers starting on LD 1. 
  

	1.6	Changes to the Service. 

 Special requests
that are outside the scope of this Agreement should be handled via the “New Idea” PCR process. 
  

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	2.	PROFILE OF INVOLVED PARTIES 

  

	2.1	Profile of LYP Billing, Credit and Collections Personnel. 

 The LYP Billing, Credit and Collections group located in Hudson, Ohio, requests access to DCRIS and CAMS to resolve customer billing issues. As this access will not be allowed by WCI on LD 1 and beyond, LYP has
requested two types of support from WCI: 

	 	a.	daily extracts from DCRIS and CAMS to support LYP access to customer billing data; and 

	 	b.	a Support Group to perform DCRIS and CAMS inquiries and updates. 

 As the extracts may not be available on LD 1, the Support Group will be the only option available until such time as the extracts are available. 
 The LYP Billing, Credit and Collections personnel include: 

	 	-	LYP billing coordinators 

	 	-	LYP credit and collections representatives 

	 	-	LYP billing, credit and collections manager and assistant 

	 	-	LYP customer relations representatives. 

  

	2.2	Profile of WCI Support Group. 

 The WCI
Support Group (WCI-SG) will be initially located in Charlotte, NC, and is being formed specifically to support LYP during the period covered by the Billing and Collection Agreement. The WCI-SG group will be staffed initially with 8 agents and 1
Supervisor to provide direction and oversight. The number of personnel may be adjusted based on workload and the cost to LYP correspondingly adjusted. They will work from 8 am to 5 pm, M – F, and will respond to both inquiries and data entry
update requests. 
 WCI will be responsible for the hiring, training and performance of the WCI-SG. Performance will be measured against the
expectations, standards and metrics included in this document and reported periodically as specified herein to LYP. 
  

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	3.	SUPPORT GROUP DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS 

  

	3.1	CAMS Inquiries and Update Requests. 

  

					
	a.	  	Service Type:	  	 Support Group

	b.	  	Deliverables:	  	 Question and issue resolution

		  		  	 System updating via data entry

		  		  	 Screen shots of corrections (when indicated on the Billing Update Request Form)

	c.	  	Timing:	  	 Available during the term of the Billing and Collections Agreement starting on LD 1.

	d.	  	Performance Metric:
		  		  	 - Responsiveness: changes requested via the Billing Update
      Request Form will be made the same day as requested and verified the following day.
      Requests generated after 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. are subject to cut-off and may be completed the same day
or no later than the following business day.

		  		  	 - Accuracy: Changes requested via the Billing Update Request form will be measured against a 90% accuracy rate for the
initial 45 days after LD1, and a 97% accuracy rate thereafter.

  

	3.2	DCRIS Inquiries and Update Requests. 

  

					
	a.	  	Service Type:	  	Support Group
	b.	  	Deliverables:	  	Question and issue resolution
		  		  	System updating via data entry
		  		  	Screen shots of corrections (requested via the Billing Update Request Form)
	c.	  	Timing:	  	Available during the term of the Billing and Collections Agreement starting on LD 1.
	d.	  	Performance Metric:
		  		  	 - Responsiveness: changes will be made the same day as requested and verified the following
day
      Requests generated after 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. are subject to cut-off and may be
completed the same day or no later than the following business day.

		  		  	 - Accuracy: Changes requested via the Billing Update Request form will be measured against a 90% accuracy rate for the
initial 45 days after LD1, and a 97% accuracy rate thereafter.

  

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	4.	PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING 

  

	4.1	Performance Metrics. 

  

					
	Metric	  	Measure	  	Target
	Responsiveness    	  	Incident closure	  	Same day as requested , subject to 4:00 p.m., E.S.T. cut-off 99% of the time for a rolling 30 day
period
	Accuracy	  	Correction confirmation    	  	Day after requested 97% of the time for a rolling 30 day period

 LYP will establish a tracking system to monitor requests, request resolution in terms of
timeliness (i.e., responsiveness) and accuracy. The tracking system will include the following information: 

	 	-	Request # 

	 	-	Request Date 

	 	-	Completion Date 

	 	-	Completed Accurately (Y/N) 

	 	 -
	 2nd Request Date
(if applicable) 

	 	-	Completion Date (if applicable) 

	 	-	Completed Accurately (Y/N) 

	 	-	Etc. until the issue is resolved. 

 The information in the
tracking system will provide the data required to track, monitor and report responsiveness and accuracy statistics. 
  

	4.2	Reporting Requirements. 

  

	 	a.	Monthly Reports 

 Reports providing
the measurement data covering the previous 30 days for the metrics listed in section 3.1 and 4.1 will be provided by the LYP Billing and Collections manager to the manager of the WCI- SG monthly on the first day of the month or on the next business
day following the first day of the month if the first day of the month falls on a weekend. 

	 	b.	Special Requests 

 The monthly
reports described in section 4.2(a) are intended to allow LYP to monitor performance of the services being provided by WCI. Consequently, a report covering any 30 day period will be provided if requested by WCI for purposes of improving performance,
but not more frequently than weekly. 
  

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	5.	SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS 

  

	5.1	Support Hours and Contact Information. 

 The
services identified in section 2 will be fully supported 0800 – 1700 Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday. This is known as the “Support Period.” 
 Requests will be submitted using the Billing Update Request Form created for use starting LD 1. This is necessary to allow LYP to track performance metrics. Incidents will be accepted via email at any time, but if
received outside the supported hours there is no obligation to act upon the request until the next Support Period. 
  

	5.2	Support Procedures. 

 a. Problem
Identification: Once a problem, inquiry or request has been identified, it should be e-mailed to the WCI-SG (see section 4.1above) 
 b. Incident Processing: Incidents will be resolved as described in sections 5.3 and 5.4 
 c.
Incident Closure: Incidents will be closed as described in section 5.3 and 5.4 
 d. Incident Escalation:
Unresolved incidents will be escalated as described in section 5.5. 
  

	5.3	Incident Processing. 

 a.
Incident Priority: WCI –SG will assume that all requests must be resolved on the day submitted, subject to a 4:00 p.m., E.S.T. cut-off (per Section 3). 
 b. Incident Response: Once an incident has been reported it will be processed as follows 
 (i) Step 1: Assignment – The problem, inquiry or request will be assigned to one of the WCI-SG representatives 
 (ii) Step 2: Closure – Problems and inquiries will be worked until they are resolved. Requests will be worked until they are completed. 

c. Incident Processing Timeframes: WCI-SG 
 will assume that all requests must be resolved on the day submitted, subject to a 4:00 p.m., E.S.T. cut-off. Those received after 4:00 p.m. will be completed no later than the next business day. 
  

	5.4	Incident Closure. 

 LYP will verify requests
from the previous day have been resolved and corrections entered. The incident will be closed when LYP personnel can verify the changes in DCRIS or CAMS have been made. 
  

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	5.5	Incident Escalation. 

 When incident
processing timeframes described in section 3 are not met, the originator or someone to whom they report either directly or indirectly may escalate the issue to the individual in the escalation level 1 position identified below. If the outcome of
this escalation is unsatisfactory and/or the issue remains unresolved, the issue can be escalated again to the individual in the position corresponding to escalation level 2 in the escalation ladder below. This process will continue until the issue
is resolved. 
  

