American Fiber Systems Appoints Jon Yount as Senior VP of Operations.ATLANTA -- American Fiber Systems (AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System ), a leading provider of data networks to carriers and large enterprises, today announced that Jon Yount has joined the executive management team as Senior Vice President of Operations. In this newly created position, Jon is responsible for the company's national operations that includes; engineering, network development and services and professional services. His primary objectives will be to maintain the company's high level of operational efficiency, quality and exceptional professional services. Jon has worked as an independent consultant to AFS on various mergers and acquisitions opportunities. Mr. Yount has an extensive background in telecommunications including VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a , cellular back-haul, construction project management, tower site acquisition and supplier management. He has held executive management positions with Cable & Wireless in North America, Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications NASDAQ: LVLT is a communications and information services company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, USA. and XO Communications. "Jon is a great addition to the AFS team as we continue to broaden and grow our business organically and through additional strategic acquisitions," said Dave Rusin, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of American Fiber Systems. Mr. Yount received his MBA in Finance from Cornell University. About American Fiber Systems American Fiber Systems, a provider of metropolitan fiber optic network infrastructure and wholesale transport services, is dedicated to enabling wireline, wireless carriers and large enterprises achieve a competitive advantage from optical broadband communications technology. AFS has deployed over 90,000 miles of high-capacity, high-bandwidth metropolitan fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power since 2000 in several cities, including Atlanta, GA; Cleveland, OH; Kansas City KS/MO; Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Nashville, TN and Salt Lake City, UT. They connect to a city's most important points of communications presence, including ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) A traditional local telephone company such as one of the Regional Bell companies (RBOCs). Contrast with CLEC. See ELEC and TELRIC. central offices and wire centers; CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) POPs; Internet Service Providers (ISP) and data center locations; Inter-exchange "carrier hotels;" wireless providers and cable company head ends; and Fortune 1000 companies. AFS has over 500 capacity enabled on-net buildings. Please visit our website: www.americanfibersystems.com |
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