Nex-Tech will deploy Redline's RedMAX high capacity base stations and customer subscriber units to provide WiMAX coverage in areas that could not be serviced via previous broadband solutions in the past, or where DSL and fiber were not available. The multi-city WiMAX network will focus primarily on supporting the residential market which accounts for 80% of Nex-Tech's subscriptions, and will include deployments in Hays & Great Bend Kansas.

"Our customers have come to expect a high level of service from Nex-Tech," said Justin McClung, Internet Solutions Manager at Nex-Tech. "Deploying Redline's high capacity 3.65 GHz WiMAX base stations eliminated the issues we encountered using other wireless solutions, including mitigating interference, ensuring high levels of throughput and delivering the Quality of Services (QoS) support we needed for a successful business model. With Redline's 3.65 GHz WiMAX solutions, we can maintain user confidence, reliability and significantly increase upstream and downstream throughput."

"Nex-Tech required a solution that could be deployed quickly, reach its customers in cities across Kansas, and that would be reliable and perform in non-line-of-sight conditions, especially in areas that could not be serviced via traditional wire-line technologies," said Chris Koeneman, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Redline Communications. "Redline's high capacity base stations are able to support 500 users per sector, and boast industry-leading bandwidth allowing Nex-Tech to realize a rapid return on its investment."

Redline's RedMAX AN-100U and AN-100UX base stations and RedMAX SU-O's, (Subscriber Unit's-Outdoor) were installed initially in just 6-8 weeks in areas which required immediate high capacity access. Nex-Tech expects to complete the initial deployments of its WiMAX networks by November 2008.

Nex-Tech is a subsidiary of Rural Telephone, a leader in the telecommunications industry since 1951. The goal of Nex-Tech is to provide the highest quality service possible to our customers at affordable prices. Our partnership commitment to our customers is keeping you up-to-date with advances in technology and working together with you to provide the best opportunity for your success. Rural Telephone and Nex-Tech have provided services for 50 years. Through the Power of One, Nex-Tech keeps you in touch with the latest technology available.

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