POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Lawrence Jay Askowitz, do hereby constitute and appoint Mary McDermott,
Johan Broekhuysen and Elizabeth Linkenauger, my true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, either of whom acting singly is hereby authorized, for
me and in my name and on my behalf as a director, officer and/or shareholder
of LUMOS NETWORKS CORP. to (i) prepare, execute in my name and on my behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the ?SEC?) a
Form ID, including any necessary amendments thereto, and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling me to make
electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC in respect
thereof; and (ii) prepare, execute and file any and all forms, instruments or
documents, including any necessary amendments thereto, as such attorneys or
attorney deems necessary or advisable to enable me to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC
in respect thereof  (collectively, ?Section 16?).

I do hereby ratify and confirm all acts my said attorney shall do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.  I acknowledge that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
serving in such capacity at my request, are not assuming, nor is LUMOS NETWORKS
CORP. assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16.This power
of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until it is revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact
or the undersigned is no longer required to comply with Section 16, whichever
occurs first.

WITNESS the execution hereof this 14th day of January, 2016.



/s/ Lawrence Jay Askowitz
Lawrence Jay Askowitz