Exhibit 12.1

Windstream Corporation

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

The table below sets forth Windstream’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges on a consolidated basis for each of the time periods indicated.

	Fiscal Years															Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions, except ratios)	2005			2006			2007			2008			2009			2009			2010
Interest Expense:
Interest expense	$	19.1		$	209.6		$	444.4		$	416.4		$	410.2		$	197.5		$	246.6
Interest capitalized		2.6			2.7			3.7			1.9			1.7			0.9			0.8
Total interest costs		21.7			212.3			448.1			418.3			411.9			198.4			247.4
Appropriate portion ( 1/3) of rentals		2.4			6.2			6.3			8.4			9.9			4.9			5.2
Total fixed charges	$	24.1		$	218.5		$	454.4		$	426.7		$	421.8		$	203.3		$	252.6
Total earnings and fixed charges:
Pretax income	$	649.6		$	721.9		$	1,167.9		$	718.1		$	545.6		$	300.9		$	253.2
Less interest capitalized		(2.6	)		(2.7	)		(3.7	)		(1.9	)		(1.7	)		(0.9	)		(0.8	)
Add estimated amortization of capitalized interest		1.5			1.6			1.8			1.9			2.0			1.0			1.0
Fixed charges		24.1			218.5			454.4			426.7			421.8			203.3			252.6
Total earnings and fixed charges	$	672.6		$	939.3		$	1,620.4		$	1,144.8		$	967.7		$	504.3		$	506.0
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges:		27.9			4.3			3.6			2.7			2.3			2.5			2.0