ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- With today’s announcement of a hyper-speed Internet offering of up to 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) and a newly-created “Ultimate Package,” leading independent telecommunications holding company SureWest Communications (NASDAQ: SURW) continues to remain best-in-class when it comes to broadband service providers.

Beginning Tuesday, December 19, SureWest Broadband will begin to offer residential customers over its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network a new Internet service offering up to 50 Mbps of hyper-speed access as it continues to add to its industry-leading data product portfolio, which also includes packages for speeds up to 20 and 10 Mbps. Similar to its 20 and 10 Mbps offerings, the 50-Meg product is synchronous, meaning that consumers receive up to 50 Mbps for both uploading and downloading.

“When it comes to broadband, SureWest transport speed standards are much higher than industry standards,” says Steve Oldham, SureWest’s president and CEO. “We are providing a product that utilizes our large data pipe for residential customers who are looking for the fastest Internet around. Because our fiber delivers 100 Mbps of synchronous bandwidth directly to a customer’s home, we are able to offer products like this which differentiate us from our competitors.”

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