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Competition is a major issue for cable. Below is a short, unranked list of some of those competing against cable.
Ivan Seidenberg
Chair/CEO, Verizon
Seidenberg spearheaded Verizon's FTTH FiOS rollout and
planned 4G wireless deployment. With 3mln subs, further FiOS
expansion into new markets is on hold, as Verizon completes
fiber upgrades already underway.
Randall
Stephenson
Chair/CEO/Pres, AT&T
U-verse counts some 3mln subs, with more than three quarters
taking the triple- or quad-play. When not leading the telecom
giant, Stephenson, a 30-year veteran of the industry, supports
the Boy Scouts of America and chaired its 100th anniversary
celebration.
Michael White
Chair/Pres/CEO, DIRECTV
In his first year, the veteran of PepsiCo and Frito-Lay saw subs
grow to nearly 19mln in the US, driven by HD, DVR and interactive
services. Subs for the US and Latin America top 27mln.
Charles Ergen
Chair/CEO, DISH Network
DISH grew its subscriber base to nearly 14mln customers. No
stranger to the Hill, feisty Ergen has testified numerous times
before Congress.
Edward Mueller
Chair/CEO, Qwest Communications International
Serving 14 states in the Midwest and West, Qwest provides
broadband to 2.9mln subs. Of those, 92K buy service from
Qwest's expanding FTTN network. Telecom veteran Mueller
detoured from the industry to serve as CEO of Williams-Sonoma
Inc for 3.5 years.
Maggie Wilderotter
Chair/CEO, Frontier Communications
Wilderotter proved her nimbleness as Frontier won approval
from the FCC and 14 PUCs to acquire Verizon's local wireline
operations in those states. The telco's customers include
1.69mln Internet subs and 516K video subs in 27 states, primarily
in small cities and rural areas.
Thomas Moore
Pres/CEO, WildBlue Communications Inc (subsidiary of ViaSat)
Serving 400K primarily rural subs, WildBlue's Moore is
developing a next-gen broadband satellite that's expected
to alleviate capacity constraints and support higher-speed
services. It's set for launch next year.
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Pradman Kaul
Chair/ CEO, Hughes Network Systems
HNS provides broadband satellite service to 600K mainly rural
customers, with concentrations along the coasts. An engineer,
Kaul is overseeing the Jupiter satellite, set to launch in '12.
Colleen Abdoulah
CEO/Board Chair, WOW!
Abdoulah's unabashed embrace of her staff and 400K
customers has propelled WOW! on a sharp growth
curve and brought the Denver-based overbuilder numerous
honors for customer care. Last year, it topped J.D.
Power's regional awards for video, Internet and phone.
Nobody's ever done that.
James Cicconi
Sr EVP, External/Legislative Affairs, AT&T
An insider's insider, baseball addict Cicconi served President
George H.W. Bush, as deputy chief of staff, and President
Reagan, as a special assistant.
Thomas Tauke
EVP, Public Affairs, Policy and Communications, Verizon
Although the former House member says he's not a
lobbyist, Tauke develops the policy positions that his
lobbyists advocate. Top on his list are broadband policy
and the Internet ecosystem.
Derek Chang
EVP, Content Strategy and Development, DIRECTV
The former cable guy spearheads DIRECTV's programming
strategy, development and acquisition. It's working.
DIRECTV netted 174,000 subs in the last year.
Terry Denson
VP, Content and Programming Verizon Communications
Another former cable exec (Insight and MTV), soft-spoken
Denson acquires content for FiOS Internet and TV, as
well as Verizon Wireless.
Dave Shull
SVP, Programming,
DISH Network
In addition to programming acquisition, Shull oversees DISH
Cinema, DISH World and DISHOnline.com.
Dan York
Pres of Content, AT&T
A veteran of HBO and iN DEMAND, York cuts content deals for
all of AT&T's platforms: television, broadband and wireless. ■
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