EDINBURG, Va., April 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq:SHEN) will release its first quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens on Friday, May 4, 2012. The company will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 4, 2012, to discuss the results. The call is being webcast and can be accessed from the "Investor Relations" section of the company's website (www.shentel.com). The webcast will also be archived on the company's website.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available starting two hours after completion of the call until May 11, 2012. To hear the replay, parties in the United States and Canada should call 1-855-859-2056 and enter pass code 72846634.

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.

CONTACT: Shenandoah Telecommunications, Inc.

         Adele Skolits (CFO and VP of Finance)

         540-984-5161

         adele.skolits@emp.shentel.com

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