			
	Escalation Level    	  	Position
	1	  	Supervisor of the WCI -SG
	2	  	Person to whom the Supervisor of the WCI-SG reports - Financial Services Manager
	3	  	Director, Financial Services
	4	  	SVP of Customer Service

  

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	6.	DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

  

	6.1	Burden of proof 

 In the event of a dispute,
the burden of proof will be upon any party who is delinquent with respect to monitoring and reporting obligations covering the incident. 
  

	6.1	Remedies 

 This document in no way limits or
expands remedies of LYP that are otherwise available to LYP in the Billing and Collection Agreement. The sole and exclusive remedy of LYP for failure by WCI to achieve the service levels in this document is to pursue the disputes resolution
procedures set forth herein. 
  

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	7.	GLOSSARY OF TERMS 

  

	7.1	Responsiveness 

 Responsiveness measurements
will report on the quality of the CSR team’s responsiveness, their readiness and reacting to providing results from inquiries within the established timeliness and objectives. 
  

	7.2	Accuracy 

 Accuracy measurements will report
on the quality of results from inquiries being true and correct, and free from errors or defects. 
  

	7.3	Support Procedures 

 Support Procedures
means services provided by WCI including but not limited to receiving requests on the Billing Update Request form from the LYP Billing, Credit and Collections function and customer relations function; error diagnosis and troubleshooting; providing
resolutions, and answers based on the nature, scope and complexity of the issue; and documenting the actions taken. Support Procedures shall also include maintaining the current status of pending issues. 
  

 11Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2007

 Exhibit 10.11 
 TAX SHARING AGREEMENT 
 This Tax Sharing Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of
November 30, 2007, by and among WINDSTREAM CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“WIN”), WINDSTREAM REGATTA HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation newly formed by WIN (“Holdings”), and REGATTA HOLDING I, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership, REGATTA HOLDING II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and REGATTA HOLDING III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (each a “WCAS Sub” and together the “WCAS Subs”). 
 RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, as of the date hereof,
WIN is the common parent of an affiliated group of domestic corporations within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code, and the members of the affiliated group have heretofore joined in filing consolidated federal income Tax Returns;

 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2007, as subsequently amended, by and
between WIN, the WCAS Subs, the Parents, and the Additional WCAS Holders (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), (i) WIN will contribute, or cause to be contributed, to the Division Subsidiaries all of the assets and liabilities
primarily associated with the operation of the business of the Division pursuant to certain restructuring transactions, including one or more distributions and/or contributions of assets and/or equity securities (collectively, the
“Restructuring Transactions”) and (ii) in exchange for the contribution to Holdings of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company and other assets related to the Business of the Division, Holdings will
distribute to WIN the Holdings Shares and the Holdings Exchange Notes and pay to WIN the Special Dividend, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Share Exchange Agreement (the transactions described in this clause
(ii) are collectively referred to herein as the “Contribution”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement,
on the Closing Date, WIN shall transfer to the WCAS Subs and the Additional WCAS Holders 100 percent of the Holdings Shares in exchange for shares of WIN Common Stock of which the WCAS Subs and the Additional WCAS Holders are the record and
beneficial owners (the “Exchange”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, on the Closing Date, WIN expects
to effect the exchange of the Holdings Exchange Notes for outstanding WIN debt obligations (“WIN Notes”) held by one or more creditors of WIN (the “Debt Exchange”); 
 WHEREAS, the Parties to this Agreement intend that the Contribution, together with the Exchange and the Debt Exchange, qualify as a tax-free
reorganization under Section 368 of the Code, that the Exchange qualify as a tax-free distribution under Section 355(a) of the Code, and that the Share Exchange Agreement constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning
of Sections 361 and 368 of the Code; and 
 WHEREAS, in connection with the Exchange, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to
provide for certain Tax matters, including the assignment of responsibility for the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, the payment of and indemnification for Taxes, entitlement to refunds of Taxes, and the prosecution and defense of any Tax
Contest; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this
Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS 
 Section 1.1 General. Capitalized terms used in this
Agreement and not defined herein shall have the meanings that such terms have in the Share Exchange Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
 “Action” means any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, litigation, arbitration, prosecution, proceeding (including
any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court, grand jury or other
Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel. 
 “Additional WCAS Holders” shall have the
meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the
preamble. 
 “Affiliate” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Ancillary Agreements” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Business Day” or “Business Days” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement.

 “Closing Date” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Closing-of-the-Books Method” shall mean the apportionment of items between portions of a Taxable period based on a
closing of the books as of the end of the Closing Date, provided that any items not susceptible to such apportionment shall be apportioned on the basis of elapsed days during the relevant portion of the Taxable period. 
 “Code” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Company” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Confidentiality Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Contribution” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals. 
 “Damages” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
  

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 “Debt Exchange” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals.

 “Dispute” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.10. 
 “Dispute Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.10. 
 “Disqualifying Action” shall mean any action, including entering into any agreement, understanding or arrangement or any
substantial negotiations with respect to any transaction or series of transactions, or the failure to take any action expressly required pursuant to this Agreement, the Share Exchange Agreement or the Tax Materials (for the avoidance of doubt,
including any such action or failure to take action that is pursuant to any plan, agreement, understanding or arrangement existing in whole or in part prior to the Closing Date), that would, in each case, cause an Exchange Disqualification to occur;
provided, however, that, in the case of (x) the Parents and the WCAS Subs, or (y) from and after the Closing Date, Holdings and the Division Subsidiaries, the term “Disqualifying Action” shall not include
(i) any action that is expressly required by the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, (ii) any action that would not have caused an Exchange Disqualification to occur but for a WIN Action,
(iii) for the avoidance of doubt, any action taken by Holdings or any of the Division Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date or (iv) any action taken solely to mitigate the adverse effects on the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions of a
breach by Holdings or any of the Division Subsidiaries, occurring prior to the Closing Date, of a representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Share Exchange Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, regardless of whether such breach or
its effects continue after the Closing Date. 
 “Division” shall have the meaning specified in the Share
Exchange Agreement. 
 “Division Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange
Agreement. 
 “Exchange” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals. 
 “Exchange Disqualification” shall mean that (i) the Contribution, taken together with the Exchange and the Debt
Exchange, fails to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368 of the Code; (ii) the Exchange, as such, fails to qualify as a distribution of Holdings Shares to the WCAS Subs pursuant to Section 355 of the Code, pursuant to
which no gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes by any of WIN, Holdings or the WCAS Subs, except to the extent of cash received in lieu of fractional shares; (iii) the Debt Exchange fails to constitute a transfer of
qualified property to WIN’s creditors in connection with the reorganization within the meaning of Section 361(c)(3) of the Code, and/or (iv) the Special Dividend fails to qualify as money transferred to creditors or distributed to
shareholders in connection with the reorganization within the meaning of Section 361(b)(1) of the Code, but only to the extent that the Special Dividend does not exceed WIN’s tax basis in the stock of Holdings immediately prior to the
Special Dividend and that WIN distributes the Special Dividend to its creditors or shareholders in connection with the Contribution. 
  

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 “Exchange Taxes” shall mean all Taxes (other than Transfer Taxes), as
determined by a Final Determination, resulting from the Restructuring Transactions, the Contribution, the Exchange or the Debt Exchange. 
 “Final Determination” shall mean a determination within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Code or any similar provision of state or local Tax law. 
 “Forward Commitment” shall mean the conditional forward underwriting commitment (if any) among Wachovia Securities and
the WCAS Subs with respect to the Holdings Exchange Notes. 
 “Governmental Entity” shall have the meaning
specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Holdings” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals.

