EXHIBIT
23
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CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
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The Board
of Directors
NBT
Bancorp Inc.:
We
consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3
(File No. 33-12247) and Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-71830, 333-73038, 333-66472,
333-97995, 333-107479, 333-107480, 333-127098 and 333-139956) of NBT Bancorp
Inc. of our report dated February 28, 2008, with respect to the consolidated
balance sheets of NBT Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and
2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in
stockholders' equity, cash flows and comprehensive income for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, and the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, which reports
appear in the December 31, 2007 annual report on Form 10-K of NBT Bancorp
Inc.
/s/ KPMG
LLP
KPMG
LLP
Albany,
New York
February
28, 2008