Hickory Tech Corporation · Mankato, MN United States ·(NASDAQ (GM): HTCO)

Its name sounds like a Division II college, but Hickory Tech's field of play is telecommunications. Hickory Tech operates two business segments: Telecom and Enventis (Internet protocol, telephony, and data services). Through its subsidiaries, the company provides 64,000 residential and business customers with access lines in Iowa and Minnesota. It also offers long-distance services to 40,000 customers, broadband Internet access services to 17,000 customers, and digital television service to about 6,000 customers. Its National Independent Billing unit, which is part of the Telecom segment, provides data processing services to other telecommunications companies. To read the full description, subscribe now.