 “Holdings Consolidated Group” shall mean any consolidated, combined or unitary group of which Holdings is
the common parent corporation. 
 “Holdings Exchange Notes” shall have the meaning specified in the Share
Exchange Agreement. 
 “Holdings Shares” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement.

 “IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service. 
 “Maximum Yield” shall mean the yield specified in the Forward Commitment (if any) as the maximum interest rate for the
Holdings Exchange Notes. 
 “Parent” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement.

 “Party” shall mean any of WIN, Holdings or the WCAS Subs, as the context may require. 
 “Person” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Post-Closing Period” shall mean any Taxable year or other Taxable period beginning after the Closing Date and, in the
case of any Taxable year or other Taxable period that begins on or before and ends after the Closing Date, that part of the Taxable year or other Taxable period that begins at the beginning of the Business Day after the Closing Date. 
 “Potential Disqualifying Action” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.2(b). 
 “Pre-Closing Period” shall mean any Taxable year or other Taxable period that ends on or before the Closing Date and, in
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period that begins on or before and ends after the Closing Date, that part of the Taxable year or other Taxable period through the end of the Closing Date.

 “Restricted Period” shall mean the two (2) year period commencing on the Closing Date. 

“Restructuring Transactions” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals. 
 “Ruling Request” shall mean the request for the Tax-Free Reorganization Ruling, the Tax-Free Split-Off Ruling (including
the Section 355(d) Ruling), the Tax-Free Debt Exchange Ruling, and the Tax-Free Special Dividend Ruling, to be submitted by WIN (and, to the extent applicable, the WCAS Subs) to the IRS. 
 “Rulings” shall mean the Tax-Free Reorganization Ruling, the Tax-Free Split-Off Ruling (including the
Section 355(d) Ruling), the Tax-Free Debt Exchange Ruling and the Tax-Free Special Dividend Ruling. 
 “Section
355(d) Breach” shall mean the inaccuracy, incorrectness or incompleteness of any factual information provided to the IRS by or on behalf of any Parent or WCAS Sub or any affiliate of any Parent or WCAS Sub in connection with the
Section 355(d) Ruling (including, but not limited to, the materials describing changes in the ownership of Valor Communications Group, Inc. (“Valor”) and its predecessors and the transactions related to the formation of Valor and
issuances of stock of Valor prior to the merger of ALLTEL Holding Corp. with and into Valor). 
 “Section 355(d)
Ruling” shall mean a private letter ruling from the IRS, explicit or implicit in the acceptance of factual (rather than legal) representations in connection with the Tax-Free Split-Off Ruling, to the effect that, in the Exchange, the WCAS
Subs (determined after applying Section 355(d)(7)) will not receive 50 percent or more of the Holdings Shares in exchange for WIN Common Stock that was acquired by purchase (as defined in Section 355(d)(5) and (8)) during the
five-year period (determined after applying Section 355(d)(6)) ending on the Closing Date. 
 “Straddle
Period” shall mean any Taxable period commencing on or prior to, and ending after, the Closing Date. 
 “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Special
Dividend” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Tax” (and, with
correlative meaning, “Taxable”) shall mean (i) any and all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign taxes, including income, alternative or add-on minimum, gross receipts, profits, lease, service, service use, wage, employment,
workers compensation, business occupation, environmental, estimated, excise, sales, use, transfer, license, payroll, franchise, severance, stamp, occupation, windfall profits, withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, ad valorem,
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custom duties and other taxes, charges, fees, levies, imposts, duties or assessments of any kind whatsoever, imposed or required to be withheld by any Taxing
Authority, including any interest, additions to Tax or penalties applicable or related thereto, (ii) any liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or similar provision of state or local law), and
(iii) any liability for the payment of any amount of a type described in clause (i) or clause (ii) as a result of any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the liability of any other Person. 
 “Tax Benefit” shall mean the amount by which the Tax liability (after giving effect to any alternative minimum or
similar Tax) of a corporation to the appropriate Taxing Authority is reduced (including by deduction, entitlement to refund, credit, or otherwise, whether available in the current taxable year, as an adjustment to taxable income in any other taxable
year or as a carryforward or carryback, as applicable), and in the case of a consolidated federal income Tax Return or combined, unitary, or other similar state, local, or other income Tax Return, the amount by which the Tax liability of the
affiliated group (within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code) or other relevant group of corporations to the appropriate government or jurisdiction is reduced (including by deduction, entitlement to refund, credit, or otherwise, whether
available in the current taxable year, as an adjustment to taxable income in any other taxable year or as a carryforward or carryback, as applicable). A Tax Benefit shall be deemed to have been realized at the time any refund of Taxes is received or
applied against other Taxes due, or at the time of filing a Tax Return (including any Tax Return relating to estimated Taxes) on which a loss, deduction, or credit is applied in reduction of Taxes which would otherwise be payable; provided,
however, that, where a Party has other losses, deductions, credits, or similar items available to it, deductions, credits, or items for which the other Party would be entitled to a payment under this Agreement or a reduction in indemnity payments or
other offset under the Share Exchange Agreement shall be treated as the last items utilized to produce a Tax Benefit. 
 “Tax Certificates” shall mean the certificates, in customary form, of officers of the Parties that will be provided to (i) WIN’s tax counsel in connection with the Tax-Free Reorganization Opinion, the WIN Tax-Free
Split-Off Opinion and the Tax-Free Debt Exchange Opinion and (ii) WCAS Subs’ tax counsel in connection with the WCAS Subs Tax-Free Split-Off Opinion. 
 “Tax Contest” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.1. 
 “Tax-Free Debt Exchange Opinion” shall mean a written opinion of WIN’s tax counsel, addressed to WIN and dated as
of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to WIN and the WCAS Subs, to the effect that the Holdings Exchange Notes will qualify as “securities” of Holdings within the meaning of Section 361 of the Code.

 “Tax-Free Debt Exchange Ruling” shall mean a private letter ruling from the IRS to the effect that, in
general, WIN will not recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes in connection with the consummation of the Debt Exchange. 
  

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 “Tax-Free Reorganization Opinion” shall mean a written opinion of
WIN’s tax counsel, addressed to WIN and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to WIN and the WCAS Subs, to the effect that the Contribution, taken together with the Exchange and the Debt Exchange, will
qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. 
 “Tax-Free Reorganization
Ruling” shall mean a private letter ruling from the IRS to the effect that the Contribution, taken together with the Exchange and the Debt Exchange, will qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.

 “Tax-Free Special Dividend Ruling” shall mean a private letter ruling from the IRS, based on customary
representations by WIN, to the effect that the Special Dividend will qualify as money transferred to creditors or distributed to shareholders in connection with the reorganization within the meaning of Section 361(b)(1) of the Code. 

