Bill Owens Joins the freeinternet.com Board of Directors.Business/High Tech Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000 Freeinternet.com (formerly Freei.Net), the nation's leading free and anonymous Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , is joined by Bill Owens, co-chief executive officer and vice chairman of Teledesic, as a member of freei's(SM) Board of Directors. Other members of the freeinternet.com Board of Directors include: Bob McCausland, 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. and president of freeinternet.com, Mark Stevens, partner of Sequoia Capital, Ron Erickson, CEO of eCharge and former CEO and president of Egghead Software. All freei board members help in determining company strategy and continued growth for freei in the rapidly changing Internet marketplace. As part of Teledesic's senior leadership team, Owens works closely with chairman and co-CEO Craig McCaw. Owens serves as co-chief executive officer and vice chairman of Teledesic. Before joining Teledesic, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , in August 1998, Owens was president, 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. and vice chairman of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. ), the nation's largest employee-owned high-technology company. Prior, Owens, a retired Navy admiral, was vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also served as the deputy chief of Naval Operations chief of naval operations n. pl. chiefs of naval operations Abbr. CNO The ranking officer of the U.S. Navy, responsible to the secretary of the Navy and to the President. for Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments. Prior to that, he was commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet and senior military assistant to Secretaries of Defense Frank Carlucci and Dick Cheney. Owens is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He has a bachelor's and master's degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University and a master's in management from George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. . Freeinternet.com offers service in nearly 1,500 cities in all 50 states and has recently gone international, offering free Internet access in Singapore. Freei recently signed a deal with Cable and Wireless to increase virtual port opportunities. Freei has also recently launched a national advertising campaign "Baby Bob," which features a 6-month old baby who has an IQ of 140 and an adult sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour telling viewers to get 100% free Internet access by downloading at freeinternet.com now! About freeinternet.com Freeinternet.com (formerly Freei.Net) is the leading free and anonymous Internet service provider in the nation with more than 1.5 million registered users. In addition to 100% free, unlimited Internet access, freei(SM) provides e-mail, news, chat, instant messaging, 50mb of online disk storage, online shopping and full, rich, customizable portal services. Freei(SM) also offers advertising opportunities, business partnerships, and private label solutions. Seattle-based freei(SM) is the sixth-largest ISP in the nation and is available in 1,500 cities throughout all 50 states. Availability To download free Internet services, visit freei at www.freeinternet.com or call 253/796-6505 to obtain a free CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . There is absolutely no charge for the service. Ever. For More Information Press; please contact Erin Hagstrom by phone at 253/796-6538 or by e-mail at ehagstrom@freei.com. Advertisers please contact sales@freei.com. |
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