4Q19 Earnings PresentationFebruary 20, 2020

Windstream Holdings, Inc. claims the protection of the safe-harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “target,” “forecast” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future events and results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, projections regarding our 2020 Financial Plan, including adjusted OIBDAR and adjusted OIBDAR margin, anticipated net Kinetic broadband subscriber growth, improved Enterprise contribution margin, and acceleration of Enterprise strategic sales and services; our ability to successfully execute our 2020 priorities; certain revenue and contribution margin trends in our business units; opportunities to expand our strategic products and services for our small and medium sized business customers; increasing broadband penetration levels and availability of faster broadband speeds to more households and businesses within our service areas; anticipated results and funding opportunities related to the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund and the current CAF II program, both administered by the Federal Communications Commission; statements concerning the current arrangement with Uniti Group, Inc.; expectations regarding expense management activities, including interconnection expense, and the timing and benefit of such activities; and any other statements regarding plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements, along with other forward-looking statements regarding Windstream’s overall business outlook, are based on estimates, projections, beliefs, and assumptions that Windstream believes are reasonable but are not guarantees of future events, performance or results. Actual future events and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of important factors.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties relating to our voluntary filing for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (“Chapter 11 Cases”) and the length of time we will remain subject to the restructuring process; our ability to pursue our business strategies and achieve our 2020 financial and operational goals in light of the Chapter 11 Cases; diversion of management’s attention as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases; the volatility of our financial results due to the Chapter 11 Cases; risks associated with third party actions or motions in the Chapter 11 Cases; that the expected benefits of cost reduction and expense management activities are not realized or adversely affect our sales and operational activities or are otherwise disruptive to our business and personnel; further adverse changes in economic conditions in our markets; the impact of new, emerging, or competing technologies and our ability to utilize these technologies to provide services to our customers; general U.S. and worldwide economic conditions and related uncertainties; and the effect of any changes in federal or state governmental regulations or statutes. For other risk factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed, please refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Windstream does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Safe Harbor Statement

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Participants

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Tony ThomasChief Executive Officer

Bob GundermanChief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Chris KingVP, Investor Relations

2019 Windstream Operational Priorities

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2019 Priorities

Growth in 2019

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2019 Highlights

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Included in Gartner Magic Quadrant for OfficeSuite

MEF SD-WAN Service Provider of the Year

Consolidated adjusted OIBDAR margin of 34.1% Up 80 bps y-o-y

Consolidated cash expenses down 8.8% in 2019

Consumer broadband growth of 28,300 subscribers in 2019Delivered faster broadband speeds to 1.3 million homes in 2019

Continued acceleration in SD-WANand Strategic Sales

Largest SD-WAN service provider in country today

Strategic Enterprise revenues grew 37.9% y-o-y

Fourth Quarter 2019 Highlights

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$423 million in adjusted OIBDAR Flat Adjusted OIBDAR sequentially

Consolidated adjusted OIBDAR margin of 34.1% Up 40 bps y-o-y

Consolidated cash expenses down 9.0% y-o-y

Consumer broadband growth of 9,300 subscribers in 4Q19Broadband subscriber growth of 28,300 in 2019, a 96% increase compared to 2018

Continued acceleration in SD-WANand Strategic Sales

Largest SD-WAN service provider in country today

Strategic Enterprise revenues grew 30% y-o-y

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Kinetic Speed Addressability

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Delivered Broadband Subscriber Growth in 2019

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22 consecutive months of consumer broadband unit growth through December 2019

Driven by Project Excel investments and efforts to extend faster broadband speed tiers to more customers across ILEC footprint

Achieved 28,300 net subscriber additions in 2019

Net Broadband Adds (in thousands)

Significant Improvement in Broadband Subscriber Growth (in thousands)

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Improved Broadband Speed Capabilities

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1GB Fiber Internet Service now expanded to 100,000 business locations

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Customer Speed Distribution of 25 Mbps or Faster

38%Strategic Product

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~550KUCaaS Seats

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3,200SD-WAN Customers

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27,000+SD-WAN Endpoint

Locations Under Contract

Windstream Enterprise 2019 Year in Review

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2019 SD-WAN Service Provider of the Year

Maintained position as the nation’s largest SD-WAN provider2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for UCaaS

Strategic Revenue %of Total Enterprise Service Revenue

(based on 4Q19 results)

~$300MAnnualized Strategic

Product Revenue (based on 4Q19 results)

4Q19 Financial Results

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(1) Operating results for the consumer CLEC business sold on December 31, 2018 have been excluded from all prior periods(2) Adjusted OIBDAR is adjusted OIBDA before the annual cash payment due under the Uniti arrangement(3) Adjusted OIBDA is operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization and goodwill impairment, excluding expense associated with the arrangement with Uniti, pension

expense, share-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, merger, integration and certain other costs(4) Margins are calculated by dividing the respective profitability measures by total revenues and sales.