“Tax-Free Split-Off Ruling” shall mean a private letter ruling from the IRS to the effect that the Exchange, as such,
will qualify as a distribution of Holdings Shares pursuant to Section 355 of the Code, pursuant to which no gain or loss will be recognized for federal income tax purposes by any of WIN, Holdings or the WCAS Subs. 
 “Tax-Free Status of the Transactions” shall mean that (i) the Contribution, taken together with the Exchange and
the Debt Exchange, qualifies as a tax-free reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, (ii) the Debt Exchange constitutes a transfer of qualified property to WIN’s creditors in connection with the reorganization
within the meaning of Section 361(c)(3) of the Code, (iii) the Exchange, as such, qualifies as a distribution of Holdings Shares to the WCAS Subs pursuant to Section 355 of the Code, pursuant to which no gain or loss is recognized for
federal income tax purposes by any of WIN, Holdings or the WCAS Subs, except to the extent of cash received in lieu of fractional shares, and (iv) the Special Dividend qualifies as money transferred to creditors or distributed to shareholders
in connection with the reorganization within the meaning of Section 361(b)(1) of the Code, to the extent that the Special Dividend does not exceed WIN’s tax basis in the stock of Holdings immediately prior to the Special Dividend and that
WIN distributes the Special Dividend to its creditors or shareholders in connection with the Contribution. 
 “Tax
Materials” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 
 “Tax Opinions” shall mean the
Tax-Free Reorganization Opinion, the WIN Tax-Free Split-Off Opinion, the WCAS Subs Tax-Free Split-Off Opinion and the Tax-Free Debt Exchange Opinion. 
 “Tax-Related Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b)(iii). 
 “Tax Return” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “Taxing
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 “Transfer Taxes” shall mean all sales, use, privilege, transfer,
documentary, stamp, recording, and similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties, interest or additions thereto) imposed upon any Party in connection with the Exchange. 
 “WCAS Subs Tax-Free Split-Off Opinion” shall mean a written opinion of the WCAS Subs’ tax counsel, addressed to the
WCAS Subs and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to WIN and the WCAS Subs, to the effect that the Exchange, as such, will qualify as a distribution of Holdings Shares pursuant to Section 355(a) of the
Code, pursuant to which no gain or loss will be recognized for federal income tax purposes by any of the WCAS Subs. 
 “WIN Action” shall mean (i) any transaction with respect to the stock or assets of WIN or the WIN Subsidiaries that occurs after the Closing Date, (ii) any failure by WIN after the Closing Date to maintain its
status as a company engaged in the conduct of an active trade or business or (iii) (x) the failure of any representation made by WIN in connection with the Rulings or the Tax Opinions or any subsequent ruling or opinion in connection with
the Exchange, in each case with respect to WIN or the businesses conducted by WIN or the plans, proposals, intentions and policies of WIN after the Closing Date, to have been true and correct in all material respects when made, or (y) the
failure by WIN or the WIN Subsidiaries to comply with any covenant made by WIN in connection with the Rulings or the Tax Opinions or any subsequent ruling or opinion in connection with the Exchange. 
 “WIN Common Stock” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 “WIN Consolidated Group” shall mean any consolidated, combined or unitary group (i) of which WIN is the common
parent corporation at any time or (ii) that otherwise included Holdings or any of the Division Subsidiaries for any Pre-Closing Period. 
 “WIN Notes” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals. 
 “WIN Subsidiaries” shall mean all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of WIN, other than Holdings and the Division Subsidiaries. 
 “WIN Tax-Free Split-Off Opinion” shall mean a written opinion of WIN’s tax counsel, addressed to WIN and dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to WIN and the
WCAS Subs, to the effect that the Exchange will qualify as a distribution of Holdings Shares pursuant to Section 355 of the Code, pursuant to which no gain or loss will be recognized for federal income tax purposes by any of WIN or Holdings.

