Don't Get Up - SureWest Caller ID on TV Feature Let's You Know Who's Calling

Don't Get Up - SureWest Caller ID on TV Feature Let's You Know Who's Calling

Value-Added Feature Displays Caller's Name and Number on TV Screen

ROSEVILLE, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leading independent communications holding company SureWest Communications (NASDAQ:SURW) today announced the launch of Caller ID on TV, a value-added feature which provides an option for immediate, on-screen notification each time the phone rings. Sacramento area customers can now decide whether to ignore incoming calls that may be an interruption to their television program or to get up from the couch and answer important phone calls.

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With each call that comes in while the TV is on, a small pop-up window will appear at the bottom of the TV screen displaying the caller name and phone number of all unblocked calls. Customers choose whether to answer the call, ignore it or inform the proper person in the house of the call. The Caller ID on TV feature is included free of charge for triple-play customers who subscribe to SureWest TV, phone and Internet, and $9.99 per month for other qualifying customers.

"Caller ID on TV is another example of SureWest's commitment to new and innovative features that integrate our TV, Internet and telephone services," said Peter Drozdoff, vice president of marketing for SureWest. "This feature allows people to take control of their phone, reducing unwanted interruptions and receiving immediate notification of truly important calls. To provide an exceptional customer experience, we must continually offer new features like Caller ID on TV that bring value and convenience to our customers' lives."

New SureWest triple-play customers will automatically receive the Caller ID on TV feature free of charge. SureWest currently offers Caller ID on TV in its Kansas City market, where the feature's ease of use and interactive control helps increase customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Customers have the option to turn the Caller ID on TV feature on or off and customize it to suit their preferences. It keeps track of calls while the TV is off and the call log displays the 20 most recent incoming calls with the caller's name, number, date and time of call.

The Caller ID on TV menu and logs can be accessed by tuning to SureWest channel 701. No additional equipment is necessary to use Caller ID on TV.

About SureWest

SureWest Communications (www.surewest.com) is one of the nation's leading integrated communications providers and is the bandwidth leader in the markets it serves. Headquartered in Northern California for 95 years, the company expanded into the Kansas City region in February 2008 with the acquisition of Everest Broadband, Inc. and offers bundled residential and commercial services that include IP-based digital and high-definition television, high-speed Internet, Voice over IP, and local and long distance telephone. SureWest was the nation's first provider to launch residential HDTV over an IP network and offers one of the nation's fastest symmetrical Internet services with speeds of up to 50 Mbps in each direction on its fiber-to-the-home network.

Corporate Communications Contacts:
Ron Rogers - 916-746-3123 - r.rogers@surewest.com
Anne Chacon - 916-786-1235 - a.chacon@surewest.com

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CONTACT: Ron Rogers, +1-916-746-3123, r.rogers@surewest.com, or Anne
Chacon, +1-916-786-1235, a.chacon@surewest.com, both of SureWest
Communications

Web Site: http://www.surewest.com/

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