EPHRATA, Pa. (Business Wire) Nov. 9, 2004 -- -D&E Communications, Inc. («D&E») (Nasdaq:DECC), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central and eastern Pennsylvania, today announced the following unaudited operating results: -0- *T (Unaudited) (in thousands, except per share amounts)

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DUBLIN, Ireland, /PRNewswire/ Research and Markets
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of U. S. Long Distance Wholesale Carrier Report Card: 2004–2008 to their
offering.

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This seventh annual study reveals a dynamic industry in which
technological innovations, emerging data products, shifting financial
conditions, fierce competition and unorthodox regulatory environment impact
the wholesale landscape. Wholesale Long Distance: Carrier Report Card 2004-
2008 provides a thorough analysis of performance as well as market sizing
data.

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Wireless Gaining At the Expense Of Wire-Line Service

By Antone Gonsalves, TechWeb News

An increasing number of people are using their cellular phones for long-distance calls, giving them one more reason to dump their wire-line telephone service. An annual survey of U.S. households on the use of communications services has found that cellular phone users today are making 60 percent of their long-distance calls on their handsets, market researcher The Yankee Group said Wednesday. That number has been increasing steadily year over year, with 35 percent in 2002 and 43 percent in 2003.

«We’re seeing long distance as a standalone industry disappearing,» Yankee analyst Kate Griffin said.

Wireless carriers offering unlimited plans, which include long distance, is a key driver behind the trend, Griffin said. As a result, consumers are given one more reason to use their wired home phones less.

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Broadband packages that bundle high-speed Internet access with subscription TV and telephone services are becoming de riguer, but consumers need to double-check the math to make sure a discount on one product translates into a deal overall.

SBC Communications last week sliced its basic DSL package to $19.95 a monthabout half the price of most comparable cable broadband offers, and even slightly less than some slower dial-up services, such as America Online.



Careful. Even though that deal leads with one of the lowest DSL prices in the land, the total comes in at more than $70 a month and could wind up costing you more than you otherwise might pay for broadband and phone service. That’s because subscribers must also purchase SBC’s complete local and long distance phone plan, which costs $48.95 for unlimited local and long distance calling, voicemail, call waiting and other perks.

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