 “WLM” shall have the meaning specified in the Share Exchange Agreement. 
 Section 1.2 References; Interpretation. References in this Agreement to any gender include references to all genders, and references to the
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followed by the phrase “without limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections, Exhibits
and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, such Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words “hereof”, “hereby”, and “herein” and words of similar
meaning when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE II 
 TAX RETURNS AND TAX PAYMENTS 
 Section 2.1 Obligations to File Tax Returns. 
 (a) Except as provided herein, WIN shall have the sole and exclusive responsibility for the preparation and filing of all Tax Returns that include Holdings or any of the Division Subsidiaries or that otherwise relate
to the Division for any Pre-Closing Period. Holdings, on behalf of itself and each Division Subsidiary, hereby irrevocably authorizes and designates WIN as its agent, coordinator and administrator for the purpose of taking any and all actions
necessary or incidental to the filing of any such Tax Return and for the purpose of making payments to, or collecting refunds from, any Taxing Authority in respect of any such Tax Return. Except as otherwise provided herein, WIN shall have the
exclusive right to file, prosecute, compromise or settle any claim for refund for Taxes in respect of a Tax Return for which WIN bears responsibility under this Section 2.1(a) and to determine whether any refunds of such Taxes to which the WIN
Consolidated Group may be entitled shall be received by way of refund or credit against the Tax liability of the WIN Consolidated Group. 
 (b) Except as provided herein, Holdings shall have the sole and exclusive responsibility for the preparation of all Tax Returns that include Holdings or any of the Division Subsidiaries or that otherwise relate to the Division for any
Post-Closing Period. Except as otherwise provided herein, Holdings shall have the exclusive right to file, prosecute, compromise or settle any claim for refund for Taxes in respect of a Tax Return for which Holdings bears responsibility under this
Section 2.1(b) and to determine whether any refunds of such Taxes to which the Holdings Consolidated Group may be entitled shall be received by way of refund or credit against the Tax liability of the Holdings Consolidated Group. 
 (c) To the extent permitted by law or administrative practice in any jurisdiction in which Tax Returns that include Holdings or any of the Division
Subsidiaries or that otherwise relate to the Division are filed, the Parties shall cause the current Taxable period of Holdings or any Division Subsidiary to end at the end of the Closing Date. 
 (d) Except as provided herein, WIN shall have the sole and exclusive responsibility for the preparation and filing of all Tax Returns that include
Holdings or any of the Division Subsidiaries or that otherwise relate to the Division for any Straddle Period. No later than sixty (60) Business Days prior to the date on which any such Straddle Period Tax Return is required to be filed (taking
into account any valid extensions), WIN shall submit or cause to be submitted to Holdings a draft of such Straddle Period Tax Return for Holdings’ review. WIN shall make or cause to be made any and all changes to such Tax Return reasonably
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responsible hereunder and shall consider, in good faith, other changes reasonably requested by Holdings; provided, however, that Holdings must submit
to WIN its proposed changes to such Tax Return in writing within thirty (30) Business Days of receiving such Tax Return. 
 Section 2.2
Manner of Preparation. Unless and until there has been a Final Determination to the contrary, all Tax Returns of or that include Holdings, any of the Division Subsidiaries, WIN, the WCAS Subs, the Parents, or any of their respective
Subsidiaries shall be prepared in a manner that is consistent with (A) the Ruling Request, (B) the Rulings, (C) the Tax Opinions, (D) the Tax Certificates, and (E) any other materials delivered or deliverable in connection
with the issuance of the Rulings and the rendering of the Tax Opinions (collectively, the “Tax Materials”). In addition, to the extent permitted by law, unless and until there has been a Final Determination to the contrary, all Tax Returns
of Holdings and the Division Subsidiaries prepared pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or (d) shall be prepared in a manner that is otherwise consistent with past practices of WIN, Holdings and the Division Subsidiaries. 
 Section 2.3 Obligation to Remit Taxes. Except as otherwise provided herein, WIN and Holdings each shall remit or cause to be remitted to the
applicable Taxing Authority any Taxes due in respect of any Tax Return that it is required to file hereunder (or, in the case of a Tax for which no Tax Return is required to be filed, which is otherwise payable by it or its Subsidiaries to any
Taxing Authority) and shall be entitled to reimbursement for such payments to the extent provided herein; provided, however, that in the case of any Tax Return, the Party not required to file such Tax Return shall remit to the Party required
to file such Tax Return in immediately available funds the amount of any Taxes reflected on such Tax Return for which the former Party is responsible hereunder at least two (2) Business Days before payment of the relevant amount is due to a
Taxing Authority. 
 Section 2.4 Allocation of and Indemnification for Taxes. 
 (a) Indemnification by WIN. WIN shall pay or cause to be paid, shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Holdings, the WCAS
Subs, and the Parents from and against, (i) all Taxes (other than Exchange Taxes) of WIN or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Holdings or the Division Subsidiaries) for any period, (ii) all Taxes (other than Exchange Taxes) of Holdings
and the Division Subsidiaries, or that otherwise relate to the Division, for any Pre-Closing Period, and (iii) all Exchange Taxes, except to the extent that such Taxes are subject to indemnification by Holdings pursuant to
Section 2.4(b)(ii) or (iii). 
 (b) Indemnification by Holdings. 
 (i) Holdings shall pay or cause to be paid, shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless WIN from and against all
Taxes (other than Exchange Taxes) of Holdings or the Division Subsidiaries, or that otherwise relate to the Division, for any Post-Closing Period (except for Taxes for which WIN is responsible pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(i)). 
 (ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if there is a Forward Commitment in effect at the time of
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against any and all Taxes on cancellation of indebtedness income recognized by WIN in connection with the Debt Exchange that results solely from a difference
between the fair market value of the Holdings Exchange Notes at the time of the Debt Exchange and the fair market value ascribed to the Holdings Exchange Notes in the Debt Exchange, but only to the extent that such difference arises solely as a
result of the interest rate on the Holdings Exchange Notes being capped at the Maximum Yield pursuant to the Forward Commitment. Without limiting the foregoing obligation of Holdings, WIN will consult with Holdings in good faith prior to the Debt
Exchange concerning whether any such income is likely to be recognized. 
 (iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, if there is a Final Determination that an Exchange Disqualification has occurred, then Holdings shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless WIN and the WIN Subsidiaries (or any successor to any of them) from and against any
and all (A) Taxes imposed pursuant to a Final Determination, (B) accounting, legal and other professional fees and court costs incurred in connection with such Taxes (other than such costs incurred in the joint defense of a Third-Party
Claim, which costs are subject to Section 5.4 below) and (C) Taxes resulting from indemnification payments hereunder (collectively, “Tax-Related Losses”), incurred by WIN or the WIN Subsidiaries, to the extent that the
Exchange Disqualification results from (y) any Disqualifying Action taken after the Closing Date by any WCAS Sub or any Parent or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or (z) a Section 355(d) Breach. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement to the contrary, the liability of Holdings pursuant to this Section 2.4(b)(iii), subject to the limitations contained in Section 2.4(c), shall be the sole and exclusive basis for any remedy of WIN and its Affiliates for
any matter (including any breach of representation or covenant) related to an Exchange Disqualification or any Exchange Taxes. 
 (c)
Exceptions to the Indemnification Obligation of Holdings. 
 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary: 
 (i) If WIN delivers to Holdings a written determination, pursuant to any clause of Section 3.3, that a Potential
Disqualifying Action or other action described in Section 3.3 would not jeopardize the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions, then Holdings shall have no obligation to indemnify WIN pursuant to Section 2.4(b) in respect of such
Potential Disqualifying Action or such other action, except to the extent that a Disqualifying Action results from the inaccuracy, incorrectness or incompleteness of any representation provided by Holdings, any WCAS Sub or any Parent to WIN in
respect of that determination. 
 (ii) Holdings shall have no obligation to indemnify WIN pursuant to Section 2.4(b) in
respect of any action or transaction that is expressly permitted to be taken without the consent of WIN under Section 3.3, except to the extent that, in the case of an action permitted pursuant to a ruling described in
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representation provided by Holdings, any WCAS Sub or any Parent to the IRS in connection with such ruling. 
 (iii) Holdings shall have no obligation to indemnify WIN pursuant to Section 2.4(b) in respect of any item of income, gain,
deduction or loss arising in respect of or as a result of an intercompany transaction pursuant to Section 1.1502-13 of the Treasury Regulations, an excess loss account pursuant to Section 1.1502-19 of the Treasury Regulations or any
similar item, in each case includable in income without regard to the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions, except to the extent that such item is attributable to the receipt by WIN of any indemnification payment from Holdings pursuant to this
Agreement, the Share Exchange Agreement, or the Ancillary Agreements. 
 (d) In the case of Taxes (other than Exchange Taxes) that are
attributable to a Straddle Period, such Taxes shall be allocated between the portion of the Straddle Period that is a Pre-Closing Period and the portion of the Straddle Period that is a Post-Closing Period based on a Closing of the Books Method.

 Section 2.5 Transfer Taxes. WIN and Holdings shall each bear fifty percent of any Transfer Taxes. 
 Section 2.6 Refunds. Holdings shall be entitled to any refund of or credit for Taxes for which Holdings is responsible under this Agreement, and
WIN shall be entitled to any refund of or credit for Taxes for which WIN is responsible under this Agreement. Refunds for any Straddle Period shall be equitably apportioned between WIN and Holdings in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
governing such periods. A Party receiving a refund to which the other Party is entitled pursuant to this Agreement shall pay the amount to which such other Party is entitled within five (5) Business Days after the receipt of the refund.

 Section 2.7 Carrybacks. To the extent permitted by law, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall elect to forego a carryback of any net
operating losses, capital losses, or credits (including the election under Section 172(b)(3) of the Code) from any Post-Closing Period to any Pre-Closing Period. If and to the extent that Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is not permitted by
applicable law to forego such carryback and requests in writing that WIN obtain a refund with respect to such carryback, then (a) WIN shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a refund with respect to such carryback (including by
filing an amended Tax Return) and (b) to the extent that WIN receives a refund of Taxes (including interest received thereon) attributable to such carryback, WIN shall pay such refund to Holdings. WIN shall be entitled to reduce the amount of
any such refund for its reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refund, including any Taxes on receipt of such refund or interest thereon. 
 Section 2.8 Timing Adjustments. 
 (a) If an audit or other examination by any Taxing Authority with
respect to any Tax Return shall result (by settlement or otherwise) in any adjustment that (i) decreases deductions, losses, or Tax credits, or increases income, gains, or recapture of Tax credits, of WIN or any of its Subsidiaries for a
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WIN is responsible hereunder and (ii) will permit Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to increase deductions, losses, or Tax credits, or decrease
income, gains, or recapture of Tax credits in respect of any item for which Holdings is responsible hereunder, Holdings shall pay to WIN the amounts of any Tax Benefits that result therefrom within ten (10) days of the date on which such Tax
Benefits are realized. 
 (b) If an audit or other examination by any Taxing Authority with respect to any Tax Return shall result (by
settlement or otherwise) in any adjustment that (i) decreases deductions, losses, or Tax credits, or increases income, gains, or recapture of Tax credits, of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries for a Post-Closing Period in respect of an item
for which Holdings is responsible hereunder and (ii) will permit WIN or any of its Subsidiaries to increase deductions, losses, or Tax credits, or decrease income, gains, or recapture of Tax credits in respect of any item for which WIN is
responsible hereunder, WIN shall pay to Holdings the amounts of any Tax Benefits that result therefrom within ten (10) days of the date on which such Tax Benefits are realized. 
 (c) If an audit or other examination by any Taxing Authority with respect to any Tax Return shall result (by settlement or otherwise) in any adjustment
that (i) increases deductions, losses, or Tax credits, or decreases income, gains, or recapture of Tax credits, of WIN or any of its Subsidiaries for a Pre-Closing Period in respect of an item for which WIN is responsible hereunder and
(ii) will cause Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to decrease deductions, losses, or Tax credits, or increase income, gains, or recapture of Tax credits in respect of any item for which Holdings is responsible hereunder, WIN shall pay to
Holdings the amounts of any Tax Benefits to WIN and its Subsidiaries that result therefrom (but not more than the increased Tax or loss of Tax Benefit to Holdings and its Subsidiaries) within ten (10) days of the date on which such Tax Benefits
are realized. 
 (d) The Party in control of the audit or other examination to which any such adjustment described in 2.8(a), (b) or
(c) above relates shall notify the other Party and provide it with adequate information so that it may reflect such adjustment on its applicable Tax Returns. 
 Section 2.9 Amended Returns. Holdings shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, file any amended Tax Return that includes WIN or any of the WIN Subsidiaries. 
 Section 2.10 Dispute Resolution. Subject to the final sentence of this Section 2.10, the Parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any
disagreement arising with respect to this Agreement, including any dispute in connection with a claim by a third party (a “Dispute”). Either Party may give the other Party written notice of any Dispute not resolved in the normal course of
business. Subject to the final sentence of this Section 2.10, if the Parties cannot agree within ten (10) Business Day following the date on which one Party gives such notice (the “Dispute Date”), then the Dispute shall be
determined as follows: within twenty (20) Business Days of the Dispute Date, WIN and Holdings shall each appoint one arbitrator. The two arbitrators so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator within thirty (30) Business Days of the
Dispute Date. If either Party shall fail to appoint an arbitrator within such twenty (20) Business Day period, the arbitration shall be conducted by the sole arbitrator appointed by the other Party. 