Financial Overview (1) 2018 2019Q4 YE Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 YE

Revenue Kinetic $519 $2,114 $514 $509 $506 $503 $2,032Enterprise $723 $2,968 $696 $673 $650 $623 $2,642Wholesale $94 $385 $93 $88 $86 $83 $350

Segment Service Revenue $1,336 $5,467 $1,302 $1,270 $1,242 $1,210 $5,024Product/Fiber Sales $17 $75 $18 $16 $28 $29 $92

Total Revenue and Sales $1,353 $5,542 $1,321 $1,287 $1,270 $1,238 $5,115

Contribution MarginKinetic $308 $1,256 $309 $303 $287 $290 $1,189Enterprise $143 $562 $133 $139 $126 $121 $519Wholesale $66 $274 $63 $65 $66 $67 $261

Segment Contribution Margin $517 $2,092 $504 $508 $479 $479 $1,969

Shared Expenses $61 $246 $57 $57 $55 $57 $226Adjusted OIBDAR (1) (2) (3) (4) $456 $1,846 $447 $450 $423 $423 $1,743

Margin % 33.7% 33.3% 33.8% 35.0% 33.3% 34.1% 34.1%

Segment Contribution Margin %Kinetic 58.6% 58.7% 59.2% 58.7% 55.0% 56.3% 57.3%Enterprise 19.5% 18.6% 18.8% 20.4% 19.1% 19.2% 19.4%Wholesale 70.0% 71.1% 67.7% 73.8% 73.0% 73.6% 72.0%

2018 2019(Dollars in Millions)

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Financial Overview (1) 2018201820192019

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Revenue

Kinetic$538$532$525$519$2,114$514$509$506$503$2,0321991.7$40

Enterprise$755$752$737$723$2,968$696$673$650$623$2,6422709.7($68)

Wholesale$98$97$96$94$385$93$88$86$83$350322.3$27

Segment Service Revenue$1,391$1,381$1,359$1,336$5,467$1,302$1,270$1,242$1,210$5,024$5,024

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Product/Fiber Sales$19$20$20$17$75$18$16$28$29$92

Total Revenue and Sales$1,409$1,401$1,379$1,353$5,542$1,321$1,287$1,270$1,238$5,115

Contribution Margin

Kinetic$325$315$308$308$1,256$309$303$287$290$1,189

Enterprise$127$147$145$143$562$133$139$126$121$519

Wholesale$70$70$68$66$274$63$65$66$67$261

Segment Contribution Margin$522$532$521$517$2,092$504$508$479$479$1,969

Shared Expenses$61$61$64$61$246$57$57$55$57$226

Adjusted OIBDAR (1) (2) (3) (4)$462$471$457$456$1,846$447$450$423$423$1,743

Margin %32.7%33.6%33.1%33.7%33.3%33.8%35.0%33.3%34.1%34.1%

Segment Contribution Margin %

Kinetic59.9%58.4%57.8%58.6%58.7%59.2%58.7%55.0%56.3%57.3%

Enterprise16.5%19.2%19.3%19.5%18.6%18.8%20.4%19.1%19.2%19.4%

Wholesale71.4%72.2%70.9%70.0%71.1%67.7%73.8%73.0%73.6%72.0%

Expanding Enterprise MarginsAnnual Interconnect Cost Reductions Greater than 10%

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4Q19 annualized run-rate of $1.3 billion in interconnection, network facility and fiber expenses; annualized decline of 15%

Legacy TDM represents almost $500 million of annualized expenses and last mile TDM access is falling by over 20% a year

Cost improvements from migrating customer from other carrier networks to on-net fiber solutions and continued network grooming efforts to contract our legacy TDM network access costs

