MANKATO, Minn. – March 1, 2010 – HickoryTech (NASDAQ: HTCO) announces today it is accepting entries for its 2010-2011 Phone Book Cover Contest. The winner’s photograph will appear on the cover of the HickoryTech 2010-11 Phone Book, which is distributed to more than 30 communities in south central Minnesota, and will receive $250 cash. Entrants may be amateur or professional photographers. Contest details and rules are available at www.hickorytech.com/photocontest or by calling 507-386-3727. All entries must be submitted by March 31, 2010.
About HickoryTech
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.