CT Communications Hires New MIS Executive.

CONCORD, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 1999--CT Communications, Inc., (OTC BB:CNOTB) (CTC) announced today that it has hired Charlotte S. Walsh as Vice President-MIS and Chief Information Officer.

Walsh will be responsible for the acquisition, integration, and maintenance of all CT Communications information processing requirements. She will also direct applications development, computer operations, help desk, and customer operations support staff activities.

Walsh holds a bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University and has 30 years of experience in information technology. She most recently served as Vice President, Chief Information Officer for Thorn Americas, Inc., a $900 million consumer rental/retail company in Wichita, Kansas, where she led a staff of 90 to ensure that the company's technology plan met its tactical and strategic business needs.

"Charlotte brings a wealth of experience to the CT Communications' team," says Michael R. Coltrane, President and CEO. "As we head into the new millennium, we know her contributions will ensure that our information processing systems will remain on the cutting edge."

CT Communications, Inc., which is headquartered in Concord, N.C., provides a full array of integrated telecommunications services to both residential and business customers. Offerings include local and long distance, digital wireless phones, paging, Internet, data services, and business phone systems. CTC's largest subsidiary, Concord Telephone Company, is the 22nd largest telephone company in the United States.