Windstream Holding Of The Midwest S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 25.1

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE

TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION

DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

¨ Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

31-0841368

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota	55402
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Muriel Shaw

U.S. Bank National Association

1349 West Peachtree Street

Suite 1050

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

(404) 898-8822

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

Windstream Corporation

(exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGORS

Delaware	20-0792300
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.RS. Employer Identification No.)
4001 Rodney Parham Road Little Rock, Arkansas	72212-2442
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

6.375% Senior Notes due 2023

Guarantees of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2023

(Title of the indenture securities)

TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter (or other Governing Document) and Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices*	State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization	I.R.S.  Employer Identification Number
Bishop Communications Corporation	Minnesota		41-1462176
Buffalo Valley Management Services, Inc.	Delaware		54-1619403
Cinergy Communications Company of Virginia	Virginia		20-8076097
Communications Sales and Leasing, Inc.	Minnesota		41-1340032
Conestoga Enterprises, Inc.	Pennsylvania		23-2565087
Conestoga Management Services, Inc.	Delaware		84-1619408
CT Cellular, Inc.	North Carolina		56-1868838
CT Communications, Inc.	North Carolina		56-1837282
CT Wireless Cable, Inc.	North Carolina		56-1952872
D&E Communications, Inc.	Delaware		27-0147149
D&E Investments, Inc.	Nevada		86-0861452
D&E Management Services, Inc.	Nevada		88-0509645
D&E Networks, Inc.	Pennsylvania		25-1780894
Equity Leasing, Inc.	Nevada		20-0810636
Gabriel Communications Finance Company	Delaware		43-1861146
Heart of the Lakes Cable Systems, Inc.	Minnesota		41-1577709
Hosted Solutions Charlotte LLC	Delaware		N/A
Hosted Solutions Raleigh LLC	Delaware		N/A
Iowa Telecom Data Services, L.C.	Iowa		74-3083835
Iowa Telecom Technologies, L.L.C.	Iowa		47-0937013
IWA Services, LLC	Iowa		20-8346096
KDL Communications Corporation	Nevada		74-2816724
KDL Holdings, LLC	Delaware		48-1251032
Kerrville Cellular, LLC	Texas		74-2513782
Kerrville Communications Corporation	Delaware		74-2197091
Kerrville Mobile Holdings, LLC	Texas		74-3008924
Kerrville Wireless Holdings, LLC	Texas		74-3012850
Lakedale Communications, LLC	Minnesota		41-1958251
Lexcom Inc.	North Carolina		56-1942135
Norlight Telecommunications of Virginia, Inc.	Virginia		26-3497118
NuVox, Inc.	Delaware		43-1820855
Oklahoma Windstream, LLC	Oklahoma		73-0630965
PCS Licenses, Inc.	Nevada		83-0397829
Progress Place Realty Holding Company, LLC	North Carolina		27-1255466
Southwest Enhanced Network Services, LP	Delaware		75-2885419
Teleview, LLC	Georgia		58-2033040
Texas Windstream, Inc.	Texas		75-0984391
Valor Telecommunications Enterprises Finance Corp.	Delaware		20-2280110
Valor Telecommunications Enterprises II, LLC	Delaware		75-2950064
Valor Telecommunications Enterprises, LLC	Delaware		75-2884398
Valor Telecommunications Investments, LLC	Delaware		47-0902124
Valor Telecommunications of Texas, LLC d/b/a Windstream Communications Southwest	Delaware		52-2194219
Windstream Alabama, LLC	Alabama		63-0364952
Windstream Arkansas, LLC	Delaware		71-0400407
Windstream Baker Solutions, Inc.	Iowa		39-1875659
Windstream Communications Kerrville, LLC	Texas		74-0724580
Windstream Communications Telecom, LLC	Texas		74-2955898
Windstream CTC Internet Services, Inc.	North Carolina		52-2101328

