Consolidated Communications Launches IPTV in Texas

Consolidated Communications Launches IPTV in Texas

CONROE, Texas, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNSL) has launched its Internet protocol television (IPTV) service, called Digital Video Services (DVS), in Conroe and Katy, Texas.

"We are very pleased to announce the launch of our DVS product in Texas," stated Bob Currey, Consolidated's president and chief executive officer. "Given our success in Illinois with this product, we are excited about rolling it out in Texas. We believe it offers an attractive alternative to cable and satellite in our communities. It leverages our existing network, drives incremental revenue and deepens our relationship with the customer."

DVS in Texas will be delivered over the existing telephone infrastructure and will offer:

-- 157 local and premium digital channels
-- More than 45 digital audio channels
-- A robust offering of local and regional programming choices
-- Over 1000 hours of Movies On Demand content
-- An interactive program guide
-- A universal remote control
-- Pricing that is competitive with local satellite and cable offerings

"DVS subscribers will be able to watch television, surf the Internet and use the telephone simultaneously and receive one bill for all services," said Bob Udell, president of Texas telephone operations. "DVS will strengthen our bundled service offerings and enhance the relationship with existing customers as well as attract new customers."

The initial Texas DVS launch will pass over 37,000 homes in the Conroe and Katy areas. The company plans to roll out DVS service in Lufkin in 2007.

About Consolidated

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. is an established rural local exchange company (RLEC) providing voice, data and video services to residential and business customers in Illinois and Texas. Each of the operating companies has been operating in their local markets for over 100 years. With approximately 239,000 local access lines and 46,000 digital subscriber lines (DSL), Consolidated Communications offers a wide range of telecommunications services, including local and long distance service, custom calling features, private line services, dial-up and high-speed Internet access, digital TV, carrier access services, and directory publishing. Consolidated Communications is the 17th largest local telephone company in the United States.

Safe Harbor

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to, economic conditions, customer demand, increased competition in the relevant market and others. Please see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, as well as the documents that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contain additional important factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our current expectations and from the forward-looking statements discussed in this press release. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Consolidated does not undertake any obligation to update or review any such forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Source: Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT: Company Contact, Stephen Jones, Vice President - Investor
Relations of Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., +1-217-258-9522,
investor.relations@consolidated.com , or Investor Relations Contact, Kirsten
Chapman of Lippert - Heilshorn & Associates,
+1-415-433-3777, Kirsten@lhai-sf.com

Web site: http://www.consolidated.com/

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