CTE Achieves Premier Certification from Cisco Systems, Inc.

DALLAS, Pa. -- Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. ("CTE") (Nasdaq:CTCO), announced today it has achieved Premier Certification from Cisco Systems(R). The Cisco(R) Channel Partner program provides CTE's businesses - Commonwealth Telephone Company; CTSI, LLC; epix(R) Internet Services; and Commonwealth Communications - with resource support to achieve expertise in selling, planning, designing, implementing and operating Cisco networking solutions for its current and prospective business customers. To earn Premier Certification, CTE had to meet or surpass the stringent personnel, training, customer satisfaction, specialization and post-sales support requirements set forth by Cisco.

"We are committed to creating the tools, training and programs that help drive channel partner profitability through improved productivity and return on invested capital," said Surinder Brar, senior director, Worldwide Channels for Cisco. "With wireless and unified communications specializations, CTE has secured the training, skills and knowledge to play a pivotal role in accelerating the adoption of Cisco technology solutions."

"Many of CTE's customers today are realizing the benefits of converged traffic - voice, data and video solutions carried over a single Internet Protocol network. By achieving the Premier Certification from Cisco Systems(R) and partnering to offer Cisco's data and voice-related services, CTE is now positioned to provide customers with the key advantages of convergence, namely, cost economies, increased flexibility, and the efficiency of managing just one network," said Eileen O'Neill Odum, CTE's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

"This certification is an outstanding accomplishment for CTE and demonstrates our commitment to providing our customers with the latest in sophisticated technologies," added Ms. Odum.

About CTE

Headquartered in Dallas, PA, Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc., serves business and residential customers with a full array of technologically advanced data and voice telecommunications products and services, including broadband data services and high-speed Internet access, delivered over its 100% digitally switched, fiber-rich network.

CTE's primary operating segments are: Commonwealth Telephone Company ("CT"), the nation's eighth largest publicly held independent local exchange carrier, which has been operating in various rural Pennsylvania markets since 1897; and, CTSI, LLC ("CTSI"), a local exchange carrier operating in competitive markets outside CT's territory, that formally commenced operations in 1997. CTE deploys broadband DSL technology to offer high-speed Internet access in the CT and CTSI service territories. CTE's support businesses include epix(R) Internet Services (www.epix.net), a rural dial-up Internet service provider ("ISP"), and Commonwealth Communications, a provider of telecommunications equipment and facilities management services.

A web site featuring current information regarding Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc., can be found on the Internet at www.ct-enterprises.com. However, the information on this web site does not form a part of this release.