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Partnership with Pulte Homes, Centex Homes and Lennar Provides Best-In-Class Communications Products to Homebuyers ROSEVILLE, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Leading independent telecommunications holding company SureWest Communications (NASDAQ:SURW) today announced that its SureWest Broadband unit has been named the preferred provider for WestPark Roseville's homebuilding partners, Pulte Homes (NYSE: PHM), Centex Homes (NYSE:CTX) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN), within West Roseville's new WestPark master planned community. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050908/SFSUREWESTLOGO ) With the first homebuyers occupying homes in the 4,000-home WestPark joint venture, and construction and pre-sales currently underway, SureWest has partnered with WestPark's three prominent homebuilders by offering new homebuyers best-in-class communication services through various SureWest- branded products and services offered over the company's own fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. As the exclusive preferred marketing partner, SureWest can assure delivery of digital TV, HDTV, up-to-50-megabits-per-second hyper-speed Internet, local and long distance telephone, and wireless phone service to new homebuyers as early as their move-in date. "This is a very exciting partnership that will allow us to continue to grow our market share in the Sacramento region," says Steve Oldham, SureWest's president and CEO. "We have historically found that being the exclusive marketing provider affords us a much higher level of acceptance among potential customers." SureWest products and services will be promoted at these subdivisions through displays and promotions in the community sales offices, Internet kiosks and new homebuyer welcome packets. "SureWest is an industry leader that provides the type of best-in-class services today's customers are demanding," says Chris Cady, president of Pulte Homes' Sacramento Division. "We feel that SureWest's commitment to quality products and outstanding customer satisfaction is a perfect match for Pulte Homes. Having service up and running on a customer's move-in day is an added value that is very beneficial to new homeowners. "As a customer satisfaction leader, we believe this partnership is another opportunity for Pulte Homes to continue providing its customers with a great overall experience when buying a home." 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 50 Mbps. Contact: Ron Rogers Public Relations Manager 916-746-3123 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050908/SFSUREWESTLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: SureWest Communications CONTACT: Ron Rogers, Public Relations Manager of SureWest Communications, +1-916-746-3123, or Web site: http://www.surewest.com/

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