SureWest Communications, through its operating subsidiaries, provides a range of telecommunications, digital video and other facilities-based communication services in Northern California, primarily in the greater Sacramento region and the greater Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri areas. As of December 31, 2008, the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries included SureWest Broadband, SureWest TeleVideo, SureWest TeleVideo of Roseville, SureWest Internet, SureWest Custom Data Services, Everest Broadband, Inc., SureWest Telephone and SureWest Long Distance. The Company divides its business into two business segments: Broadband and Telecommunications (Telecom). In February 2008, SureWest Communications acquired Everest Broadband, Inc. In August 2009, the Company announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its fixed wireless Internet access business unit to Yonder Media, a broadband Internet provider focused on providing broadband access services in rural communities.