Windstream Seeks Regulatory OKs for MassComm Buy

Windstream sought regulatory OKs for an acquisition of Mass Communications in applications filed Tuesday at the FCC and some states. MassComm provides business communications services and is authorized to provide CLEC or interexchange service in California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, said the companies' FCC application. The combination means more business telecom services for MassComm customers and will provide efficiencies and economies of scale, said the companies’ application at the D.C. Public Service Commission. The deal is expected to close Q2 2018, subject to necessary federal and state regulatory OKs, a Windstream spokesman said.