Enventis Recognized for Outstanding Performance in Enterprise Select and Key Segments in 2006

MANKATO, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2007--HickoryTech Corp. (Nasdaq:HTCO) today announces its Enventis Sector, located in Plymouth, Minn., was recognized by Cisco Systems, Inc. for Outstanding Performance in Enterprise Select and Key Segments in 2006. The award from this global leader in Internet networking recognizes Enventis as a distinguished partner for outstanding sales and technical expertise. It was presented at the Cisco Partner Summit in Las Vegas in early April.

"We are very honored to receive this recognition for excellence," said John Morton, president of HickoryTech Business Solutions. "This award from Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking, confirms the ability of Enventis to deliver competitive solutions coupled with the highest quality equipment and technical support to our enterprise customers."

Cisco is recognizing Enventis' ability to support enterprise customers of all sizes through this award. The Enterprise Select category includes accounts with more than 1,500 employees and is the fastest growing portion of the Cisco Enterprise marketplace. The Key Segment category is the top commercial accounts with less than 1,500 employees.

Enventis, a Cisco partner since 1999 and a Cisco Gold Certified Partner since 2002, has consistently earned high ratings and positive feedback on Cisco's customer satisfaction surveys. Enventis specializes in delivering integrated communication solutions for businesses of all sizes from enterprise multi-office organizations to small and medium-sized businesses. In addition to network integration, Enventis provides telecommunication services including voice, Internet, data and transport services over its statewide fiber network. Enventis provides service within the Twin Cities metro area and across the upper Midwest. For more information, visit www.enventis.com.

HickoryTech provides business communications services in southern Minnesota, including Cisco Gold Certified Partner services.

About HickoryTech

HickoryTech Corporation (NASDAQ:HTCO), headquartered in Mankato, Minn., offers integrated communication products and services to business and residential customers over a regional fiber network. The company is in its 110th year of operation and has approximately 400 employees. The Telecom Sector, with facilities-based operations in Minnesota and Iowa, offers local voice, long distance, high-speed Internet, Digital TV, and IP networking services to residential and business customers. In addition, the Telecom Sector develops telecom and carrier access billing solutions and customer management systems. The Enventis Sector provides IP-based voice, data and network solutions to businesses across a five-state region. For more information, visit www.hickorytech.com.

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