Increasing leverage of access-agnostic technologies such as SD-WAN and UCaaS

Significant Interconnection Cost Reduction Opportunities Remain

Interconnection Expenses (in millions)4Q18 4Q19 YoY

Annualized Annualized Change %TDM 459$ 351$ (23.6%)IP/Ethernet 371 330 (10.9%)

Last Mile Access 829 681 (17.9%)

TDM 175 138 (21.2%)IP/Ethernet 43 37 (14.8%)

Network Access 219 175 (19.9%)

Voice/Other 168 123 (26.6%)

Total Interconnect (1) 1,216 979 (19.5%)

Network Real Estate 164 169 3.1%Colocation 108 106 (1.6%)

Network Facilities Expense 272 276 1.2%

Fiber Expense 60 60 0.8%

Total Network Facilities & Fiber Expense 332 336 1.1%

Total Interconnect, Network Facilities & Fiber Expense 1,548$ 1,315$ (15.1%)(1) Includes reclassification between interconnect and network facilities expenses.

Projected 2020 Financial Highlights

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$1.63 billion in adjusted OIBDAR 2020 adjusted OIBDAR to decline (~6%), similar to 2019 trends

Kinetic Contribution Margin trends Improve Significantly Y-O-YContribution margin trends improve by 230 bps y-o-y driven by improving revenue trends

Kinetic 1GB fiber Internet service available to 100K business locations today

Continued acceleration in SD-WAN and Strategic Sales

Largest SD-WAN Service Provider with 2,700 customers under contract totaling 22,000 locations

Enterprise Strategic Revenues are expected to increase by ~20% y-o-y in 2020

Consumer broadband growth of 40,000 subscribers

Consolidated adjusted OIBDAR margin of 34.8% Up 70 bps y-o-y

Consolidated cash expenses down ~9%

Over 40% improvement in subscriber growth vs. 2019

25MB and 100MB broadband speeds available today to 70% and 42% of Kinetic footprint, respectively

Windstream 2020 Priorities

Exit Restructuring

New Capital Structure

Strategic Capital Investment

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Broadband Speed Expansion

SD-WAN, UCaaS

Metro and Long-Haul Network Services

Digital Experience

Provide Enhanced Customer Network Visibility and Design

More Automation and Better Software Tools to Serve Customers

Highlight Our Strategic Solutions

Convert Existing Customers from Legacy to Strategic Products

Reduce Network Real Estate Footprint

Reduce Interconnection

More Speed Available to Activate

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WE Connect Insight Engine Enhances SD-WAN ExperiencePowered by Big Data

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Appendix

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Contents:

• Quarterly supplemental schedules (Pro Forma)

Supplemental Financial Information

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Supplemental Financial Information

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WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.UNAUDITED ADJUSTED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (NON-GAAP) (A) QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONfor the quarterly periods in the years 2019 and 2018(In millions)

ADJUSTED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS: Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr. Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr.Revenues and sales:

Service revenues 5,023.6$ 1,209.5$ 1,241.7$ 1,270.2$ 1,302.2$ 5,466.8$ 1,336.4$ 1,358.5$ 1,381.3$ 1,390.6$ Product and fiber sales 91.8 28.7 28.4 16.3 18.4 75.4 16.6 20.3 19.7 18.8 Total revenues and sales 5,115.4 1,238.2 1,270.1 1,286.5 1,320.6 5,542.2 1,353.0 1,378.8 1,401.0 1,409.4

Costs and expenses:

Cost of services 2,543.8 611.0 635.9 633.1 663.8 2,787.4 678.3 685.4 705.3 718.4 Cost of product and fiber sales 77.6 22.6 22.9 15.2 16.9 69.1 14.4 19.8 18.1 16.8 Selling, general and administrative 751.0 182.1 188.0 187.8 193.1 839.7 203.9 216.7 206.4 212.7 Costs and expenses excluding pension and share-based compensation expense 3,372.4 815.7 846.8 836.1 873.8 3,696.2 896.6 921.9 929.8 947.9

Adjusted OIBDAR (B) 1,743.0 422.5 423.3 450.4 446.8 1,846.0 456.4 456.9 471.2 461.5 Cash payment under contractual arrangement with Uniti 658.9 165.0 165.0 164.7 164.2 655.7 164.2 164.2 163.9 163.4

