BNET Industries
Market Cap:$167.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$149.4M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
We are a leading provider of broadband integrated communications services to residential and business customers in markets throughout the eastern half of Pennsylvania. We have operated as an incumbent rural local exchange carrier (RLEC) in parts of Lancaster, Berks, Union, Lebanon, Chester, Montgomery, Lehigh and Northumberland counties in Pennsylvania since the early 1900s. In 1998, we began operating as a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) and currently operate as a CLEC in the Lancaster, Reading, Harrisburg, State College, Pottstown, Williamsport and Altoona, Pennsylvania metropolitan areas. We offer our customers a comprehensive package of communications services, including local and long distance telephone services, enhanced telephone services, network access services, dedicated data circuits, and communication services, such as broadband and dial-up Internet access services, business continuity and co-location services, web-hosting services, directory, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services and, in certain of our markets, video services. We also provide business customers with professional data and information technology services, network design, monitoring, security assessments and penetration tests and sell equipment used in providing these services. ...
President and CEO
James W. MorozziNumber of Employees 506
Contact Information
124 E Main St
Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522-2707
(717) 733-4101
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110
Recent Events
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PA Regulators Approved Windstream's Acquisition Of D&E Communications (WIN,DECC)
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D&E Communications Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
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Windstream sharpens its rural ILEC skills
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D&E Communications Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
D&E Communications, Inc. ("D&E" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DECC), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central and eastern Pennsylvania, today announced the results of its operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. For the first quarter of 2008, the Company reported net income of $5.1...
D&E Communications Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 Results
D&E Communications, Inc. ("D&E" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DECC), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central and eastern Pennsylvania, today announced the results of its operations for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. For the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company reported total operating...
D&E Communications Announces Board Changes
D&E Communications, Inc. ("D&E" or "Company") (NASDAQ: DECC), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central and eastern Pennsylvania, announced that D. Mark Thomas has stepped down as chairman of the board. The board elected Hugh G. Courtney to serve as its chairman effective February 5, 2008. ...
D&E Communications Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
D&E Communications, Inc. ("D&E" or "Company") (NASDAQ: DECC), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central and eastern Pennsylvania, today announced the results of its operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. For the third quarter of 2007 the Company reported total operating revenues of $38.2...
D&E Communications Appoints Thomas E. Morell as Corporate Secretary
D&E Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: DECC), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central Pennsylvania, announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Thomas E. Morell as its Corporate Secretary. He replaces W. Garth Sprecher in this position who retired from the Company October 31, 2007. Morell,...
D&E Communications Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
D&E Communications, Inc. ("D&E" or "Company") (NASDAQ: DECC), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central and eastern Pennsylvania, today announced the results of its operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. For the second quarter of 2007 the Company reported total operating revenues of $37.2...
D&E Communications Reports First Quarter 2007 Results
D&E Communications, Inc. ("D&E" or "Company") (NASDAQ: DECC), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central and eastern Pennsylvania, today announced the results of its operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. For the first quarter of 2007 the Company reported total operating revenues of $38.4...
D&E Executive Garth Sprecher Announces His Retirement; Will Remain as Member of the D&E Board of Directors
W. Garth Sprecher, senior vice president and corporate secretary of D&E Communications (NASDAQ: DECC), has announced that he will retire November 1, 2007. In communicating this news to D&E Communications employees and others, D&E President and CEO, James W. Morozzi, said that Sprecher and his wife, Robin, had been...
D&E Communications Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2006 Results
D&E Communications, Inc. ("D&E") (NASDAQ: DECC), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central and eastern Pennsylvania, today announced the results of its operations for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. For the fourth quarter of 2006 the company reported total operating revenue of $39.8...
