Windstream on Green Bay Packers team

Windstream Holdings Inc. of Little Rock has been selected to provide service to the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.

Green Bay is the second NFL franchise to be under contract with Windstream, which provides network Internet and telephone services for homes and businesses. The Packers will use Windstream’s “On- Net” gigabit Ethernet fiber connection to Lambeau Field and the franchise’s business and telemarketing offices.

Kenny Ansel, Packers assistant director of information technology, said in a news release that Windstream would provide “highly reliable” service for its business operations, plus “highly reliable internet connectivity to our employees and fans at the most historic stadium in the National Football League.”

“When we teamed with the Green Bay Packers, we immediately understood the vital role that network uptime played for the franchise,” Joe Harding, executive vice president and enterprise chief marketing officer at Windstream, said in a news release. “The Packers’ requirements were unique, and they needed a solution that combined highly reliable services with scalable and flexible infrastructure.” Windstream also works with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. Pending regulatory approval Windstream is set to purchase Atlanta- based EarthLink Holdings Corp. in a deal valued at $ 1.1 billion.