Otelco to Release 2011 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

ONEONTA, AL, Jan. 24, 2012 /CNW/ - Otelco Inc. (NASDAQ: OTT) (TSX: OTT.un), a wireline telecommunication services provider in Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, Vermont and West Virginia, today announced that it will release its 2011 fourth quarter and year-end financial and operational results after the close of trading on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and annual results on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).  To listen to the call, participants should dial [phone] approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.  A telephonic replay will be available from 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) February 22, 2012 through March 2, 2012 by dialing [phone] and entering Confirmation Code 3616440.

The live broadcast of Otelco's quarterly conference call will be available online at www.OtelcoInc.com or www.earnings.com on February 22, 2012, beginning at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).  The online replay will be available at approximately 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and continue for 30 days.

ABOUT OTELCO
Otelco Inc. provides wireline telecommunications services in Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, Vermont and West Virginia.  The Company's services include local and long distance telephone, network access, transport, digital high-speed data lines and dial-up internet access, cable television and other telephone related services. With more than 102,000 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 eleven incumbent telephone companies serving rural markets, or rural local exchange carriers.  It also provides competitive retail and wholesale communications services through several subsidiaries.  For more information, visit the Company's website at www.OtelcoInc.com.

Curtis Garner     
Chief Financial Officer
Otelco Inc.
205-625-3571
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