  

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Whether selected by WIN, Holdings, or otherwise, each arbitrator selected to resolve such dispute shall be a tax lawyer who is generally recognized in the
tax community as a qualified and competent tax practitioner with experience in the tax area involved. Such arbitrators shall be empowered to resolve the Dispute, including by engaging nationally recognized accounting and other experts. Each of WIN
and Holdings shall bear 50% of the aggregate expenses of the arbitrators (or the sole arbitrator). The decision of the arbitrators shall be rendered no later than ninety (90) Business Days from the Dispute Date and shall be final.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision shall not apply to any Dispute related to liability for, or an indemnification obligation with respect to, any Exchange Taxes. 
 ARTICLE III 
 REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS 
 Section 3.1 Compliance with the Ruling Request, the Rulings and Tax Opinions. (a) WIN hereby represents and warrants that (i) it has
examined (or upon receipt will examine) the Tax Materials and (ii) the facts presented and representations made therein, to the extent descriptive of or otherwise relating to WIN or any of its Affiliates (including Holdings and the Division
Subsidiaries), are or will be from the time presented or made through and including the Closing Date true, correct, and complete in all material respects. WIN hereby confirms and agrees to comply (or to cause its Subsidiaries, including Holding and
the Division Subsidiaries for periods through and including the Closing Date, to comply) with any and all covenants and agreements in the Tax Materials applicable to WIN or any of its Subsidiaries. 
 (b) Holdings hereby represents and warrants that (i) it has examined (or upon receipt will examine) the Tax Materials and (ii) the facts
presented and representations made therein, to the extent descriptive of or otherwise relating to Holdings or any of the Division Subsidiaries, are or will be from the time presented or made through and including the Closing Date true, correct, and
complete in all material respects. 
 (c) The WCAS Subs hereby represent and warrant that (i) they have examined (or upon receipt will
examine) the Tax Materials and (ii) the facts presented and representations made therein, to the extent descriptive of or otherwise relating to the WCAS Subs or the Parents or any of their respective Affiliates, are or will be from the time
presented or made through and including the Closing Date true, correct, and complete in all material respects. The WCAS Subs hereby confirm and agree to comply (or to cause their Subsidiaries, including Holding and the Division Subsidiaries for
periods after the Closing Date, to comply) with any and all covenants and agreements in the Tax Materials applicable to the WCAS Subs or any of their Subsidiaries. 
  

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 Section 3.2 Covenants. (a) From and after the Closing Date, WIN shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries (but, for avoidance of doubt, not including Holdings and the Division Subsidiaries) to, take any Disqualifying Action. From and after the Closing Date, no WCAS Sub shall, and Holdings shall not and shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, take any Disqualifying Action; provided, however, that there shall be no breach of the covenant contained in this sentence in the circumstances described in Section 2.4(c). 
 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) or (g) of this Section 3.3, until the expiration of the Restricted Period, Holdings
and the WCAS Subs shall not, nor shall Holdings permit any of its Subsidiaries to, take any action (including entering into any agreement, understanding or arrangement or any substantial negotiations with respect to any transaction or series of
transactions) that might cause an Exchange Disqualification to occur (any such action, a “Potential Disqualifying Action”), including any action that might be inconsistent with any representation made in the Tax Materials, unless,
prior to the taking of the Potential Disqualifying Action, WIN has delivered to Holdings a written determination, in its reasonable discretion, which discretion shall be exercised in good faith solely to preserve the Tax-Free Status of the
Transactions, that the Potential Disqualifying Action would not jeopardize the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions. In addition, the WCAS Subs shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Additional WCAS Holders to comply with this
covenant and not to take any action inconsistent therewith. 
 (c) Until the expiration of the Restricted Period, neither Holdings nor any
WCAS Sub shall enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement or any substantial negotiations with respect to any transaction (including a merger to which Holdings is a party) involving the acquisition (including by Holdings or any of its
Subsidiaries) of capital stock of Holdings, and Holdings shall not issue any additional shares of capital stock or transfer or modify any options, warrants, convertible obligations or other instrument that provides for the right or possibility to
issue, redeem or transfer any shares of capital stock of Holdings (or enter into any agreement, understanding, arrangement or any substantial negotiations with respect to any such issuance, transfer or modification), except to the extent that all
such agreements, understandings, arrangements, substantial negotiations and other issuances, taken together, do not involve a direct or indirect acquisition by any Person or Persons of a “50 percent or greater interest” in Holdings within
the meaning of Section 355(d)(4) of the Code. In addition, the WCAS Subs shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Additional WCAS Holders to comply with this covenant and not to take any action inconsistent therewith.
Notwithstanding the foregoing: 
 (i) Holdings may issue additional shares of common stock of Holdings to a person in a
transaction to which Section 83 or Section 421(a) or (b) of the Code applies (or options to acquire stock in such a transaction) in connection with the person’s performance of services as an employee, director or independent
contractor of WIN, Holdings, any of their respective Subsidiaries, or any other person that is related to WIN or Holdings under Section 355(d)(7)(A) of the Code or a corporation the assets of which Holdings or a Subsidiary acquires in a
reorganization under Section 368 of the Code, provided that such stock is not excessive by reference to the services performed by such person and such person or a coordinating group of which the person is a member will not be a controlling
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meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(h)(3) and (8)) immediately after the issuance of such common stock; and 
 (ii) Holdings may issue additional shares of common stock of Holdings to a retirement plan of Holdings or any other person that is
treated as the same employer as Holdings under Section 414(b), (c), (m), or (o) of the Code that qualifies under Section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Code, provided that the stock acquired by all of the qualified plans of Holdings and such
other persons during the four-year period beginning two years before the Closing Date does not, in the aggregate, represent more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of Holdings entitled to vote or more than
ten percent of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of Holdings. 
 (d) Until the expiration of the Restricted Period, Holdings
shall cause its wholly-owned Subsidiaries that were wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Holdings on the Closing Date to continue the active conduct of business of Holdings to the extent so conducted by those Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing
Date. Holdings shall cause those Subsidiaries to continue the active conduct of the business of Holdings primarily through officers and employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (and not primarily through independent contractors). 