Adjusted OIBDA (C) 1,084.1$ 257.5$ 258.3$ 285.7$ 282.6$ 1,190.3$ 292.2$ 292.7$ 307.3$ 298.1$

Margins (D):Adjusted OIBDAR margin 34.1% 34.1% 33.3% 35.0% 33.8% 33.3% 33.7% 33.1% 33.6% 32.7%Adjusted OIBDA margin 21.2% 20.8% 20.3% 22.2% 21.4% 21.5% 21.6% 21.2% 21.9% 21.2%

Adjusted capital expenditures (E) 878.5$ 249.6$ 221.5$ 214.6$ 192.8$ 782.6$ 206.7$ 187.6$ 180.6$ 207.7$

Adjusted free cash flow:Adjusted OIBDA 1,084.1$ 257.5$ 258.3$ 285.7$ 282.6$

Adjusted capital expenditures (878.5) (249.6) (221.5) (214.6) (192.8) Cash paid for interest on long-term debt obligations (349.9) (79.6) (85.7) (81.0) (103.6) Cash refunded (paid) for income taxes, net 8.5 9.6 (1.1) (1.6) 1.6

Adjusted free cash flow (135.8)$ (62.1)$ (50.0)$ (11.5)$ (12.2)$

Available liquidity as of December 31, 2019:Cash and cash equivalents 191.8$ Available capacity under DIP credit facility 500.0

Available liquidity 691.8$

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(D) Margins are calculated by dividing the respective profitability measures by total revenues and sales.(E) Adjusted capital expenditures excludes post-merger integration capital expenditures for Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc. ("Broadview") and EarthLink Holdings Corp. ("EarthLink").

Operating results for the Consumer CLEC business sold on December 31, 2018 have been excluded in all prior periods presented.

2018

Adjusted OIBDA is operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization and goodwill impairment, excluding straight-line expense under the contractual arrangement with Uniti, share-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, merger, integration and certainother costs.

2019

Adjusted OIBDAR is adjusted OIBDA before the annual cash payment due under the contractual arrangement with Uniti.

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WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.UNAUDITED ADJUSTED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (NON-GAAP) (A)QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONfor the quarterly periods in the years 2019 and 2018(In millions)

REVENUE SUPPLEMENT Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr. Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr.

Kinetic:High-speed Internet bundles 1,008.5$ 251.1$ 251.1$ 253.2$ 253.1$ 1,012.0$ 251.0$ 251.6$ 254.3$ 255.1$ Voice only 108.2 24.7 26.8 28.1 28.6 120.5 28.7 29.7 30.7 31.4 Video and miscellaneous 38.6 8.8 9.6 10.1 10.1 44.3 10.5 11.1 11.3 11.4

Consumer 1,155.3 284.6 287.5 291.4 291.8 1,176.8 290.2 292.4 296.3 297.9 Small business 310.8 75.7 76.8 78.4 79.9 335.7 81.5 83.3 84.5 86.4 Wholesale 211.3 54.0 52.7 52.3 52.3 229.6 56.2 57.9 57.8 57.7 Switched access 24.3 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.3 28.4 6.6 6.7 7.0 8.1 CAF Phase II funding 177.9 44.0 44.1 44.4 45.4 182.5 45.1 45.3 46.1 46.0 State USF and ARM support 84.7 20.6 20.3 21.7 22.1 93.3 22.5 22.7 23.9 24.2 End user surcharges 67.5 18.5 18.9 14.3 15.8 67.7 17.0 16.6 16.8 17.3

Kinetic 2,031.8 503.3 506.2 508.7 513.6 2,114.0 519.1 524.9 532.4 537.6

Enterprise:Core (B) 1,199.1 275.1 293.8 308.8 321.4 1,401.7 334.9 348.2 358.6 360.0 Strategic (C) 280.9 75.9 72.5 69.5 63.0 203.9 58.2 53.0 48.7 44.0 Legacy (D) 516.9 118.7 124.3 133.4 140.5 642.3 149.7 161.2 164.7 166.7 Other (E) 526.0 122.7 128.0 134.8 140.5 590.2 147.6 144.3 147.6 150.7 End user surcharges 119.3 30.5 31.3 26.9 30.6 129.9 33.0 30.7 32.2 34.0

