ROSEVILLE, Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leading independent communications holding company SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW) announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of its fixed wireless Internet access business unit to Yonder Media, a broadband Internet provider focused on providing broadband access services in rural communities.

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As a result of the sale, Yonder Media and SureWest have also developed a long-term business relationship which creates recurring monthly Broadband Business revenue for SureWest.

Steve Oldham, SureWest's president and chief executive officer, said, "The sale of our fixed wireless Internet assets is an appropriate move for the company as we continue to execute on our plan to divest non-core assets from the business and focus on providing the most advanced telephone, Internet and television services, and an outstanding customer experience."

About SureWest

SureWest Communications (www.surewest.com) is one of the nation's leading integrated communications providers and is the bandwidth leader in the markets it serves. Headquartered in Northern California for more than 90 years, the company expanded into the Kansas City region in February 2008 with the acquisition of Everest Broadband, Inc. and offers bundled residential and commercial services that include IP-based digital and high-definition television, high-speed Internet, Voice over IP, and local and long distance telephone. SureWest was the nation's first provider to launch residential HDTV over an IP network and offers one of the nation's fastest symmetrical Internet services with speeds of up to 50 Mbps in each direction on its fiber-to-the-home network.

                         Corporate Communications Contacts:
                         Ron Rogers - 916-746-3123 - r.rogers@surewest.com
                         Anne Chacon - 916-786-1235 - a.chacon@surewest.com

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