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Exhibit 21


SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY

The following is a list of subsidiaries of the Company as of December 31, 2009, omitting subsidiaries which, considered in the aggregate, would not constitute a significant subsidiary.

Name
  Jurisdiction of Organization

SureWest Telephone

  California

SureWest Broadband

  California

SureWest Long Distance

  California

SureWest Internet

  California

SureWest Custom Data Services

  California

SureWest TeleVideo

  California

SureWest Kansas, Inc. 

  Delaware

SureWest Kansas Holdings, Inc. 

  Delaware

SureWest Kansas Connections, LLC

  Delaware

SureWest Kansas Operations, LLC

  Delaware

SureWest Kansas Purchasing, LLC

  Delaware

SureWest Kansas Licenses, LLC

  Delaware



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