Windstream to Buy Q-Comm

Windstream agreed to acquire Q-Comm, a privately held fiber-optic network operator, in a deal worth $515 million in cash and stock.

Wall Street Journal
Aug 17, 2010

Windstream Corp. agreed to acquire Q-Comm Corp., a privately held fiber-optic network operator, in a deal worth $515 million in cash and stock.

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