Enterprise 2,642.2 622.9 649.9 673.4 696.0 2,968.0 723.4 737.4 751.8 755.4

Wholesale:Core wholesale (F) 322.3 77.4 79.3 80.5 85.1 349.9 86.2 87.8 87.7 88.2 Switched access 27.3 5.9 6.3 7.6 7.5 34.9 7.7 8.4 9.4 9.4

Wholesale 349.6 83.3 85.6 88.1 92.6 384.8 93.9 96.2 97.1 97.6 Total service revenues 5,023.6 1,209.5 1,241.7 1,270.2 1,302.2 5,466.8 1,336.4 1,358.5 1,381.3 1,390.6

Product and fiber sales:Kinetic product sales 42.9 12.2 14.7 8.0 8.0 26.5 6.9 7.5 6.6 5.5 Enterprise product sales 36.3 8.4 9.2 8.3 10.4 48.9 9.7 12.8 13.1 13.3 Wholesale fiber sales 12.6 8.1 4.5 - - - - - - - Total product and fiber sales 91.8 28.7 28.4 16.3 18.4 75.4 16.6 20.3 19.7 18.8 Total revenues and sales 5,115.4$ 1,238.2$ 1,270.1$ 1,286.5$ 1,320.6$ 5,542.2$ 1,353.0$ 1,378.8$ 1,401.0$ 1,409.4$

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2019 2018

Core wholesale revenues primarily include revenues from providing fiber connections, data transport and wireless backhaul services.

Operating results for the Consumer CLEC business sold on December 31, 2018 have been excluded in all prior periods presented.

Strategic revenues consist of Software Defined Wide Area Network ("SD-WAN"), Unified Communications as a Service ("UCaaS"), OfficeSuite, and associated network access products and services. Core revenues consist of dynamic Internet protocol, dedicated Internet access, multi-protocol label switching services, integrated voice and data, long distance, and managed services.

Legacy revenues consist of TDM voice and data services.Other revenues primarily consist of administrative service fees, subscriber line charges, and non-recurring usage-based long-distance revenues.

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WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.UNAUDITED ADJUSTED SEGMENT RESULTS (NON-GAAP) (A) QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONfor the quarterly periods in the years 2019 and 2018(In millions)

Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr. Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr.KineticRevenues and sales:

Service revenues 1,155.3$ 284.6$ 287.5$ 291.4$ 291.8$ 1,176.8$ 290.2$ 292.4$ 296.3$ 297.9$ Product sales 42.9 12.2 14.7 8.0 8.0 26.5 6.9 7.5 6.6 5.5

Total Consumer 1,198.2 296.8 302.2 299.4 299.8 1,203.3 297.1 299.9 302.9 303.4 Small business 310.8 75.7 76.8 78.4 79.9 335.7 81.5 83.3 84.5 86.4 Wholesale 211.3 54.0 52.7 52.3 52.3 229.6 56.2 57.9 57.8 57.7 Switched access 24.3 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.3 28.4 6.6 6.7 7.0 8.1 CAF Phase II funding 177.9 44.0 44.1 44.4 45.4 182.5 45.1 45.3 46.1 46.0 State USF and ARM support 84.7 20.6 20.3 21.7 22.1 93.3 22.5 22.7 23.9 24.2 End user surcharges 67.5 18.5 18.9 14.3 15.8 67.7 17.0 16.6 16.8 17.3 Total revenues and sales 2,074.7 515.5 520.9 516.7 521.6 2,140.5 526.0 532.4 539.0 543.1

Costs and expenses 885.6 225.1 234.3 213.4 212.8 884.4 218.0 224.7 224.0 217.7 Kinetic contribution margin 1,189.1$ 290.4$ 286.6$ 303.3$ 308.8$ 1,256.1$ 308.0$ 307.7$ 315.0$ 325.4$ Kinetic contribution margin % 57.3% 56.3% 55.0% 58.7% 59.2% 58.7% 58.6% 57.8% 58.4% 59.9%

EnterpriseRevenues and sales:

Service revenues 2,642.2$ 622.9$ 649.9$ 673.4$ 696.0$ 2,968.0$ 723.4$ 737.4$ 751.8$ 755.4$ Product sales 36.3 8.4 9.2 8.3 10.4 48.9 9.7 12.8 13.1 13.3

