Exhibit 99.1


             NTELOS RECEIVES COURT APPROVAL FOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

     -- Allows Company To Solicit Votes for Joint Plan of Reorganization --

                 -- Anticipates Emergence in 3rd Quarter 2003--

Waynesboro, VA - July 2, 2003 - NTELOS Inc. today announced that the United
States Bankruptcy Court (the "Court") for the Eastern District of Virginia
approved the company's Disclosure Statement, which provides details regarding
the company's Joint Plan of Reorganization. The Court's approval of the
Disclosure Statement dated July 1, 2003 allows NTELOS to commence soliciting
votes for confirmation of its Joint Plan of Reorganization.

NTELOS believes that its Joint Plan of Reorganization is consistent with the
Plan Support Agreement the company has entered into with a majority of its bank
lenders. In addition, the official committee of unsecured creditors has issued a
letter to the company's unsecured creditors supporting confirmation of the
company's Joint Plan of Reorganization and encouraging unsecured creditors to
vote to accept the Plan.

The Disclosure Statement and ballots are expected to be mailed on or about July
7, 2003, with a deadline for returning completed ballots of August 1, 2003. The
Court's confirmation hearing is expected to be held on August 11, 2003.

James Quarforth, Chief Executive Officer of NTELOS, said, "We are very pleased
with the Court's approval of our Disclosure Statement, which both underscores
the progress we have made in the Chapter 11 process and paves the way toward
emergence for our company. The support of our creditors' committee and bank
lenders for our proposed Joint Plan of Reorganization gives us confidence in a
favorable and expedient conclusion to our reorganization process. Although we
must await the outcome of the vote and the Court's ruling at the confirmation
hearing, we are optimistic that the company is on track to emerge from
bankruptcy in the third quarter of 2003."

The Joint Plan of Reorganization is subject to, among other things, a vote of
the various classes of constituents, confirmation by the Court, the new
investment by certain of the company's senior noteholders and access to an exit
financing credit facility, as described in the company's Disclosure Statement.

NTELOS and certain of its subsidiaries voluntarily filed for reorganization
under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on March 4, 2003 in order to
complete development and implementation of a comprehensive financial
restructuring plan that would significantly reduce the company's debt.

The full text of the Disclosure Statement and the Joint Plan of Reorganization,
each dated July 1, 2003, are available on the company's website at
www.ntelos.com.

NTELOS Inc. (OTCBB:NTLOQ) 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 is available online at www.ntelos.com.




Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
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This press release and oral statements made from time to time by representatives
of the company may contain "forward-looking statements" concerning the company's
future expectations, financial and operating projections, plans, strategies and
the trading market for its securities, including the company's ability to
finalize the terms of a plan of reorganization acceptable to the company's
senior noteholders and bank group. Forward-looking statements made by the
company are based on a number of assumptions, estimates and projections. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and
uncertainties, including those relating to (i) the impact of the bankruptcy
filing on the company's business, (ii) the interest of market makers and others
in maintaining an active market for the company's securities, (iii) the
company's ability to operate under debtor-in-possession financing, (iv) the
company's ability to develop, prosecute, confirm and consummate a plan of
reorganization, (v) the company's ability to maintain vendor, lessor and
customer relationships while in bankruptcy, (vi) the additional expenses
associated with bankruptcy as well as the possibility of unanticipated expenses,
and (vii) market conditions and competition in the communications industry
generally and those set forth in documents filed by the company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and any significant deviations from these
assumptions could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the
company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligation to revise or
update such forward-looking statements to reflect current events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.