Exhibit 99.1

Second Quarter 2010
Earnings Conference Call

July 29, 2010

NASDAQ:HTCO

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new information or otherwise. This presentation also contains certain
non-GAAP financial measures.Reconciliations of these non-GAAP
measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are
available in our presentation.

Second Quarter 2010 Highlights

•Revenue increased 18% to $38.3 M

•Enventis Fiber and Data revenue increased 63%,
Equipment and Services revenue increased 28%

•Telecom Broadband revenue grew 10%,
Digital TV subscribers increased 11%

•Net income increased 66% and totaled $3.5 M
Income tax release added $800k to net income, excludingthis release, Net Income +28%

•Fiber network expansion project added $1.1 M revenue and $200k
net income

Consolidated Revenue

Q2’10 compared to Q2’09

•Enventis fiber and data
revenue +63%

•Enventis equipment & services
revenue +28%

•Telecom broadband revenue
+10%

•Telecom network access and
local service revenue (-4%)

($ in Millions)

Quarterly Revenue

Earnings and Income

Diluted EPS

•Earnings positively impacted by
$800k income tax reserve release.
Excluding release, EPS would be
$0.20 per share

•Fiber expansion project added
$200k to earnings.

Income before Taxes
(continuing operations)

•28% increase in Q2’10 vs. Q2 ‘09

•Success in fiber & data, and
broadband services

•Lower interest expense

($ in Millions)

Enventis Sector

Q2’10 compared to Q2’09

•Enventis revenue +44%

•Fiber and data revenues +63%

•Equipment & services revenue
+28%

Operating Income

•33% increase in Q2’10 vs. Q2 ‘09

•46% increase six months YTD

Quarterly Revenue

($ in Millions)

Operating Income

Telecom Sector

Q2’10 compared to Q2’09

•Consistent Telecom revenue

•Broadband revenue +10%

Digital TV subscribers +11%

DSL subscribers +2%

•Network Access revenue -2%

•Local Service revenue -6%

Telecom Operating Income

•Success in selling broadband
services have moderated decline in
Telecom profitability

•Continued focus on cost controls

($ in Millions)

Operating Income

Debt Balance

Debt to EBITDA
ratio of less than
3x at 6/30/10

2010 Fiscal Outlook

Targets ranges as follows:

•Revenue:$150 M to $158 M

•Net Income:$9.7 M to $10.6 M (previously $8.7 to $9.6 M)

•Capital spending:$22 M to $26 M

•EBITDA: $41.5 M to $44 M (previously $40.5 to $43 M)

•Debt balance (year-end):$117 M to $120 M
(previously $117 to $119 M)

Outlook targets updated in second quarter 2010 earnings release, issued July 28, 2010.

Fiber Network Expansion

2010 Network Plans

•Extend fiber network to Sioux Falls, So. Dakota
and Fargo, No. Dakota

•Increase network capacity between Minnesota
and Des Moines, Iowa

•Add network collocations, expand Mid-band
Ethernet services and extend network for FTTT
contracts.

Strategic Initiatives

•Increased investment and focus on growing business services

ØFiber network expansion

ØAccelerate SMB market plan

ØExpand Mid-band Ethernet and data center services

ØTarget FTTT and last-mile fiber builds

•Grow broadband services and focus on customer retention

•Increase capital spending on key strategic initiatives

•Manage free cash flow, manage costs and potentially increase debt
in short term

•Long-term goal to double the value of HickoryTech over five years

HTCO Investment Highlights

•Stable growth and cash flows; more than 60 years of paying a
dividend, yield approximately 7%

•Business transformation generating strong diversification, operating
results and financial position

•Emerging growth through Enventis Sector b2b strategy and fiber
network expansion

•High level of recurring revenue, dominant consumer market share,
expanded triple-play service area

•Experienced Company with 112-year track record and strong
strategic plan

•A strategic plan to grow the company and double the value over five
years

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Measures