FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                     May 24, 2001
                                     Contact:  W. Garth Sprecher
                                     717-738-8304

                  Arbitration Ruling on Elektrim

     Ephrata, PA - An arbitration panel ruled on May 9, 2001,
that Elektrim S.A. breached its agreement with PenneCom B.V.
regarding the sale of Pilicka Telefonia, Sp. zo. o., PenneCom's
telecommunications subsidiary in Poland, and ordered Elektrim to
pay approximately $30 million in damages, interest and costs to
PenneCom.  According to the order, PenneCom retains ownership of
Pilicka and the $10 million deposit paid by Elektrim in April
1999.

     The dispute arose in July 1999 when Elektrim refused to
purchase the stock of Pilicka under the terms of a stock
purchase agreement it had entered into with PenneCom.  Elektrim
had agreed to pay $140 million in cash and notes for all of the
outstanding capital stock of Pilicka.  In August 1999, PenneCom
requested arbitration of the dispute by the International Court
of Arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce.  The
arbitration panel appointed to adjudicate the dispute completed
its hearings in January 2001.

     PenneCom is currently reviewing its legal options with
respect to the arbitration panel's ruling.

     PenneCom is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of EuroTel,
L.L.C., a domestic limited liability company.  D & E
Communications, Inc. holds a one - third ownership interest in
EuroTel.

     D&E Communications, Inc. is an integrated communications
provider based in Lancaster County, PA.  Through its
subsidiaries and affiliated companies, D&E Communications offers
both local and long distance service, Internet access, wireless
service, paging, voice, data and video communications equipment,
and computer networking services.