Exhibit 99.1

Third Quarter 2010
Earnings Conference Call

October 26, 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.

Third Quarter 2010 Highlights

•Revenue increased 25% to $43.5 M

•Enventis Fiber and Data revenue increased 53%,
Equipment and Services revenue increased 38%

•Telecom Broadband revenue grew 16%,
Digital TV subscribers increased 10%

•Pre-tax Net income increased 77% and totaled
$5.3 M

•Fiber network expansion project added $3.3 M
revenue and $1.1 M net income

Consolidated Revenue

Q3’10 compared to Q3’09

•Enventis fiber and data
revenue +53%

•Enventis equipment & services
revenue +38%

•Telecom broadband revenue
+16%

•Telecom network access and
local service revenue (-3%)

($ in Millions)

Quarterly Revenue

Earnings and Income

Diluted EPS

•Earnings positively impacted by
$1.9M income tax reserve release.
Excluding tax release, EPS would
be $0.24 per share

•Fiber expansion project added
$1.1M to earnings.

Income before Taxes
(continuing operations)

•77% increase in Q3’10 vs. Q3‘09

•Success in fiber & data, and
broadband services

•Lower interest expense

($ in Millions)

Enventis Sector

Q3’10 compared to Q3’09

•Enventis revenue +45%

•Fiber and data revenues +53%

•Equipment & services revenue
+38%

Operating Income

•123% increase in Q3’10 vs. Q3‘09

•73% increase nine months YTD

Quarterly Revenue

($ in Millions)

Operating Income

Telecom Sector

Q3’10 compared to Q3’09

•Consistent Telecom revenue

•Broadband revenue +16%

Digital TV subscribers +10%

•Network Access revenue -3%

•Local Service revenue -4%

Telecom Operating Income

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

•Continued focus on cost controls

Quarterly Revenue

($ in Millions)

Operating Income

Debt Balance

Debt to EBITDA
ratio of less than
3x at 9/30/10

2010 Fiscal Outlook

2010 targets ranges as follows:

•Revenue:$150 M to $158 M (no change)

•Net Income:$11.6 M to $12.5 M (previously $9.7 to $10.6 M)

•Capital spending:$22 M to $26 M (no change)

•EBITDA: $41.5 M to $44 M (no change)

•Debt balance (year-end):$117 M to $120 M (no change)

Fiber Network Expansion

2010 Network Expansion

•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.

•Broadband stimulus grant secured, network
expansion plans in progress

Strategic Initiatives

•Increased investment and focus on growing business services

ØFiber network expansion

ØAccelerate SMB market plan

ØExpand Mid-band Ethernet 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 6-7%

•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

Appendix

Adjusted Pre-tax Income and Net Income

Appendix

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures