EXHIBIT 23.    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

               As independent auditors, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report, dated January 26, 2001, except for Note 13, as to which the date
is March 23, 2001, incorporated by reference in this annual report of Shenandoah
Telecommunications Company on Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Form S-8 Registration Statement, File No. 333-21733 and Form S3-D Registration
Statement No. 333-74297.

/s/ McGladney & Pullen, LLP

Richmond, Virginia
March 30, 2001