Hickory Tech Corp (NASDAQ:HTCO)

Hickory Tech Corp. provides communications to business and residential customers in the upper Midwest through its multi-state fiber network. Its telecom services area includes Southern Minnesota, Northwest Iowa and Central Iowa. The company also offers local phone, long distance, high-speed Internet, digital TV, advanced business and IP networking services. The company's HickoryTech Information Solutions develops telecom and carrier access billing solutions and customer management systems for HickoryTech's own operating companies and other telecommunications companies across North America. The Fiber and Data segment serves wholesale, enterprise and small-to-medium business customers with high-speed communications products supported by its extensive statewide fiber network and community access rings. The Equipment segment provides equipment solutions and support for a broad spectrum of business customers. Its equipment solutions team plans, designs and implements networks utilizing emerging technological advancements including telepresence video, unified communications and data center solutions. It provides various products and services to support the Cisco equipment sold to business customers including professional services, maintenance, total care support and security. Professional services include network assessments, planning, design, implementation and training. Its total care support team provides a single-point-of-contact for the support of applications, systems and infrastructure. It also offers security solutions combining leading network security products with its experience and expertise in integrated communications systems. The Telecom segment provides bundled residential and business services including high-speed Internet, broadband services, digital TV, local voice and long distance services in its legacy telecom service area. The Telecom segment, through National Independent Billing, Inc., also provides data processing and related billing services to HickoryTech and external communication providers including wire line, wireless and entertainment providers. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Mankato, MN.