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D&E Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries

EXHIBIT 31

OFFICER CERTIFICATIONS
REQUIRED BY SECTION 13a-14 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

Certifications

I, G. William Ruhl, certify that:



|1. |  | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of D&E Communications,
Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|2. |  | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this quarterly report;
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|3. |  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
in this quarterly report;                   
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|4. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
registrant and we have:                                                                                               



| | a) |  | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this
quarterly report is being prepared;                                                                                                  
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| | b) |  | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the controls and procedures
as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based
on such evaluation; and                                                                                                      
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| | c) |  | disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the
registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and



|5. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of
registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):
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| | a) |  | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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| | b) |  | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants
internal control over financial reporting.                                                                                               

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|Date: August 12, 2003 |  |                        
|                      |  |                        
|                      |  | /s/ G. William Ruhl    
|                      |  |                        
|                      |  | G. William Ruhl        
|                      |  | Chief Executive Officer

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OFFICER CERTIFICATIONS
REQUIRED BY SECTION 13a-14 OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

I, Thomas E. Morell, certify that:



|1. |  | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of D&E Communications,
Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|  
|2. |  | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this quarterly report;
|  
|3. |  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
in this quarterly report;                   
|  
|4. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
registrant and we have:                                                                                               



| | a) |  | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
those entities, particularly during the period in which this
quarterly report is being prepared;                                                                                                  
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|
| | b) |  | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the controls and procedures
as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based
on such evaluation; and                                                                                                      
|
| | c) |  | disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the
registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and



|5. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed,

based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of
registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
function):
|-- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | a) |  | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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| | b) |  | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrants
internal control over financial reporting.
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|Date: August 12, 2003 |  |                        
|                      |  |                        
|                      |  | /s/ Thomas E. Morell   
|                      |  |                        
|                      |  | Thomas E. Morell       
|                      |  | Chief Financial Officer

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