HickoryTech Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

MANKATO, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
HickoryTech Corporation (Nasdaq: HTCO) announced today that its Board of
Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share of HickoryTech
common stock, payable Sept. 5, 2009 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 15,
2009. HickoryTech has a long tradition of paying a cash dividend that spans more
than 60 years.

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, founded in 1898, has
approximately 430 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. Enventis provides IP-based
voice, data and network solutions to businesses across a five-state region. For
more information, visit www.hickorytech.com.

Forward Looking Statement

The press release may contain forward-looking statements that are not based on
historical facts. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, events or
developments to be materially different from future results, events or
developments described in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include
those risks described in HickoryTech`s Form 10-K on file with the SEC. These
factors should be considered carefully and readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. HickoryTech undertakes no
obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements, except as required
by federal securities laws.

HickoryTech
Jennifer Spaude, 507-386-3765

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