Exhibit 23.1​

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Otelco Inc.
Oneonta, Alabama

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-196002) of Otelco Inc. of our report dated March 14, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Otelco Inc. and its subsidiaries, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
March 14, 2017