Exhibit 99.1

Michael B. Moneymaker
Chief Financial Officer
NTELOS Inc.
540.946.3531
moneymakerm@ntelos.com
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       NTELOS Considering Alternatives under Merger Agreement in Response
               to Conestoga Announcement of Competing Transaction

WAYNESBORO, VA, November 21, 2001 - NTELOS Inc. (NASDAQ: NTLO) announced today
that it has been informed by Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. that Conestoga has
signed a conditional agreement to merge with D&E Communications, Inc. and
intends to terminate its merger agreement, dated July 24, 2001, with NTELOS.
Conestoga's conditional agreement with D&E provides for the acquisition of all
of the outstanding shares of Conestoga for $33 per share.

     The NTELOS/Conestoga merger agreement provides the Company with several
alternatives.  The Company is entitled to discuss with Conestoga the terms of
D&E's conditional agreement and any proposed amendment to the merger agreement
for a period of ten business days beginning November 23, 2001.  Following such
discussions, if the Conestoga board continues to believe that the D&E
conditional agreement constitutes a superior transaction, then Conestoga may
terminate the NTELOS/Conestoga merger agreement upon payment of a $10 million
break-up fee.  NTELOS also has the right to terminate the merger agreement
immediately and receive a $10 million break-up fee.

     Commenting on the D&E transaction, James S. Quarforth, Chief Executive
Officer, stated "We believe that a properly structured combination of NTELOS
with Conestoga could have strategic merits with long-term sustainable value to
the shareholders of the combined company."  Quarforth concluded, "Our board will
be reviewing the Company's alternatives under our merger agreement."

NTELOS Inc. is an integrated communications provider with headquarters in
Waynesboro, Virginia.  NTELOS provides products and services to customers in
Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, including
wireless digital PCS, dial-up Internet access, high-speed DSL (high-speed
Internet access), and local and long distance telephone services. Detailed
information about NTELOS and the proposed merger is available online at
www.ntelos.com. Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a New York investment firm with
$12 billion in private capital, is a leading shareholder of NTELOS.

INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ NTELOS' REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON FORM S-4 AND THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE MERGER TRANSACTION DESCRIBED ABOVE BECAUSE THEY
CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT WAS
FILED INITIALLY WITH THE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2001.  Investors and
security holders may obtain a free copy at the Commission's web site at
www.sec.gov. The documents filed with the Commission by NTELOS may also be
obtained for free from NTELOS by directing a request to NTELOS Inc., P. O. Box
1990, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980, Attn: Investor Relations, telephone: (540)
946-3500. Certain of these documents may also be available on NTELOS' website at
www.ntelos.com.  READ THE DEFINITIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND JOINT PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION CONCERNING THE MERGER.