EXHIBIT 99

                                 APRIL 5, 2000


CHORUS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LTD. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  DEANNE BOEGLI, 608-826-4230

                  CHORUS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LTD. ANNOUNCES
                      ADOPTION OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

      MADISON, WIS. -March 27, 2000 -Chorus Communications Group, Ltd. (OTCBB:
CCGL) announced today that on March 22, 2000, its Board of Directors adopted
a Shareholders Rights Plan.  The Plan is designed to preserve the long-term
value of stockholders' investment in CCGL and to deter coercive or unfair
takeover tactics.  The Plan's adoption is not in response to any effort to
acquire control of the Company, nor is the Board aware of any accumulation of
the Company's stock by any potential acquiror.  Legg Mason Wood Walker,
Incorporated served as financial advisor in connection with the adoption of
the Plan.

The Plan, which is similar to plans adopted by more than 2,000 public
companies, will assist the Board of Directors in dealing with any future
actions that attempt to deprive the Company and its stockholders of the
opportunity to obtain the most attractive price for their shares.  Initially
the Rights are represented by the Company's common stock certificates and are
neither exercisable nor traded separately from the Company's common stock.
The Rights would only become exercisable if a person or group in the future
becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the Company's common stock, or
announces a tender or exchange offer, which would result in its ownership of
15% or more.

Under certain circumstances involving a buyer's acquisition of 15% or more of
the Company's common stock, each holder of a Right, except the buyer, will be
entitled to purchase the Company's common stock at one-half of the then
current market price.

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If the Company is acquired in a merger, or more than 50% of the Company's
assets are sold in one or more related transactions, each Right would enable
the holder to purchase common stock of the acquiring company at half the then
current market price of such common stock.  At any time after the buyer
becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the Company's common stock,
the Board of Directors may exchange one share of common stock for each Right,
other than the Rights held by the buyer.  The Board of Directors generally
may redeem the Rights at any time until ten days following the public
announcement that a person or group of persons has acquired beneficial
ownership of 15% or more of the Company's outstanding common stock.  The
redemption price is $.001 per Right.

The Rights will be distributed to stockholders of record as of March 27,
2000, and will expire in the tenth year thereafter.  The Rights distribution
is not taxable to shareholders.  Details of the Shareholders Rights Plan will
be mailed to all stockholders of the Company.

Chorus Communications Group Ltd., headquartered in Madison, was formed in
1997. Local mergers and acquisitions have allowed CCGL to expand offerings
for a variety of telecommunications products and services.  Local,
long-distance telephone service, computer and telephone business networks,
telephony equipment, directory publishing and high-speed Internet access are
all offered under the Chorus Communications Group umbrella. CCGL also
recently announced the formation of HBC Telecom to provide local telephone
service over a cable (television) network in Winona Minnesota.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements. While the company
believes they are expressed in good faith, there are no assurance that the
actual outcome or results will not differ materially from any forward-looking
statement contained within.

CONTACT:   Chorus Communications Group, Ltd.
           DeAnne Boegli
           Vice President of Marketing
           608-826-4230