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Filing Date: 2015-04-27

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.3 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIS TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT </B>(this &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;), dated April 24, 2015, is entered into by and between Windstream
Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<U>WIN</U>&#148;), and CSL National, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<U>CSL</U>&#148;), on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, including Talk America Services, LLC
(&#147;<U>TAS</U>&#148;). WIN and CSL are each sometimes referred to herein as a &#147;<U>Party</U>&#148; and, collectively, as the &#147;<U>Parties</U>&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, CSL and WIN have entered into that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated March 26, 2015 (the
&#147;<U>Distribution Agreement</U>&#148;; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Distribution Agreement), which provides, among other things, that WIN and CSL shall enter into a Transition
Services Agreement in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Distribution Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, WIN and its Affiliates
currently provide and provided as of the date of the Distribution Agreement certain services in support of the CSL Business; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, to facilitate the transition of the CSL Business to CSL, the Parties desire that, for a limited transition period, WIN and its
Affiliates provide certain services to CSL and its Affiliates on the terms and conditions set forth herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOW, THEREFORE,</B> in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1. <U>Description of Services</U></B>.<B></B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <U>Services</U>. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and solely for the purpose of facilitating the transition of the CSL
Business to CSL, WIN shall (or shall cause its Affiliates to) provide to CSL the services set forth on <U>Exhibit 1</U> hereto (as such <U>Exhibit 1</U> may be amended by the mutual agreement of the Parties in writing from time to time, the
&#147;<U>Services Attachment</U>&#148;) (the &#147;<U>Services</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <U>Purchase of Additional or Modified Services</U>. From
time to time, CSL may request WIN to provide additional or modified Services that are not described in <U>Exhibit 1</U>, but are of a similar scope or nature as those used by WIN relating to the CSL Business prior to the Distribution Date. WIN will
use commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate any reasonable requests by CSL to provide such additional or modified Services. In order to initiate a request for additional or modified Services, CSL shall submit a request in writing to WIN
specifying the nature of the additional or modified Services and requesting a cost estimate (based on the general parameters set forth in this Agreement) and time frame for completion. WIN shall respond within ten (10)&nbsp;business days to such
written request; provided that, subject to the second sentence of Section&nbsp;1.3, such ten (10)&nbsp;business day period shall be subject to a reasonable extension if, due to the volume, frequency or type of requests submitted by CSL, WIN&#146;s
preparation of responses to such requests is materially interfering with, or is likely to materially interfere with, WIN&#146;s normal business activities. If WIN can accommodate CSL&#146;s request to provide such additional or modified Services,
and if CSL accepts the terms and conditions set </P>
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forth in WIN&#146;s response to such request, then such additional or modified Services shall be provided hereunder and according to the terms agreed to by the Parties in a written amendment to
this Agreement, which shall be consistent to the greatest extent practicable with the terms of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <U>Ancillary
Services</U>. Any functions, responsibilities, activities or tasks that are not specifically described in this Agreement or the Exhibit hereto, but are reasonably required for the proper performance and delivery of the Services (including any
additional or modified Services), and are a necessar