CTE Executive Vice President and COO to Address the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference.

DALLAS, Pa. -- Eileen O'Neill Odum, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. ("CTE") (Nasdaq:CTCO), will address the Raymond James 26th Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, FL, on Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 8:05 a.m. (EST). A live webcast of Ms. O'Neill Odum's conference address may be accessed at www.ct-enterprises.com. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for 48 hours following the presentation.

About CTE

Headquartered in Dallas, PA, Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc., serves a growing base of business and residential customers with the 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 seventh 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. Jack Flash(R), a broadband data service that uses DSL technology to offer high-speed Internet access and digital connectivity solutions, is offered throughout CTE's service territories. CTE's support businesses include epix(R) Internet Services (www.epix.net), one of the Northeast's largest rural Internet Service Providers ("ISPs"), 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.