Advanced Radio Telecom announces management changes.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 1997--Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. (ART or the company)(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ARTT ARTT, n.pr See asymmetry/range of motion alteration/tissue texture alteration/tenderness. ) announced today that Steven D. Comrie, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , has resigned to pursue entrepreneurial ventures. Vernon L. Fotheringham, chairman and chief executive officer, assumed the additional office of president. Thomas A. Grina, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has been appointed chief operating officer. Fotheringham commented, "I am grateful for Steve's contributions in the creation and development of ART from a concept to a telecommunications company See telecom company. engaged in a national rollout. I understand and appreciate Steve's desire to focus on early-stage ventures. Tom Grina has had significant involvement in ART's operations. This involvement, together with Tom's prior operating experience, should make the transition seamless." Comrie announced the formation of Orbital Cascade Inc., a communications ventures company specializing in advising and managing satellite, broadcasting and telecommunications companies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. ART is a nationwide telecommunications company providing rapidly deployable, highly reliable, wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 local telecommunications services, which extend the reach of fiber optic and other telecommunications networks. ART is addressing the growing demand for high-capacity, high-speed digital telecommunications services for business and government customers who require cost-effective, high bandwidth local access to voice, video, data, and Internet services. The company is headquartered at 500-108th Avenue NE, Suite 2600, Bellevue, WA 98004, telephone: (206) 688-8700; fax: (206) 688-0703. ART's home page on the worldwide web can be viewed at http://www.artelecom.com . CONTACT: Advanced Radio Telecom Thomas A. Grina, 206/990-1629 Lori Lawrenson, 206/990-1620 |
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