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D&E Communications and PC Management Announce Agreement for Sale of D&E PCS Wireless Business.


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EPHRATA, Pa. & FT MYERS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002

D&E Communications, Inc. ("D&E") (Nasdaq:DECC DECC Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (Duluth, MN)
DECC Defense Enterprise Computing Centers
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DECC Danish-Estonian Chamber of Commerce (Tallinn, Estonia) 
), a leading provider of integrated communications services in central and eastern Pennsylvania, and PC Management, Inc. ("PC Management"), a Ft Myers-based privately held company privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly.
 that owns and manages wireless communications wireless communications

System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data.
 systems throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , today announced the execution of a definitive agreement under which D&E would sell substantially all of the assets of its remaining PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1.  wireless division, Conestoga Wireless Company, to Keystone Wireless, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 ("Keystone") a privately held Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of PC Management.

The sale includes PCS licenses to provide services in Pottsville, PA, Reading, PA, State College, PA, Sunbury-Shamokin, PA and Williamsport, PA.

The sale is subject to final regulatory approval by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. , expected in the near future, and other customary closing conditions.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that may be attributable to D&E. These forward-looking statements are found in various places throughout this press release and include, without limitation, statements regarding the completion of D&E's sale of Conestoga Wireless Company, financial and other information. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of D&E's management concerning the development of our business, are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from D&E's expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to, the timely satisfaction of the closing conditions for the Conestoga Wireless Company sale and other key factors that D&E has indicated could adversely affect its business and financial performance contained in its past and future filings and reports, including those filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. D&E undertakes no obligation to revise or update its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

D&E Communications, Inc. is a provider of integrated communications services to residential and business customers in markets throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania. D&E offers its customers a comprehensive package of communications services including local and long distance telephone service, high-speed data services and Internet access See how to access the Internet.  service.

D&E also provides business customers with systems integration services including voice and data network solutions.

PC Management, founded in 1990, builds, operates, and manages cellular, PCS and broadband wireless See wireless broadband.  businesses in second and third tier markets. PC Management brings together wireless licensees and investors, provides management and operations expertise and resources, and selectively invests in wireless communications ventures.
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