What's wrong with the C levels still promoting Dragonfly? 40 mill and 3 or 4 years flushed down the can with that dog Sigma. Wasting money, burning people out with this over hyped initiative started by the previous CIO, and his transformation VP. ... — read more 

I was talking to the IT Director out of Twinsburg. She told me that the IT VP handed down the ok for her to recall 4 of her people who were let go in the past 12 months. I don't know how they will be chosen, or what the terms will be as far as... — read more 

No raises for years for the salaried folks while Execs gorge off the dying carcass that they created. Board of Directors play along to keep their gravy train rolling. The Grungy brothers cannot figure out how to look like they are solving the UNIT... — read more 

I have an idea for saving funds at Windstream. Get rid of the corporate jet! Flying first class would be cheaper. Bring this up on stream or the next town hall.

http://www.kccllc.net/windstream/document/1922312190712000000000166 Windstream petitioned the court to retain Altman Vok andrie & Co to do a study of its ILEC business to determine where it should prioritize upgrading customer speeds to 1 Gig... — read more 

Bloomberg News reported 2 days ago that Windstream and Uniti were working on a revised lease deal: https://www.thelayoff.com/t/100mqLXV It sort of sounded like they were making progress. Friday evening, Windstream filed a motion saying they... — read more 

Bloomberg news article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/windstream-uniti-discuss-crafting-swap-194714603.html A lot of activity in Uniti stock today. I wonder how realistic the article is.

I know of several instances of techs being forced to install TV service in Jessamine County, KY. This is an area where no cable franchise agreement has been made with the local government, yet Windstream ignores that fact and has been pushing the... — read more 

According to this, Aurelius is holding 1 million shares of Uniti stock: https://whalewisdom.com/filer/aurelius-capital-management-lp#tabholdings_tab_link

I just got a pop up security alert on this site that my phone was hacked. It’s bogus. Hit “close” and it takes you to a site that says I have 2 minutes to fix. A countdown clock starts. I’m told to click a link to fix it. When I click, I’m redirected... — read more 

Any idea of the headcount on the ILEC side vs. the CLEC side?

What’s next for Groups moving to small business?

There's an article on the financial site, seekingalpha.com, about the Windstream - Uniti lease and the current maneuvering by the various parties involved. The reader comments at the bottom are worth skimming. Some of the commenters seem quite... — read more 

Quick skim of time sheets shows the unsecured creditors' people spent a lot of time on: • Uniti lease • KEIP/KERP http://www.kccllc.net/windstream/document/1922312190703000000000047 http://www.kccllc.net/windstream/document/1922312190703000000000048... — read more 

Several days ago, the indenture trustees for some Windstream bonds filed a motion to invalidate the Uniti lease - see @ZMzV89I Yesterday (7/3), Windstream filed a preliminary motion objecting to this move. They said they were in negotiations with... — read more 

https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/windstream-creditors-ask-judge-to-halt-uniti-lease-payments

https://www.telecompetitor.com/windstream-outlines-fixed-wireless-efforts-in-iowa-highlights-growing-interest-in-expanding-wireless-broadband/ Quote: "Windstream’s interest and affection for fixed wireless also may be impacted by it’s ongoing... — read more 

Interesting mix selected for me by the algorithms based on my location and the page topic: tap my home equity for money with a loan sign up for Windstream’s fast Kinetic broadband make up to $450/ month selling plasma … parasitic, fast and vampiric... — read more 

Report submitted today to bankruptcy court: http://www.kccllc.net/windstream/document/1922312190630000000000001

US Bank is the indenture holder for the senior bond holders (the creditors with the equivalent of a first mortgage on Windstream’s assets). US Bank didn’t lend money but instead agreed in the past to represent the bondholders’ Interests. Anyway, US... — read more 

Any news on what happened with the employee buyout? Was it ever implemented and will the employees that submitted for it actually receive the money promised to them for leaving?

I left windstream about two months ago, but I still have friends there who keep me in the loop. When I left, I left. I stopped looking at the site, but I wanted to comment and state this. Thank god for the people using stream to state the hypocrisy... — read more 

Just empty words. What they may refer to as customer care is half a?§ at best and useless on top of that! Best in customer experience is a joke, no one cares about our customers or the employees, they are just numbers on a ledger sheet to fool the... — read more 

http://www.kccllc.net/windstream/document/1922312190625000000000109 It’s interesting to skim the attached time sheets and see what they’re spending time on. Uniti stands out as do KEIP and KERP. (Not sure why they be needed for KERP and KEIP but... — read more 

Heard rumor that all of customer care was laid off......fact or rumor?

"The prolonged loss of internet connection for several residents in the town of Busti has highlighted the difficulties of providing high-speed connectivity for those living in rural areas of New York. Darlene and Brian McIntyre say they were just one... — read more 

Please don’t tell me some of you think everything is going to be ok? They’re lying to you and if you’re not looking you’ll go under with the ship. From the looks of some your work space, some of you are to lazy to do anything.

From the Wall Street Journal (may require registration): https://www.wsj.com/articles/aurelius-warns-frontier-communications-against-chapter-11-11561071177 "Aurelius Warns Frontier Communications Against Chapter 11: Hedge-fund manager said Frontier... — read more 

They are desperate. Experienced people quitting while HR is begging for people to mentor the less skilled. Sending out bulk emails to get positive reviews on employment sites. Some mo--n wanting CAs to send in videos to try to get people to join... — read more 

I am really surprised that someone posted this and it has stayed up as long as it has, and the attention it is getting. Here is the post. The comments get better. "Just curious as to awarding bonus's at a time when I believe our upper management... — read more 

Received official notice - your services are no longer needed.

A bunch of people have commented that Windstream’s CLEC business may not be very viable. I can see how relying on others’ facilities to serve customers may not have good prospects. How about situations where Windstream has its own fiber (leased from... — read more 

Windstream filed a list of “rejected” (cancelled) contracts in bankruptcy court today: http://www.kccllc.net/windstream/document/1922312190614000000000106 They all look like various types of sales agent agreements: sales agents, community partners... — read more 

https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Windstream-Reviews-E41693.htm I just checked this out and was surprised to see Windstream has lots of open positions they’re trying to fill. I was also interested to see reviewers give them 2.8 out of 5 stars which... — read more 

I am curious as to what power union reps have at the bargaining table within this bankruptcy come contract time. This seems now to be an ace for windstream in the future negotiations. Haven't heard anything out of CWA, you?

http://www.kccllc.net/windstream/document/1922312190612000000000009 Interesting skim -- shows what they're working on and where. Not sure about the Montego Bay hotel.

Stream post questioned why Windstream decided to outsource to Mexico for tech support. Valid question... it’s been nothing short of a nightmare for many that have to deal with these clowns. To make matters worse TT has the nerve to throw his two... — read more 

In March, Windstream requested the court approve a 270-day extension of their exclusive period to file a plan from June 25, 2019 to March 23, 2020 to then be followed by a 60-day exclusive period to solicit votes for its plan. That would have meant... — read more