Total revenues and sales 2,678.5 631.3 659.1 681.7 706.4 3,016.9 733.1 750.2 764.9 768.7 Costs and expenses 2,159.1 509.9 532.9 542.5 573.8 2,454.9 589.9 605.2 618.3 641.5 Enterprise contribution margin 519.4$ 121.4$ 126.2$ 139.2$ 132.6$ 562.0$ 143.2$ 145.0$ 146.6$ 127.2$ Enterprise contribution margin % 19.4% 19.2% 19.1% 20.4% 18.8% 18.6% 19.5% 19.3% 19.2% 16.5%

WholesaleRevenues and sales:

Service revenues 349.6$ 83.3$ 85.6$ 88.1$ 92.6$ 384.8$ 93.9$ 96.2$ 97.1$ 97.6$ Fiber sales 12.6 8.1 4.5 - - - - - - -

Total revenues and sales 362.2 91.4 90.1 88.1 92.6 384.8 93.9 96.2 97.1 97.6 Costs and expenses 101.4 24.1 24.3 23.1 29.9 111.1 28.2 28.0 27.0 27.9 Wholesale contribution margin 260.8$ 67.3$ 65.8$ 65.0$ 62.7$ 273.7$ 65.7$ 68.2$ 70.1$ 69.7$ Wholesale contribution margin % 72.0% 73.6% 73.0% 73.8% 67.7% 71.1% 70.0% 70.9% 72.2% 71.4%

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WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.UNAUDITED ADJUSTED SEGMENT RESULTS (NON-GAAP) (A) QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONfor the quarterly periods in the years 2019 and 2018(In millions)

Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr. Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr.Total segment revenues and expensesRevenues and sales:

Service revenues 5,023.6$ 1,209.5$ 1,241.7$ 1,270.2$ 1,302.2$ 5,466.8$ 1,336.4$ 1,358.5$ 1,381.3$ 1,390.6$ Product and fiber sales 91.8 28.7 28.4 16.3 18.4 75.4 16.6 20.3 19.7 18.8

Total segment revenues and sales 5,115.4 1,238.2 1,270.1 1,286.5 1,320.6 5,542.2 1,353.0 1,378.8 1,401.0 1,409.4 Total segment costs and expenses 3,146.1 759.1 791.5 779.0 816.5 3,450.4 836.1 857.9 869.3 887.1 Segment contribution margin 1,969.3$ 479.1$ 478.6$ 507.5$ 504.1$ 2,091.8$ 516.9$ 520.9$ 531.7$ 522.3$ Segment contribution margin % 38.5% 38.7% 37.7% 39.4% 38.2% 37.7% 38.2% 37.8% 38.0% 37.1%

Consolidated revenues and salesService revenues 5,023.6$ 1,209.5$ 1,241.7$ 1,270.2$ 1,302.2$ 5,466.8$ 1,336.4$ 1,358.5$ 1,381.3$ 1,390.6$ Product and fiber sales 91.8 28.7 28.4 16.3 18.4 75.4 16.6 20.3 19.7 18.8

Consolidated revenues and sales 5,115.4$ 1,238.2$ 1,270.1$ 1,286.5$ 1,320.6$ 5,542.2$ 1,353.0$ 1,378.8$ 1,401.0$ 1,409.4$

Consolidated costs and expensesSegment costs and expenses 3,146.1$ 759.1$ 791.5$ 779.0$ 816.5$ 3,450.4$ 836.1$ 857.9$ 869.3$ 887.1$ Shared expenses (B) 226.3 56.6 55.3 57.1 57.3 245.8 60.5 64.0 60.5 60.8

Consolidated costs and expenses 3,372.4$ 815.7$ 846.8$ 836.1$ 873.8$ 3,696.2$ 896.6$ 921.9$ 929.8$ 947.9$

ConsolidatedAdjusted OIBDAR 1,743.0$ 422.5$ 423.3$ 450.4$ 446.8$ 1,846.0$ 456.4$ 456.9$ 471.2$ 461.5$ Adjusted OIBDAR margin 34.1% 34.1% 33.3% 35.0% 33.8% 33.3% 33.7% 33.1% 33.6% 32.7%

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Shared expenses are not allocated to the segments and primarily consist of accounting and finance, information technology, engineering, network optimization, legal, human resources, investor relations, and outsourcing activities that arecentrally managed and are not monitored by management at a segment level.

Operating results for the Consumer CLEC business sold on December 31, 2018 have been excluded in all prior periods presented.

