================================================================================ Exhibit 25.01 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _________________________________ FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of a trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b) ____ BANK OF MONTREAL TRUST COMPANY (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) New York 13-4941093 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization (I.R.S. employer if not a U.S. national bank) identification no.) Wall Street Plaza 88 Pine Street New York, New York 10005 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Mark F. McLaughlin Bank of Montreal Trust Company Wall Street Plaza 88 Pine Street, New York, New York 10005 (212) 701-7602 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) ____________________________________ Hyperion Telecommunications, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 25-1669404 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification number) Main at Water Street Coudersport, PA 16915 (Address of principal executive offices) ______________________________________ 12% Senior Subordinated Debt Securities due 2007 ================================================================================ - 2 - Item 1. General Information. -------------------- Furnish the following information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Street, New York N.Y. 10045 State of New York Banking Department 2 Rector Street, New York, N.Y. 10006 (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor. ------------------------------ If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee. Item 16. List of Exhibits. ----------------- List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility. Exhibit 1 - Copy of Organization Certificate of Bank of Montreal Trust Company to transact business and exercise corporate trust powers; incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A" filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-46118. Exhibit 4 - Copy of the existing By-Laws of Bank of Montreal Trust Company; incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "B" filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-80928. Exhibit 6 -The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act; incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "C" with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-46118. Exhibit 7 - A copy of the latest report of condition of Bank of Montreal Trust Company published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached hereto as Exhibit "D". SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the Trustee, Bank of Montreal Trust Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 2nd day of March, 1999. BANK OF MONTREAL TRUST COMPANY By: /s/ Mark F. McLaughlin ------------------------- Mark F. McLaughlin Vice President EXHIBIT "D" STATEMENT OF CONDITION BANK OF MONTREAL TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK ----------------------------------- ASSETS Due From Banks $ 677,400 ----------- Investment Securities: State & Municipal 16,513,582 Other 100 ----------- Total Securities 16,513,682 Loans and Advances Federal Funds Sold 20,900,000 Overdrafts 12,169 ----------- Total Loans and Advances 20,912,169 Investment in Harris Trust, NY 8,725,608 Premises and Equipment 475,614 Other Assets 2,636,845 ----------- 11,838,067 ----------- TOTAL ASSETS $49,941,318 =========== LIABILITIES $ 8,191,549 16,944,443 Trust Deposits ----------- Other Liabilities 25,135,992 TOTAL LIABILITIES CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 1,000,000 Capital Stock, Authorized, Issued and 4,222,188 Fully Paid - 10,000 Shares of $100 Each 19,605,350 Surplus (22,212) Retained Earnings ----------- Equity - Municipal Gain/Loss 24,805,326 ----------- TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $49,941,318 TOTAL LIABILITIES =========== AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS I, Mark F. McLaughlin, Vice President, of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Mark F. McLaughlin June 30, 1998 We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declared that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct. Sanjiv Tandon Kevin O. Healy Steven R. Rothbloom