Brower Piven Announces Investigation of Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.

Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation is investigating potential claims on behalf of shareholders of Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (“IWA” or the “Company”) (NYSE: IWA) for possible breaches of fiduciary duties by the IWA Board of Directors and other violations of state law arising from the Company’s announcement of its intent to be acquired by Windstream Corporation (“Windstream”) (NYSE: WIN). Under the terms of the transaction, IWA shareholders will receive $7.90 in cash and 0.804 shares of Windstream common stock for each share of IWA they own for a total transaction value of approximately $1.1 billion, including the assumption of approximately $598 million in IWA debt.

The investigation concerns the potential unfairness of the consideration to be paid to IWA shareholders, as well as the IWA Board of Directors’ potential breaches of their fiduciary duties to IWA shareholders, including from the possible failure to disclose all information necessary for the public shareholders of IWA to make an informed decision whether to vote in favor of the contemplated transaction.

If you own common stock in IWA and wish to obtain additional information relating to Windstream’s prospective acquisition of IWA, please contact Brower Piven at www.browerpiven.com, by email at [e-mail], by calling 410-986-0036, or at Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, The World Trade Center-Baltimore, 401 East Pratt Street, Suite 2525, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.

Attorneys at Brower Piven have combined experience litigating securities and class action cases of over 40 years. If you choose to retain counsel regarding this matter, you may retain Brower Piven without financial obligation or cost to you, or you may retain other counsel of your choice.