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We own most of our administrative and maintenance facilities, central offices and remote switching platforms, and transport and distribution network facilities. Our corporate headquarters is located in Newton, Iowa in a

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41,600 square foot facility that we own. We also own a 63,100-square foot building in Grinnell, Iowa of which 50% is used for our operations group and 50% is leased to a third party, and a 35,900-square foot warehouse and distribution center in Grinnell, Iowa.

Our transport and distribution network facilities include a fiber optic and copper wire backbone, and a distribution network that connects customers both to remote switch locations or the central office in their exchange, and to network points of presence or interconnection with interexchange carriers. These facilities are located on land either owned by us or used by us pursuant to permits, rights of way, easements or other authorizations.