EDINBURG, Va., Nov 18, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ --

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN) announces that Ann E. Flowers has joined the Company as General Counsel, Vice President-Legal. In this position, Ms. Flowers will serve as the Chief Legal Officer of the Shentel organization.

Ms. Flowers has 25 years of legal experience, primarily representing telecommunications, media and technology clients. She most recently was Of Counsel in the Washington, DC office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and was previously with Hogan & Hartson in Washington, DC.

"We are pleased that Ann has joined Shentel. Her wealth of legal experience and knowledge of our industry will be a tremendous asset for our organization as we continue to build on our successful growth," said Christopher E. French, President of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company. "As General Counsel, she will have primary responsibility for all legal and regulatory matters for the Shentel organization."

Ms. Flowers holds a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About Shenandoah Telecommunications

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company is a holding company that provides a broad range of telecommunications services through its operating subsidiaries. The Company is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SHEN." The Company's operating subsidiaries provide local and long distance telephone, Internet and data services, cable television, wireless voice and data services, alarm monitoring, and telecommunications equipment, along with many other associated solutions in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States.

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