(e) Until the expiration of the Restricted Period, Holdings shall not voluntarily dissolve, liquidate, merge or consolidate with any other person,
unless (i) in the case of a merger or consolidation, Holdings is the survivor of the merger or consolidation or (ii) prior to undertaking such action, WIN has delivered to Holdings a written determination, in its reasonable discretion,
which discretion shall be exercised in good faith solely to preserve the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions, that such action would not jeopardize the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions. 
 (f) Holdings shall not take any action with respect to the Holdings Exchange Notes that might result in their failing to qualify as
“securities” within the meaning of Section 361. 
 (g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 3.3
shall not prohibit Holdings and its Subsidiaries, or the WCAS Subs from implementing any Potential Disqualifying Action upon which the IRS has granted a favorable ruling to WIN or Holdings. Any such ruling will be treated as favorable for purposes
of this Section 3.3(g) only if the Potentially Disqualifying Action is described in reasonable detail in such ruling and it is clear on the face of such ruling that such Potentially Disqualifying Action may be implemented without jeopardizing
the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 PAYMENTS 
 Section 4.1 Payments. Except as otherwise provided herein, payments due
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reimbursement, or (iii) the delivery of notice of payment of a Tax for which the other Party is responsible under this Agreement, in each case by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Party entitled to such payment. Payments due hereunder, but not made within such period, shall be accompanied by simple interest at a rate of ten (10) percent. 

Section 4.2 Treatment of Payments. The Parties agree that any payment made between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement or the Share Exchange
Agreement with respect to a Pre-Closing Period or as a result of an event or action occurring in a Pre-Closing Period (including payments pursuant to Section 1.6 of the Share Exchange Agreement) shall be treated, to the extent permitted by law,
for all Tax purposes as a distribution from or a capital contribution to Holdings made immediately prior to the Exchange. If the receipt or accrual of any such payment that is an indemnification payment (including a payment pursuant to
Section 2.4 of this Agreement or pursuant to Article IX of the Share Exchange Agreement) results in Taxable income (including an increase in the amount of any gain or other income realized on the Exchange) to the recipient thereof, such payment
(other than any payment pursuant to Section 1.6 of the Share Exchange Agreement) shall be increased so that, after the payment of any Taxes with respect to the payment, the recipient thereof shall have realized the same net amount it would have
realized had the payment not resulted in Taxable income. To the extent that any Party is liable for Taxes for which the other Party is responsible hereunder and such liability for Taxes gives rise to a Tax Benefit to the former Party, the amount of
any payment made to the former Party by the latter Party shall be decreased by taking into account any resulting reduction in Taxes of the former Party. If a reduction in Taxes of the former Party occurs in a Taxable period following the period in
which the payment is made by the latter Party, the former Party shall promptly repay the latter Party the amount of such reduction when actually realized. 
 Section 4.3 Notice. The Parties shall give each other prompt written notice of any payment that may be due to the provider of such notice under this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE V 
 TAX CONTESTS 

 Section 5.1 Notice of Tax Contests. Holdings shall promptly notify WIN in writing upon receipt by any of Holdings, the WCAS Subs,
the Parents, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, of a written communication from any Taxing Authority with respect to any pending or threatened audit, dispute, suit, action, proposed assessment, or other proceeding (a “Tax Contest”)
concerning any Tax Return or otherwise concerning Taxes for which WIN may be liable under this Agreement. WIN shall promptly notify Holdings and the WCAS Subs in writing upon receipt by WIN or any of its Subsidiaries of a written communication from
any Taxing Authority with respect to any Tax Contest concerning any Tax Return or otherwise concerning Taxes for which Holdings may be liable under this Agreement. 
 Section 5.2 Control of Contest by WIN. Except as provided in Section 5.4, WIN shall have the sole responsibility and control over the handling of any Tax Contest, including the exclusive right to
communicate with agents of the Taxing Authority, involving (a) any Pre-Closing Period Tax Return of Holdings or any of the Division Subsidiaries or otherwise relating to the Division or (b) any Straddle Period Tax Return of Holdings or any
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to the Pre-Closing Period portion of such Straddle Period. Upon Holdings’ request, Holdings shall be allowed to participate in, but not to
control, at Holdings’ expense, the handling of any such Tax Contest with respect to any item that may affect the liability of Holdings hereunder. WIN shall not settle or concede any such Tax Contest with respect to any material item for which
Holdings is liable hereunder without the prior written consent of Holdings, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. 
 Section 5.3 Control of Contest by WCAS Subs. Except as provided in Section 5.4, Holdings shall have the sole responsibility and control over the handling of any Tax Contest, including the exclusive right
to communicate with agents of the Taxing Authority, involving any Tax Return that includes Holdings or any of the Division Subsidiaries or otherwise relates to the Division or the ownership of the Holdings Shares not described in Section 5.2.
Upon WIN’s request, WIN shall be allowed to participate in, but not to control, at WIN’s expense, the handling of any such Tax Contest with respect to any item that may affect the liability of WIN hereunder. Holdings shall not settle or
concede any such Tax Contest with respect to any material item for which WIN is liable hereunder without the prior written consent of WIN, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned. 
 Section 5.4 Joint Control of Certain Tax Contests. WIN and Holdings shall jointly control, and shall cooperate in good faith in, the handing of
any Tax Contest that relates to (i) any potential Exchange Disqualification or any Exchange Taxes for which Holdings may be obligated to provide indemnification hereunder or (ii) any Straddle Period Tax Return, if the Tax Contest relates
both to the Pre-Closing Period portion and to the Post-Closing Period portion of the Straddle Period. WIN and Holdings shall exercise their rights to jointly control the defense of any such Tax Contest solely for the purpose of defeating such Tax
Contest. If either WIN or Holdings fails to jointly defend any such Tax Contest, then the other party shall solely defend such Tax Contest and the party failing to jointly defend shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the other party in
its defense of such Tax Contest. WIN and Holdings shall each pay its own expenses related to the handling of any such Tax Contest. 
 ARTICLE VI 
 COOPERATION 
 Section 6.1 General. Each Party shall, and shall cause all of such Party’s Subsidiaries and, to the extent capable of so doing, Affiliates to, fully cooperate with the other Party in connection with the
preparation and filing of any Tax Return or the conduct of any Tax Contest (including, where appropriate or necessary, providing a power of attorney) concerning any issues or any other matter contemplated under this Agreement. Each Party shall make
its employees and facilities available on a mutually convenient basis to facilitate such cooperation. 
 Section 6.2 Consistent
Treatment. Unless and until there has been a Final Determination to the contrary, each Party agrees (a) to treat the Contribution, together with the Exchange and the Debt Exchange, as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368 of the
Code and the Exchange as a tax-free distribution under Section 355(a) of the Code and (b) not to take any position on any Tax Return, in connection with any Tax Contest, or otherwise that is inconsistent with (i) the allocation of
Taxes and Tax Benefits hereunder, (ii) the Rulings or (iii) the Tax Opinions. 
  

