Consolidated Communications Announces Completion of Amendment and Extension of Its Senior Secured Credit Facility

Consolidated Communications today announced the successful completion of an amendment and extension of its secured and revolving credit facility.

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. is an established rural local exchange company providing voice, data and video services to residential and business clients in Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania. Each of the operating companies has been operating in its local market for over 100 years. As of March 31, 2011 the Company had 234,928 ILEC access lines, 81,631 Competitive Local Exchange Carrier access line equivalents, 107,634 DSL subscribers, 30,380 IPTV subscribers and 8,665 ILEC VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) lines. The Company offers a wide range of telecommunications services, including local and long distance service, custom calling features, private line services, high-speed Internet access, digital TV, carrier access services and directory publishing.