Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  McKay Edward H
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/22/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO/VA/ [SHEN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
PO BOX 459
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP-Information Technology
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

EDINBURG, VA 22824
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common 1,273
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares   (2) 09/17/2015 Common 822 $ (1) D  
Incentive Stock Option 02/16/2010(3) 02/16/2016 Common 2,628 $ 25.26 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
McKay Edward H
PO BOX 459
EDINBURG, VA 22824
      VP-Information Technology  

Signatures

Edward H McKay 06/22/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 1-for-1
(2) Vesting is subject to market and time-based conditions, both of which must be met for vesting to occur. The time-based condition requires that a recipient must remain in the continuous employement of the Company or one of its Affiliates until the date upon which the Performance Shares vest. All of the shares will fully vest on September 17, 2012, 2013, 2014 or 2015 if the average closing price for the common stock for the 30 day period ending on the day prior to such date is greater than or equal to $28.70, $30.34, $31.98, and $33.62 respectively. If the Performance Shares do not vest on or prior to September 17, 2015 they will be forfeited.
(3) The option vests 1/5 on each the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary.

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