Shenandoah Telecommunications Company To Release Third Quarter 2012 Results On November 2, 2012

EDINBURG, Va., Oct. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (Nasdaq:SHEN) will release its third quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens on Friday, November 2, 2012. The company will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, November 2, 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.

Date:	November 2, 2012
Time:	10:00 AM ET

Listen via Internet: http://investor.shentel.com/

Schedule this webcast into MS-Outlook calendar (click open when prompted): http://apps.shareholder.com/PNWOutlook/t.aspx?m=55644&k=F01A0200

Telephone:	[phone]
Password:	38666926

A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available starting two hours after completion of the call until November 9, 2012. Callers in the United States and Canada should call 1-855-859-2056 and international parties should call 1-404-537-3406 and enter pass code 38666926.

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
         [e-mail]