SURW Surewest Communications (MM)

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leading independent telecommunications holding company SureWest Communications (NASDAQ:SURW) announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 1 million shares of its common stock. The company also has approximately 275 thousand shares remaining from a previously announced share repurchase program. The authorization permits the company to buy back shares of its common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050908/SFSUREWESTLOGO ) About SureWest Serving the Northern California region for more than 90 years, SureWest Communications ( http://www.surewest.com/ ) is one of the nation's leading integrated communications providers. SureWest's bundled offerings include an array of advanced digital video, high-speed Internet, local and long distance telephone, PCS wireless and directories services. SureWest's fiber-to-the-premise IP-based network features high-definition video and Internet speeds of up to 20Mbps. Contact: Karlyn Oberg Director of Investor Relations 916-786-1799 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050908/SFSUREWESTLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: SureWest Communications CONTACT: Karlyn Oberg, Director of Investor Relations of SureWest, +1-916-786-1799, or Web site: http://www.surewest.com/

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