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter (or other Governing Document) and Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices*	State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization	I.R.S.  Employer Identification Number
Windstream Direct, LLC	Minnesota		41-1903994
Windstream EN-TEL, LLC	Minnesota		41-1928105
Windstream Holding of the Midwest, Inc.	Nebraska		47-0632436
Windstream Hosted Solutions, LLC	Delaware		26-1997939
Windstream Intellectual Property Services, Inc.	Delaware		26-4741090
Windstream Iowa Comm, Inc.	Iowa		42-1525756
Windstream Iowa Communications, Inc.	Delaware		27-1635465
Windstream KDL-VA, Inc.	Virginia		20-0817269
Windstream Kerrville Long Distance, LLC	Texas		74-2228603
Windstream Lakedale Link, Inc.	Minnesota		41-1815232
Windstream Lakedale, Inc.	Minnesota		41-0643917
Windstream Leasing, LLC	Delaware		27-2348873
Windstream Lexcom Entertainment, LLC	North Carolina		56-2261861
Windstream Lexcom Long Distance, LLC	North Carolina		56-2261863
Windstream Lexcom Wireless, LLC	North Carolina		56-2261865
Windstream Montezuma, Inc.	Iowa		42-0422100
Windstream Network Services of the Midwest, Inc.	Nebraska		91-1772936
Windstream NorthStar, LLC	Minnesota		27-0297987
Windstream NuVox Arkansas, Inc	Delaware		43-1830185
Windstream NuVox Illinois, Inc.	Delaware		43-1861148
Windstream NuVox Indiana, Inc.	Delaware		43-1861150
Windstream NuVox Kansas, Inc.	Delaware		43-1830186
Windstream NuVox Oklahoma, Inc	Delaware		43-1850572
Windstream Oklahoma, LLC	Delaware		71-0406211
Windstream SHAL Networks, Inc.	Minnesota		41-1701143
Windstream SHAL, LLC	Minnesota		41-1858078
Windstream South Carolina, LLC	South Carolina		57-0140680
Windstream Southwest Long Distance, LP	Delaware		75-2884847
Windstream Sugar Land, Inc.	Texas		74-0672235
Windstream Supply, LLC	Ohio		31-4359937
Wireless One of North Carolina, LLC	Delaware		56-1952876

* The principal executive offices of, and the agent for service for, each additional registrant is c/o John P. Fletcher, Esq., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, 4001 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72212-2442, (501) 748-7000.

Item 1. General information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee-

(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

Washington, D.C.

Federal Deposit Insurance Company

Washington, D.C.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Washington, D.C.

(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.

Items 3.-14. Items 3 – 14 are not applicable because, to the best of the knowledge of U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”), the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.

Item 15. Item 15 is not applicable because the Trustee is not a foreign trustee.

Item 16. List of Exhibits.

List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility; provided that exhibits identified in parentheses are filed with the Commission and are incorporated herein by reference as exhibits hereto pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.*

2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.

3. A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.

4. A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.**

5. A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.

6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

7. Report of Condition of the Trustee as of December 31, 2012 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005.

** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-166527 filed on May 5, 2010

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on the as of February 21, 2013.

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:	/s/ Muriel Shaw
	Muriel Shaw
	Assistant Vice President

Exhibit 2

Exhibit 3

Exhibit 6

CONSENT OF TRUSTEE

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District Authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

Dated: February 21, 2013

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:	/s/ Muriel Shaw
	Muriel Shaw
	Assistant Vice President

Exhibit 7

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 12/31/2012

($000’s)

	12/31/2012
Assets
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions	$	8,252,302
Securities		74,022,528
Federal Funds		74,234
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables		219,884,343
Fixed Assets		5,024,268
Intangible Assets		12,542,566
Other Assets		25,288,375
Total Assets	$	345,088,616
Liabilities
Deposits	$	253,686,214
Fed Funds		4,291,213
Treasury Demand Notes		0
Trading Liabilities		404,237
Other Borrowed Money		30,911,125
Acceptances		0
Subordinated Notes and Debentures		4,736,320
Other Liabilities		11,473,186
Total Liabilities	$	305,502,295
Equity
Common and Preferred Stock		18,200
Surplus		14,133,290
Undivided Profits		23,981,892
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries	$	1,452,939
Total Equity Capital	$	39,586,321
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital	$	345,088,616