MANKATO, Minn. – September 10, 2010 – HickoryTech Corporation (Nasdaq: HTCO) announced today the launch of NFL Network, a national network dedicated exclusively to NFL football programming and commentary, in its southern Minnesota Digital TV service area.
In making the announcement, Damon Dutz, president of HickoryTech Consumer and Network Solutions, said “HickoryTech believes the network, dedicated to showcasing the nation’s premier NFL sports programming, will be an instant hit with football fans. “We’re really very pleased our customers are able to get the NFL Network and enjoy unparalleled coverage of football year-round,” Dutzcontinued. “I expect the NFL Network to become a popular destination for our customers very quickly.”
NFL Network provides millions of football fans with a network to call their own. NFL Network is the only destination for all that happens around the National Football League, on and off the field, during the season and throughout the off-season, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. NFL Network in High Definition (HD) will air on channel 538 and in Standard Definition on channel 38. The NFL Network Channel is available through HickoryTech’s Choice packages and is included in the Ultimate and Ultra Plus packages.
NFL Network is the home of nearly 200 football games each year, including eight exclusive, live primetime regular season NFL games. NFL Network hosts NFL Total Access, a nightly news and information show, NFL Game Day Morning, NFL Game Day Final, a postgame show, and NFL Replay, whichfeatures the four most exciting games each week. Plus, NFL Network is the exclusive home to the NFL Scouting Combine, the official destination of the NFL Draft, team training camps, this year’s Insight Bowl, the Senior Bowl, the Hall of Fame weekend and preseason games.
HickoryTech provides Digital TV service to 17 Minnesota communities including: Amboy, Eagle Lake, Ellendale, Faribault, Garden City, Janesville, Lake Crystal, Madison Lake, Mapleton, Mankato, New Richland, Nicollet, North Mankato, St. Peter, St. Clair, Vernon Center and Waseca. To become a HickoryTech Digital TV subscriber or to add the NFL Network to your package today, visit
www.hickorytech.com or call 1-866-HICKORY.
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. For more information, visit
www.hickorytech.com.