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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.d10q.htm
EX-31.A - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.dex31a.htm
EX-31.B - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.dex31b.htm
EX-32.A - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 - WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.dex32a.htm

Exhibit 32(b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the accompanying Annual Report of Windstream Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Anthony W. Thomas, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Anthony W. Thomas
Anthony W. Thomas
Chief Financial Officer
May 6, 2010

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Windstream Corporation and will be retained by Windstream Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.