BNET Industries

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. ...

Board of Directors
James W. Morozzi
Number of Employees 506
Contact Information

124 E Main St

Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522-2707

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(717) 733-4101

NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110

Recent Events

  • Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Windstream Corp, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner Cable

    1/13/10 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Windstream to buy Iowa Telecom for $1.1 billion

    11/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Windstream names former D&E workers to managers

    11/12/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • PUC approves merger of Windstream and D&E Communications

    11/10/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Windstream Announces 350 Layoffs

    10/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • D&E Communications Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

    8/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Windstream sharpens its rural ILEC skills

    5/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • D&E Communications, Inc. Enters Into Definitive Merger Agreement With Windstream Corporation

    5/11/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • D&E Communications Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

    5/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • D&E Selects Synacor to Support Enhanced Broadband Content and Services

    4/09/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • D & E Communications, Inc.: D&E Communications Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 Results

    3/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • D&E Communications Announces Dividend

    1/30/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • D&E Communications Reports Third Quarter 2008 ...

    11/06/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Landline companies cause D&E's Q2 loss

    8/13/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • D & E Communications, Inc.: D&E Communications Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

    5/06/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • D & E Communications, Inc.: D&E Communications Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 Results

    3/11/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Pinnacle Digest: D&E Communications: Buy or Sell at $11.30?

    2/11/08 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

  • D&E Communications Names New Chairman

    2/08/08 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • D&E Communications, Inc. Announces Agreement to Sell Its Voice

    9/13/06 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Albert H. Kramer Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Thomas E. Morell Vice President, CFO, Secretary and Treasurer
Paul W. Brubaker Director
W. Garth Sprecher Director
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
Brenda Moyer
Douglas Shenk Consulting Engineer
Marc Haines Senior Sales Engineer
Garth Sprecher Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
James W. Morozzi Board of Directors
Hugh G. Courtney Chairman of the Board
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 , age 46, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of D&E 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.

Organization Position Status
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

Albert H. Kramer , age 54, was appointed Senior Vice President of Operations of D&E in May 2002, when Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. merged with D&E. Prior to the merger, Mr. Kramer was President of Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. from May 1998 to May 2002. He was employed by Conestoga Enterprises, Inc. from September 1995, and served as Vice President, Finance and Administration until August 1997. In August 1997, he was appointed Executive Vice President and served in that capacity until May 1998. From 1984 until September 1995, Mr. Kramer had been employed by Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company and served as Controller, and then Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer during the last five years of his employment. Mr. Kramer was employed by Coopers and Lybrand as Senior Accountant from 1980 to 1984. He has been a Board member of the United States Telecom Association since 1998 and currently serves as Treasurer and Chairman of the Leadership Committee. He served as a Board member of the Pennsylvania Telephone Association from 1998 to 2002, and served on the Executive Committee during that time. Mr. Kramer has been a member of the Berks County Workforce Investment Board since 1999, serving as Vice Chairman since December 2008. In 2002, Mr. Kramer was appointed to the board of the Berks Economic Partnership and also to the Penn State Harrisburg Board of Advisors. Mr. Kramer served on the Board of Directors of National Penn Bancshares, Inc., a public company subject to SEC periodic reporting requirements, from April 2007 to February 2008 and has served on the board of its wholly owned subsidiary, National Penn Bank, since 2000 and is currently serving on the Audit Committee. Also in 2007, Mr. Kramer was appointed to the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Mr. Kramer is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
D&E Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Current
D&E Jazzd Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Current
United States Telecom Association Board Member Current
National Penn Bank Board of Directors Current
Cooper's Inc. Senior Accountant Former
The Telegraph Former
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Berks Economic Partnership Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
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

D. Mark Thomas is a Managing Partner at Thomas, Thomas, Armstrong & Niesen. Mark has over 30 years experience in the representation of privately-owned and municipal utilities and authorities before administrative agencies, state appellate courts and federal courts. He provides services in many areas, including governmental agency filings, acquisitions and mergers, service issues, ratemaking, financing, taxation and deregulation. Mark has lectured and written in the area of public utility law and is listed in the Best Lawyers in America. He currently serves on the Denver & Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company Board of Directors as Chairman. He also served as President of the Cumberland Valley School District Board. Mark is a member of the Dauphin County and the Pennsylvania Bar Associations.

Organization Position Status
Thomas Thomas Armstrong Niesen Managing Partner at Thomas Current
D&E Communications, Inc. Managing Partner In the Law Firm of Thomas Current
The Long Company Managing Partner Current
Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association Board of Directors Current
D&E Jazzd Board of Directors Current
The Telegraph Board of Directors Former
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. 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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