D&E purchases fibre optic network and two contracts from AFS
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-25 January 2007-D&E purchases fibre optic network and two contracts from AFSC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com D&E Communications Inc (D&E) (Nasdaq:DECC), an integrated communications provider in eastern and central Pennsylvania, has revealed it has bought a 26 mile fibre optic network and two contracts from Access Fiber Solutions Inc...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James W. Morozzi | President and CEO |
| Albert H. Kramer | Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer |
| Thomas E. Morell | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
| Paul W. Brubaker | Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary |
| W. Garth Sprecher | Senior Vice President |
| Dave Moore | Vice President, Business Development & Marketing |
| Paul W. Ross | Vice President of Systems Integration |
| Scott Burky | Vice President |
| Scott L. Sandall | Vice President, Marketing & Director, Strategic Planning |
| Stuart L Kirkwood | Vice President of Engineering Operations |
| D. Mark Thomas | Managing Partner In the Law Firm of Thomas |
| Mike Drei | Business Marketing Manager |
| Douglas Shenk | Consulting Engineer |
| Hugh G. Courtney | Distinguished Tyser Teaching Fellow |
| Marc Haines | Senior Sales Engineer |
| Garth Sprecher | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| G. William Ruhl | Chairman |
| John C. Long | Chairman |
| Frank M. Coughlin | Board of Directors |
| G William Ruhi | Board of Directors |
| John Amos | Board of Directors |
| Richard G. Weidner | Board of Directors |
| Robert M. Lauman | Board of Directors |
| Ronald E. Frisbie | Board of Directors |
| Steven B. Silverman | Board of Directors |
| Thomas H. Bamford | Board of Directors |
James W. Morozzi, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of D&E Communications, Inc. since April 2005 and was hired as Chief Executive Officer in March 2005. He had served as President of Exelon Communications, a division of Exelon Enterprises, LLC, from 2001 to 2004. From 1986 to 2001, he worked in various management roles at PECO Energy Company, including Business Leader/Vice President of PECO Wireless, LLC and Corporate Strategist for Corporate Planning and Development. He formerly served as chairman of the management committee of PECO Telcove Communications and as a Board member of AT&T Wireless PCS of Philadelphia, LLC. Mr. Morozzi is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Telephone Association and the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Morozzi has been a director of the Company since 2005. He is a member of the executive committee.
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| D&E Communications, Inc. | President and CEO | Current |
| D&E Jazzd | President and CEO | Current |
| D&E Jazzd | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Industry Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lancaster Chamber of Commerce | Board of Directors | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors | Member | Current |
| PECO Energy Company | Vice President of AT&T Wireless | Former |
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| D&E Jazzd | Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| National Penn Bank | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Penn Bancshares, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| United States Telecom Association | Board Member | Current |
| Cooper's Inc. | Senior Accountant | Former |
| The Telegraph | Former | |
| Berks Economic Partnership | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| D&E Jazzd | Vice President, CFO, Secretary and Treasurer | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Vice President, CFO, Secretary and Treasurer | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hospice, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Board of Directors | Current |
| Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cooper's Inc. | Auditor | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary | Current |
| Ephrata National Bank | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Pleasant View Retirement Community | Director and Treasurer | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Pleasant View Retirement Community | Treasurer | Current |
| D&E Jazzd | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ephrata National Bank | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ephrata National Bank | Executive Committee Member | Current |
| Ephrata National Bank | Corporate Secretary | Former |
W. Garth Sprecher , age 55, has served as Senior Vice President and Secretary of D&E Communications, Inc. since May of 2002 and served as Vice President and Secretary of D&E Communications, Inc. from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Sprecher has held various positions with D&E since 1984. He is a member of the Board of Directors and serves as Vice Chairman of Sterling Financial Corporation ( Sterling ), a public company subject to SEC periodic reporting requirements. He is a member of the finance committee and the nominating committee and is Chairman of the executive committee and compensation committee of Sterling. Mr. Sprecher is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Board of Directors of Lancaster General Hospital. Mr. Sprecher is a past president of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Sprecher has been a director of the Company since 1993. He is a member of the executive committee. Richard G. Weidner , age 80, retired as President of Beard and Company, Inc., Certified Public Accountants, in 1986. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. from 1989 until May 2002. Mr. Weidner is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a past president of its Reading, Pennsylvania Chapter. Mr. Weidner has been a director of the Company since 2003. He is a member of the audit committee and the compensation committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| The Leadership Council | Board of Directors | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors | Board of Directors | Current |
| Corporate Governance | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sterling Financial Settlement Services, LLC | Director | Current |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Corporate Governance | Member | Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors | Member | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Business Development & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Vice President of Systems Integration | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing & Director, Strategic Planning | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Vice President of Engineering Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Managing Partner In the Law Firm of Thomas | Current |
| The Long Company | Managing Partner | Current |
| D&E Jazzd | Board of Directors | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Business Marketing Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Consulting Engineer | Current |
