MANKATO, Minn., August 25, 2009 -- HickoryTech DSL just got faster in six Minnesota communities. HickoryTech recently announced a significant increase in its DSL speeds boosting DSL Prime to a 6 Mbps download speed, a 100 percent increase, and DSL Pro to a 9 Mbps download speed. Despite the speed increase, there is no change to the monthly DSL service rate.
"HickoryTech is pleased to be able to increase DSL speeds in St. Peter, Waseca, Faribault, Janesville, New Richland and Ellendale enabling customers’ greater bandwidth to download movies, share photos or videos and utilize unlimited broadband applications," said Damon Dutz, president of HickoryTech’s consumer and network solutions division.
HickoryTech’s investment in adding transport and bandwidth in these community networks enabled the increase in DSL speeds. HickoryTech’s money saving Select bundles including voice, Digital TV and DSL are delivered over the Company’s reliable fiber network.
Also new, HickoryTech’s PC Protection Plus and Online Storage and File Sharing services provide all the tools to protect you against computer viruses and loss of files and computer content.
The PC Protection Plus service is an all-in-one computer security system package which eliminates the need for stand-alone software, such as: firewalls, anti-virus, and content filters by combining all of these features into a single product. The anti-virus response time is one of the fastest in the industry. HickoryTech’s online storage and file sharing service allows customers to store 5 GB of documents, photos and videos online. The service allows you to access your files from any computer or mobile phone and share files with friends, family and co-workers. Visit
www.hickorytech.com for more information on these services or the DSL speed increases.
About HickoryTech Corporation
HickoryTech Corporation (dba HickoryTech and Enventis) is a leading integrated communications provider in the markets it serves. With headquarters in Mankato, Minn., the corporation has approximately 450 employees and a regional fiber network with facilities-based operations in Minnesota and Iowa. Enventis serves businesses of all sizes across a five-state region with IP-based voice, data and network solutions. HickoryTech provides bundled residential and business services including high-speed Internet, Digital TV and voice services in its legacy telecom markets. The Company trades on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, symbol: HTCO, and is a member of the Russell 2000 index. For more information, visit
www.hickorytech.com.