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PARROTT-ING
OFF THAT
A YEAR OF FIRSTS
Andy Parrott
President & COO
Vyve Broadband
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HOMETOWN: Holland, MI
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Saint
Louis Cardinals
I WANT 30 SECONDS IN AN
ELEVATOR WITH: Tony Robbins
Tara Duncan
President
Onyx Collective
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HOMETOWN: All over the Inland Empire
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: NYC Ballet
I WANT 30 SECONDS IN AN
ELEVATOR WITH: Donald Glover
With Onyx Collective's
first-ever scripted series,
It has been a busy 12 months for Parrott,
who began his career as a cable
installer before climbing the corporate
ladder. Parrott led the acquisition
and merger of three main operators
into Vyve Broadband and guided
the company's efforts to expand
into more than 20 new markets. He
also oversaw the growth Vyve's fiber
business service to 25 new markets
and the launch of Amazon's eero, a
dual-band WiFi 6 system.
Q&A
WHAT IMPACT COULD AI HAVE ON
THE INDUSTRY'S FUTURE? Improve
preventive network maintenance
based on predictive future
impairments.
IF I BOUGHT TWITTER, THE FIRST
THING I'D DO IS... Finally get a
Twitter account.
BIGGEST ROADBLOCK IN FIBER
EXPANSIONS? Permitting and
supply chain delays
PICKLEBALL OR TENNIS? Pickleball
INDUSTRY TOP PRIORITY FOR
2023: As completion increases, to
level up on exceeding customer
expectations in network reliability
and customer service. ●
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" Reasonable Doubt, " coming
from Raamla Mohamed and
Kerry Washington and its first
unscripted project, " The Hair
Tales, " produced by Oprah
Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross
and Michaela Angela Davis,
Duncan quickly established
Onyx's reputation for quality.
Its first feature film, " Bruiser, "
debuted at the 2022 Toronto
Film Festival and is now on
Hulu. Duncan also signed
overall deals with Yara Shahidi
and her 7th Sun Production
Company and deals bringing
writer-producers like Erika
Green Swafford and Jason Kim
to Onyx.
Q&A
STREAMING APP I USE THE MOST:
Hulu
WHICH WEBSITE OR APP
DO YOU VISIT MOST WHEN
PROCRASTINATING?
MatchesFashion.com
FAVORITE PLACE YOU'VE EVER
VISITED? Noxobe, Arkansas, a small
town where my grandmother grew
up.
LAST TV SERIES WATCHED:
" Snowfall "
PODCAST, RADIO OR AUDIOBOOK?
All of 'em work for me.
TV INTRO YOU WON'T SKIP? " The
White Lotus " ●
INSIDE THE BELTWAY
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Mitch Rose
EVP, Federal Government Affairs
Comcast Corp.
Rose this past year worked with leaders
across Comcast to ensure consistent
advocacy on several key legislative and
regulatory issues, including the historic
bipartisan infrastructure law. Under his
leadership, Comcast effectively advocated
its position on the rollout of this
federal broadband investment as well
as regulatory issues like broadband
mapping, which is crucial to closing the
digital divide and appropriately allocating
federal resources. In the wake of the political
change associated with the 2022 midterm
elections, Rose is well positioned as a widely respected
advocate and leader in the industry and throughout D.C. ●
May 2023
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