Calix CEO Carl Russo Appointed to USTA Board of Directors.PETALUMA, Calif. -- Calix calix /ca·lix/ (ka´liks) pl. ca´lices [L.] calyx. ca·lix or ca·lyx n. pl. ca·li·ces or ca·ly·ces 1. A flower-shaped or funnel-shaped structure. today announced that 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. Carl Russo has been appointed to the United States Telecom Association The United States Telecom Association is a trade association for telecommunications service providers and suppliers. The Association represents 1,200 companies offering a wide range of services across the communications platforms, including voice, video and data over local (USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association ) Board of Directors. USTA represents more than 1,200 telecom service providers of all sizes and has been at the forefront of positive change within the telecom industry for over a century. The USTA Board of Directors, which is made up of key industry executives from service providers and equipment suppliers, is responsible for setting the agenda for the USTA's legal, regulatory, and business development strategy on an annual basis. "USTA brings together leaders from the most innovative companies in the telecom sector to advocate on behalf of the diverse communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. ," said Walter B. McCormick, Jr., President and CEO of the United States Telecom Association. "With his powerful vision for Calix and clear insight into the future for telecom, Carl Russo is a strong addition to USTA's Board." USTA is the premier trade association representing service providers and suppliers for the telecom industry. USTA's 1,200 member companies offer a wide range of services, including local exchange, long distance, wireless, Internet access See how to access the Internet. , and IP video entertainment. "The USTA has been an important voice for telecom service providers from both a regulatory and a business development standpoint," Russo said. "As the competitive environment clarifies, it is becoming increasingly critical that wireline service providers have the regulatory freedom and technical ability to respond quickly with IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. and 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 offerings over their existing copper and emerging fiber infrastructures." Calix provides advanced, IP-based telecom solutions to over 130 USTA member companies, enabling them to deliver a wide range of packet-based voice, data, and video services to their business and residential customers over fiber and copper access media. About Calix Calix is a leading supplier of telecommunications solutions designed to simplify all aspects of voice, data, and video service delivery to business and residential subscribers for local exchange carriers of all sizes. Providing extensive optical and metallic density, unprecedented access capacity and functional headroom, advanced management and provisioning capabilities, and broad service flexibility, the packet-based Calix C7 platform has been deployed in over 130 service provider networks throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . More information about Calix can be found at www.calix.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon management's current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this press release and we assume no obligation to revise or update any such forward looking statement to reflect any event or circumstance after the date of this release. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from current expectations. |
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