Exhibit 99.1

          Iowa Telecom Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.405 Per Share

     NEWTON, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2007--Iowa Telecommunications
Services, Inc. (NYSE:IWA) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a
quarterly dividend of $0.405 per share on Iowa Telecommunications common stock.
The dividend is payable on April 16, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close
of business on March 30, 2007.

     About Iowa Telecom

     Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (d/b/a Iowa Telecom) is a
telecommunications service provider that offers local telephone, long distance,
Internet, broadband and network access services to business and residential
customers. Today, the company serves over 440 communities and employs over 600
people throughout the state of Iowa. The company's headquarters are in Newton,
Iowa. The Company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IWA.
For further information regarding Iowa Telecom, please go to www.iowatelecom.com
and select "Investor Relations."The Iowa Telecom logo is a registered trademark
of Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. in the United States.

     Forward-Looking Statements

     The press release may contain forward-looking statements that are not based
on historical fact, including without limitation statements containing the words
"believes," "may," "plans," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipates,"
"intends," "expects," and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
actual results, events or developments to be materially different from future
results, events or developments described in the forward-looking statements.
Such factors include those risks described in Iowa Telecom's Form 10-K on file
with the SEC. These factors should be considered carefully and readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All
information is current as of the date this press release is issued, and Iowa
Telecom undertakes no duty to update this information.


     CONTACT: Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.
              Investor Relations Contact:
              Corporate Communications, Inc.
              Kevin Inda, 407-566-1180
              Kevin.Inda@cci-ir.com
              or
              Media Contact:
              Julie White, 641-787-2040
              Director, Corporate Communications
              Julie.White@iowatelecom.com