Hugh G. Courtney was elected Chairman of the Board of D&E Communications, Inc. in February 2008. He is the Associate Dean of Executive Programs and Professor of the Practice of Strategy at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Courtney also maintains an active consulting and executive education practice focused on business strategy formulation in highly uncertain and competitive markets. Prior to joining the Smith School in 2002, he was a leader in McKinsey & Company's Global Strategy practice, where he served clients on six continents on a wide variety of strategy development and implementation issues. Courtney's research on strategy under uncertainty and competitive dynamics has been published in the leading business practitioner journals and he is a frequent contributor to industry and academic conferences on business strategy topics. He has been a director of D&E since 2005 and is Chairman of the executive committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Distinguished Tyser Teaching Fellow | Current |
| Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland | Prof of The Practice | Current |
| The Smith School | Current | |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| D&E Jazzd | Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Senior Sales Engineer | Current |
G. William Ruhl serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of D&E Communications, Inc. Mr. Ruhl served as Chairman of the Board from November 2004 through May 2006, Chief Executive Officer of D&E Communications, Inc. from October 2001 to March 2005 and Chief Executive Officer of D&E Telephone Company, a subsidiary of D&E Communications, Inc., since 1996. From 1991 to October 2001, Mr. Ruhl served as Senior Vice President of D&E Communications, Inc. On December 31, 2005, he retired as a full time employee of the Company. Prior to joining D&E Communications, Inc. in 1991, Mr. Ruhl was employed by Bell of Pennsylvania and Bell Atlantic for 30 years. Mr. Ruhl is a registered Professional Engineer and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. He has been a director of the Company since 1993. Mr. Ruhl is a member of the executive committee and chairs the strategic planning review committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Central Pennsylvania Symphony | Board of Directors | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | President | Former |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Economic Development | Board of Directors | Former |
| United States Telecom Association | Board of Directors | Former |
John C. Long joined IS&S in 2008 as the company's Chief Financial Officer. He brings more than 20 years of senior financial management experience to IS&S. Most recently, he served as Vice President – Treasurer and Secretary of Arrow International, a NASDAQ-listed international medical device manufacturer, where he was responsible for senior corporate finance duties. Prior to this, Mr. Long served as Controller for a diversified holding company, and was responsible for directing all aspects of the company’s financial reporting, IT systems development and support, acquisition activity, and tax management. He is a Certified Public Accountant and began his career providing accounting and consulting services at a large regional accounting firm. John received his MBA from Columbia Business School and his B.S. in Accounting from Wilkes University. He currently serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Financial Expert of the Board of Directors of D&E Communications. He previously served on the Board of Directors of American Bank, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. | Chief Finacial Officer | Current |
| Arrow International Inc. | Vice President and Treasurer | Current |
| United Way International | Vice President, Corporate Affairs the Hershey Company Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| World Cocoa Foundation | Chairman | Current |
| International Cocoa Initiative | Board of Directors | Current |
| D&E Jazzd | Board of Directors | Current |
| Ifesh | Board Member | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| United Way International | Board of Directors | Current |
| Arrow International, Inc. | Vice President and Treasurer | Former |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Assistant Treasurer | Former |
| Arrow International, Inc. | Treasurer | Former |
| American Bank Incorporated | Director | Former |
| Columbia University | MBA | Former |
| Wilkes University | MBA | Former |
| Columbia Business School | MBA | Former |
| Oberlin College | Bachelor's Degree In Political Science | Former |
| Wilkes University | B.S. In Accounting | Former |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Member, Audit Committee | Former |
Frank Coughlin currently serves as President and Chairman of LTC Communications, Inc., a local exchange carrier headquartered in Rowland, PA. Mr. Coughlin also serves as a director of the Pennsylvania Telephone Association and served as the Association's Chairman from 1998 to 2003.Since January 2009, Coughlin has served as a trustee of the OPASTCO (Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies) Retirement Trust. Between 1989 and 1998, Coughlin was Vice President of AMC Cellular Corporation, a cellular system operator serving in western Pennsylvania. He has been director of the company since 2006. Mr. Coughlin chairs the compensation committee and is a member of the nominating and governance committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | President and Chairman of Ltc Communications, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Lancaster General Hospital | member | Former |
John Amos, has been in the commercial fruit and produce-growing business for more than 50 years in Grand Traverse County, Michigan serving as President of Hi-Lo Farms, Inc. since 1979 and as Senior Partner of Amos Farms since 1980. He has been a director of the Company since 1990. Mr. Amos is a member of the compensation committee and the strategic planning review committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | President of Hi, Lo Farms, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Jazzd | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants | Board of Directors | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| BMC Llp | President | Former |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | President of Beard and Company, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Steven B. Silverman has been counsel to Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, P.C., since January 1, 2002 when the law firms of Rothenberg Silverman & Furman P.C. and Cohen, Seglias, Pallas & Greenhall, P.C. merged. He was a senior partner in the law firm of Rothenberg, Silverman and Furman P.C., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania from 1995 until the time of the merger, and prior to 1995, he was a senior partner in the law firm of Rothenberg and Silverman. Mr. Silverman serves as an adjunct professor of labor law at the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He has been a director of the Company since 1991. Mr. Silverman chairs the compensation committee and is a member of the strategic planning review committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| D&E Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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