Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN) 10-K 2015 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements No. 333‑74297 on Form S‑3D, No. 333‑127342 on Form S‑8, and No. 333-196990 on Form S-8 of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company of our reports dated February 26, 2016, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three‑year period ended December 31, 2015, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, which reports appear in the December 31, 2015 annual report on Form 10‑K of Shenandoah Telecommunications Company.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Richmond, Virginia

February 26, 2016