D&E Communications Leads Pennsylvania in e-Safety Awareness
28 Ottobre 2008 - 8:30PM
Marketwired
D&E Communications, Inc. (D&E) (NASDAQ: DECC), a leading
provider of integrated communications services in central and
eastern Pennsylvania and i-SAFE, the leader in e-Safety education
announce a new partnership to keep central Pennsylvania students
safe online. As part of the D&E i-SAFE program, D&E
employees will be certified to conduct online safety training
sessions throughout central Pennsylvania. Local schools and
organizations are invited to request a training session at their
location by visiting www.decommunications.com/onlinesafety.
In addition, the D&E i-SAFE program will provide resources
and materials to empower students, parents, community members and
law enforcement to be safe online. i-SAFE trained educators and law
enforcement professionals will teach K-12 curriculum in the
classroom while D&E employees promote i-SAFE Youth Empowerment
and Outreach Campaigns in their communities.
"As a provider of Internet services, we think it's important to
provide a safe and positive experience for our customers. That's
why we've teamed with i-SAFE to give our employees, friends and
community members a way to become involved in a worthwhile cause to
protect central Pennsylvania children," said James W. Morozzi,
D&E Communications President and Chief Executive Officer.
According to i-SAFE's National Assessment Center (NAC) surveys
from Pennsylvania 5th-8th grade students:
-- 97% report that they spend at least one hour per week on the Internet;
17% spend more than 8 hours per week online.
-- 46% report that people on the Internet have said mean or hurtful
things about them or others while online.
-- 13% report that they have met someone from the Internet in person.
-- 15% report that they tell their parents "almost nothing" or "nothing"
about their Internet-only friends.
What's more, NAC survey data show that 67% of parents in
Pennsylvania feel that their ability to shelter their children from
inappropriate material on the Internet is limited, and 51% of
Pennsylvania students say their parents would disapprove if they
knew what they did, where they went or with whom they chatted on
the Internet.
"D&E Communications is taking action in a leadership role to
provide long-lasting e-Safety solutions in Pennsylvania," says Teri
Schroeder, i-SAFE CEO and Program Director. "We are proud to have
D&E as a partner."
More than 406,000 Pennsylvania students in 629 schools have
received the critical thinking and decision-making skills necessary
to recognize and avoid dangerous, destructive or unlawful online
behavior through i-SAFE lessons. More than 6 million students have
received this training across the country.
About D&E Communications, Inc.
D&E is a leading integrated communications provider offering
high-speed data, Internet access, local and long distance
telephone, business continuity services, co-location facilities,
data and professional IT services, network monitoring, security
solutions and video services. Based in Lancaster County, D&E
has been serving communities in central and eastern Pennsylvania
for more than 100 years. For more information, visit
www.decommunications.com.
About i-SAFE Inc.
Founded in 1998 and active in all 50 states, i-SAFE Inc.
(www.isafe.org) is the leader in Internet safety education. i-SAFE
is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate and empower
students, parents, seniors and community members to safely and
responsibly take control of their Internet experiences. i-SAFE
provides knowledge that will enable them to recognize and avoid
dangerous, destructive or unlawful online behavior, and to respond
appropriately. This is accomplished through dynamic K through 12
curriculum and community-outreach programs to students, parents,
law enforcement and community leaders. i-SAFE is the only Internet
safety foundation to combine these elements. i-SAFE Inc. is
recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a tax exempt
501(c) (3) charitable organization.
D&E Communications Contact David Moore Vice President,
Marketing (717) 738-8174 dmoore@decommunications.com i-SAFE Contact
Jeff Godlis Director of Communications (760) 603-7911 ext. 30
jgodlis@isafe.org
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