Benjamin Scott Elected to Global Broadband Board of Directors and Named Chairman of The Board.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000 Global Broadband, Inc., a facilities-based, Integrated Communications Provider (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ) of bundled voice and HyperSpeed Internet utilizing optical networking technology announced today Benjamin Scott was elected to the Board of Directors and subsequently named chairman of the board. Scott is currently partner in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City-based Quadrant Management, an early stage private equity investment firm. Scott has more than 30 years of senior management telecommunications experience, most recently from 1997 to 1999, where he was Chairman, President and 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 IXC (1) (IntereXchange Carrier) An organization that provides interstate (long distance) communications services within the U.S., which includes AT&T, MCI, Sprint and more than 700 others. See LATA. (2) (IXC Communications Inc., Austin, TX, www. Communications (now merged with Cincinnati Bell as part of Broadwing). Global President and COO Paul Eldredge said, "We are enormously pleased to have Ben Scott join our organization. He brings a vast knowledge of communications, technology and data; under his leadership and vision we plan to bring Global to the forefront of the telecommunications industry." Scott said, "I am pleased and excited to join the leadership team at Global Broadband. Global will be the first provider to leverage leading edge passive optical first mile technology to provide Fortune 500 level voice and data services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)." Global's delivery of bundled services over a network of diversely-sourced fiber optic first mile connections creates remarkable savings for customers," he said. Prior to 1997, Scott served as President and CEO of PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. PrimeCo, the largest wireless business launch in history, building 1,300 cell sites and growing an operating business to more than 2,500 people from the first day of commercial operation. From 1994 to 1995, he was President and CEO of Bell Atlantic International Wireless; he was EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition and COO of Bell Atlantic Mobile from 1991 to 1994. He has 20 years of experience with AT&T, completing his term as President and CEO of AT&T Canada prior to moving to Bell Atlantic. Scott graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Psychology. About Global Broadband Global is the first integrated communications provider to leverage leading edge passive optical first mile technology to SMBs. Global's HyperSpeed data pipes (1 Mbps to 100 Mbps data speeds) create a migration path to support tomorrow's bandwidth intensive killer data applications. Global will initially serve customers in the metro New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. area and Boston, and will rapidly expand to 26 additional tier one markets. For additional information, call Michelle Craft, Vice President Public Relations, 212-695-0824. |
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