Consolidated Communications Launches On-site Secure Solution in Northern New England

Service provides a fully managed, on-premise security platform

Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL), a leading broadband and business communications provider, today announced it has expanded its On-site Secure offering to Northern New England, providing businesses with a fully-managed, highly-available security solution. On-site Secure provides customers a greater sense of control over their network, along with increased network visibility, by uniquely integrating next-generation firewall capabilities, advanced endpoint protection and threat intelligence.

“In today’s world of mounting cyberattacks, it’s paramount for businesses to have a solution in place to proactively secure their critical data and applications,” said Lisa Leary, vice president of business sales at Consolidated Communications. “Consolidated’s On-site Secure solution provides state-of-the art security, guarding against an ever-growing list of sophisticated attacks, before they happen. This reduces response times to incidents, mitigates end-user downtime and decreases security operation costs for businesses.”

On-site Secure has four core feature sets that work together to safely enable applications and users, while preventing threats that impact business continuity. The next-generation security platform inspects all traffic on the customer’s network – including applications, threats and content, while proactively identifying malicious attempts to damage networks.

Consolidated Communications’ experienced team fully administers and manages all updates and upgrades, provides customers with robust reporting and administration tools, and works with customers to streamline security network deployment.

On-site Secure is the latest business service Consolidated Communications has added to its portfolio of advanced communications solutions now available in Northern New England. The company has also recently launched MPLS, SD-WAN, Cloud Peer Connect, BusinessOne and DDoS Mitigation in the region.

Learn more about these and other recent advancements Consolidated Communications has made in Northern New England at www.consolidated.com/progress.

About Consolidated Communications  Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSL) is a leading broadband and business communications provider serving consumers, businesses of all sizes, and wireless companies and carriers, across a 23-state service area.  Leveraging its advanced fiber optic network spanning more than 36,000 fiber route miles, Consolidated Communications offers a wide range of communications solutions, including: data, voice, video, managed services, cloud computing and wireless backhaul.  Headquartered in Mattoon, Ill., Consolidated Communications has been providing services in many of its markets for more than a century.

Contact: Chastity Valvick, Consolidated Communications 507-387-1866, [e-mail]