


Otelco to Release 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
ONEONTA, Ala.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Otelco Inc. (NASDAQ:OTT) (TSX:OTT.un), the wireline telephone services provider in the Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri and West Virginia communities it serves, today announced that it will release its 2008 fourth quarter and year-end financial and operational results after the close of trading on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. These results will include the Company's announced acquisition of three Country Road Communications LLC properties as of October 31, 2008. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and annual results on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). To listen to the call, participants should dial 913-312-6691 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A telephonic replay will be available from 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) February 18, 2009 through February 26, 2009 by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering Confirmation Code 3842477.
The live broadcast of Otelco's quarterly conference call will be available online at [ www.OtelcoInc.com ] or [ www.earnings.com ] on February 18, 2009, beginning at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). The online replay will be available at approximately 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and continue for 30 days.
About Otelco
Otelco Inc., headquartered in Oneonta, Alabama, provides wireline telephone services in Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri and West Virginia. The Company's services include local and long distance telephone, network access, transport, digital high-speed and dial-up Internet access, cable television and other telephone related services. With more than 99,000 voice and data access lines which are collectively referred to as access line equivalents, Otelco is among the top 25 largest local exchange carriers in the United States based on number of access lines. Otelco operates ten incumbent telephone companies serving rural markets, or rural local exchange carriers, each of which can trace its history as a local telecommunications provider as far back as the early 1900s. It also provides competitive retail and wholesale telephone services through several subsidiaries. For more information, visit the Company's web site at [ www.OtelcoInc.com ].