EDINBURG, Va., April 20, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq: SHEN) will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 2009. The company expects to release its first quarter 2009 financial results before the market opens on May 5, 2009.

The call is being webcast and can be accessed from the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website (www.shentel.com). The webcast and a transcript of the call will also be archived on the company's website. If you do not have internet access, the conference call dial-in number is 1-877-718-5095 and the pass code is 7467348. International parties can access the call by dialing 1-719-325-4822 and entering pass code 7467348. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available starting at 6 p.m. Eastern Time, on May 5 until May 18, 2009. To hear the replay, parties in the United States and Canada should call 1-888-203-1112 and international parties should call 1-719-457-0820 and enter pass code 7467348.

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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