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WINDSTREAM HOLDINGS, INC.QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONfor the quarterly periods in the years 2019 and 2018(Units in thousands, Dollars in millions, except per unit amounts)

Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr. Total 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr.Kinetic Operating Metrics:

Households served 1,238.9 1,238.9 1,238.7 1,244.0 1,250.6 1,247.9 1,247.9 1,250.5 1,251.3 1,257.3 YOY change in households served -0.7% -0.7% -0.9% -0.6% -0.5% -1.6% -1.6% -2.9% -4.3% -6.0%

Average revenue per household served per month $ 103.24 $ 76.58 $ 77.20 $ 77.87 $ 77.86 $ 77.93 $ 77.44 $ 77.92 $ 78.74 $ 78.62

High-speed Internet customers 1,049.3 1,049.3 1,040.0 1,034.3 1,032.4 1,021.0 1,021.0 1,015.0 1,006.7 1,004.4 Net customer additions (losses) 28.3 9.3 5.7 1.9 11.4 14.4 6.0 8.3 2.3 (2.2)

YOY change in high-speed Internet 2.8% 2.8% 2.5% 2.7% 2.8% 1.4% 1.4% -0.2% -1.9% -4.1%

Small business customers 110.3 110.3 112.2 112.6 115.4 118.1 118.1 120.5 123.2 125.0 YOY change in customers -6.6% -6.6% -6.9% -8.6% -7.7% -7.8% -7.8% -8.2% -8.1% -8.6%

Average revenue per customer per month $ 226.80 $ 226.82 $ 227.76 $ 229.24 $ 228.12 $ 227.25 $ 227.72 $ 227.88 $ 226.97 $ 227.58

Enterprise:Strategic sales as a percentage of total Enterprise sales (A) 63.3% 66.9% 64.9% 69.4% 55.1% 48.4% 50.7% 53.8% 50.1% 39.5%

Service revenues Used in Average Revenue Per MonthComputations Above (per page 3):

Kinetic service revenues $ 1,155.3 $ 284.6 $ 287.5 $ 291.4 $ 291.8 $ 1,176.8 $ 290.2 $ 292.4 $ 296.3 $ 297.9 Small business service revenues $ 310.8 $ 75.7 $ 76.8 $ 78.4 $ 79.9 $ 335.7 $ 81.5 $ 83.3 $ 84.5 $ 86.4

(A)

Capital expenditures by segment:Kinetic 454.8$ 122.1$ 128.6$ 105.7$ 98.4$ 369.8$ 110.5$ 101.6$ 84.7$ 73.0$ Enterprise 152.5 35.9 38.0 36.5 42.1 187.6 53.3 44.0 50.3 40.0 Wholesale 27.3 10.2 6.4 5.5 5.2 31.3 6.3 10.8 8.0 6.2 Corporate/shared (B) 243.9 81.4 48.5 66.9 47.1 193.9 36.6 31.2 37.6 88.5

Adjusted capital expenditures 878.5 249.6 221.5 214.6 192.8 782.6 206.7 187.6 180.6 207.7 Integration capital expenditures - - - - - 37.6 10.3 9.3 8.1 9.9

Total capital expenditures 878.5$ 249.6$ 221.5$ 214.6$ 192.8$ 820.2$ 217.0$ 196.9$ 188.7$ 217.6$

(B) Corporate/shared capital expenditures are not directly assigned to the segments and primarily consist of capital outlays for network enhancements and information technology-related projects benefitting Windstream as a whole.

Enterprise strategic sales consist of SD-WAN, UCaaS, OfficeSuite and associated network access products and services.

2019 2018

4Q19 Earnings PresentationSafe Harbor StatementParticipants2019 Windstream Operational Priorities2019 HighlightsFourth Quarter 2019 HighlightsSlide Number 7Delivered Broadband Subscriber Growth in 2019Improved Broadband Speed CapabilitiesWindstream Enterprise 2019 Year in Review4Q19 Financial ResultsExpanding Enterprise Margins�Annual Interconnect Cost Reductions Greater than 10%Projected 2020 Financial HighlightsWindstream 2020 PrioritiesMore Speed Available to ActivateWE Connect Insight Engine Enhances SD-WAN Experience�� AppendixSupplemental Financial InformationSupplemental Financial InformationSlide Number 20Supplemental Financial InformationSupplemental Financial InformationSupplemental Financial Information