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 ARTICLE VII 
 RETENTION OF RECORDS; ACCESS 
 Section 7.1 Retention of Records; Access. The Parties
shall (a) retain records, documents, accounting data, and other information (including computer data) necessary for the preparation and filing of all Tax Returns in respect of Taxes of either WIN and its Subsidiaries or Holdings, the WCAS Subs,
the Parents, and each of their respective Subsidiaries for any Taxable period, or for any Tax Contests relating to such Tax Returns, and (b) give to the other Party reasonable access to such records, documents, accounting data, and other
information (including computer data) and to its personnel (insuring their cooperation) and premises, for the purpose of the review or audit of such Tax Returns to the extent relevant to an obligation or liability of a Party under this Agreement or
for purposes of the preparation or filing of any such Tax Return, the conduct of any Tax Contest or any other matter reasonably and in good faith related to the Tax affairs of the requesting Party. At any time after the Closing Date that WIN or any
of its Subsidiaries proposes to destroy such material or information, WIN shall first notify Holdings in writing and Holdings shall be entitled to receive such materials or information proposed to be destroyed. At any time after the Closing Date
that Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries proposes to destroy such material or information, Holdings shall first notify WIN in writing and WIN shall be entitled to receive such materials or information proposed to be destroyed. 
 Section 7.2 Confidentiality; Ownership of Information; Privileged Information. The provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement relating to
confidentiality of information, ownership of information, privileged information, and related matters shall apply with equal force to any records and information prepared and shared by and among the Parties in carrying out the intent of this
Agreement. 
 Section 7.3 Continuation of Retention of Information, Access Obligations. The obligations set forth above in Sections
7.1 and 7.2 shall continue until the longer of (a) the time of a Final Determination or (b) expiration of all applicable statutes of limitations to which the records and information relate. For purposes of the preceding sentence, each
Party shall assume that no applicable statute of limitations has expired unless such Party has received notification or otherwise has actual knowledge that such statute of limitations has expired. 
 ARTICLE VIII 
 MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS 
 Section 8.1 Complete Agreement; Construction. This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement
among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous negotiations, commitments and writings with respect to such subject matter. 
 Section 8.2 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original agreement, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

 

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 Section 8.3 Survival of Agreements. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, all
covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing Date. 
 Section 8.4 Joint and Several
Liability of WCAS Subs. Following the Closing Date, the WCAS Subs shall be jointly and severally liable for any liability or obligation of Holdings and the Division Subsidiaries under this Agreement (provided, however, that in no event shall
such liability extend to any shareholder of any WCAS Sub). 
 Section 8.5 Notices. All notices or other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, by facsimile (with confirming copy sent by one of the other delivery methods specified herein), by overnight courier or sent by certified, registered or express air mail,
postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so delivered personally, or when so received by facsimile or courier, or, if mailed, three (3) calendar days after the date of mailing, as follows: 
  

			
	If to WIN:	    	Windstream Corporation
		    	4001 Rodney Parham Road
		    	Little Rock, AR, 72212
		    	Facsimile: (501) 748-7400
		    	Attention: Brent Whittington
		
	with a copy to:	    	Windstream Corporation
		    	4001 Rodney Parham Road
		    	Little Rock, AR, 72212
		    	Facsimile: (501) 748-7996
		    	Attention: Willis Kemp
		
	and with a copy to:	    	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
		    	Four Times Square
		    	New York, NY 10036
		    	Facsimile: (917) 777-2000
		    	Attention: J. Phillip Adams
		
	If to Holdings:	    	Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc.
		    	188 Inverness Drive West
		    	Suite 800
		    	Englewood, Colorado 80112
		    	Facsimile: (303) 867-1604
		    	Attention: John Fischer
		
	with a copy to:	    	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
		    	153 E. 53rd St.
		    	New York, New York 10022
		    	Attention: Greer L. Phillips

  

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	If to WCAS Subs:	    	c/o Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
		    	320 Park Avenue
		    	Suite 2500
		    	New York, NY 10022
		    	Facsimile: (212) 893-9575
		    	Attention: John Almeida
		
	with a copy to:	    	c/o Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
		    	320 Park Avenue
		    	Suite 2500
		    	New York, NY 10022
		    	Facsimile: (212) 893-9575
		    	Attention: Jonathan Rather
		
	and with a copy to:	    	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
		    	153 E. 53rd St.
		    	New York, New York 10022
		    	Attention: Greer L. Phillips

 or to such other address and with such other copies as any Party hereto shall notify the other Parties hereto (as
provided above) from time to time. 
 Section 8.6 Waivers. The failure of any Party to require strict performance by the other Party
of any provision in this Agreement will not waive or diminish that Party’s right to demand strict performance thereafter of that or any other provision hereof. 
 Section 8.7 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Parties hereto. 
 Section 8.8 Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Rights. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party hereto without the prior
written consent of the other Parties hereto, and any attempted assignment shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This
Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and is not intended, nor shall be construed, to give any Person, other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit, remedy or claim hereunder. 
 Section 8.9 No Strict Construction. WIN,
Holdings, and the WCAS Subs each acknowledge that this Agreement has been prepared jointly by the Parties hereto and shall not be strictly construed against any Party hereto. 
 Section 8.10 Application to Present and Future Subsidiaries. This Agreement is being entered into by the Parties on behalf of themselves and their
respective Subsidiaries. This Agreement shall constitute a direct obligation of each such entity and shall be deemed to have been readopted and affirmed on behalf of any entity that becomes a Subsidiary of any Party to this Agreement in the future.

  

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 Section 8.11 Titles and Headings. The headings and table of contents in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only, and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 Section 8.12 Exhibits and
Schedules. The exhibits and schedules to this Agreement shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein. 
 Section 8.13 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State
of Delaware. Each of the Parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for any district within such state for the purpose of any Action or judgment
relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and to the laying of venue in such court. Service of process in connection with any such Action may be served on each Party hereto by the same methods as are
specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each Party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any objection to the laying of venue of any such Action brought in such courts and irrevocably and
unconditionally waives any claim that any such Action brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 
 Section 8.14
Severability. If any term, provisions, covenant, or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants, and
restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and
year first above written. 
  

					
	Windstream Corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John P. Fletcher

		 	Name:	 	John P. Fletcher
		 	Title:	 	Executive V.P. & General Counsel
	
	Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John S. Fischer

		 	Name:	 	John S. Fischer
		 	Title:	 	Interim General Counsel

					
		 		 	

  

					
	 REGATTA HOLDING I, L.P.

		
	By:	 	Regatta Split-off I LLC
	Its:	 	General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John Almeida, Jr.

		 	Name:	 	John Almeida, Jr.
		 	Title:	 	President
	
	 REGATTA HOLDING II, L.P.

		
	By:	 	Regatta Split-off I LLC
	Its:	 	General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John Almeida, Jr.

		 	Name:	 	John Almeida, Jr.
		 	Title:	 	President
	
	 REGATTA HOLDING III, L.P.

		
	By:	 	Regatta Split-off I LLC
	Its:	 	General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John Almeida, Jr.

		 	Name:	 	John Almeida, Jr.
		 	Title:	 	President

  

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