HickoryTech Corporation (NASDAQ: HTCO) is an integrated communication service provider. The company operates its business under the name of HickoryTech and Enventis through three segments including Fiber and Data, Equipment, and Telecom. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota. It is a supplier of Smartnet maintenance contracts with its partner, Cisco systems. The company’s telecom segment serves about 13 Minnesota communities and 13 Iowa communities. HickoryTech operates a five-state fiber network spanning 3,250 route miles across Minnesota and into Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin and provides communication services to the individual and enterprise customers. In 1997, Enventis became the nation’s 30th largest telephone company after $35.2