CapRock Communications Appoints Robertson Senior VP of Carrier Sales; Sales Veteran Assumes Additional International and Enhanced Services Duties.Business Editors & Technology Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2000 CapRock Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:CPRK CPRK Crowne Plaza Riverside Kuching (Malaysia) ) has promoted Chip Robertson from vice president to senior vice president of Carrier Sales. Robertson will report directly to Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. J. Cyr, CapRock's president and COO. Robertson will now oversee CapRock's carrier sales force and all carrier products, including dark fiber, bandwidth, domestic and international long distance terminating access and data services. "This promotion reflects the continuing growth of our carrier division," said Cyr. "By creating this new position, CapRock will optimize management capabilities and strategic growth opportunities that are vital to the carrier division. We greatly value Chip's outstanding performance and abilities and are pleased to reward his commitment to service excellence." Robertson joined CapRock in February 1998 as director of Carrier Sales, before his promotion to vice president of Carrier Sales in June 1998. He served as city vice president-Denver with WorldCom from December 1995 until joining CapRock in 1998. He also served two years as a vice president with MFS MFS Medicare fee schedule Communications, and as a regional and national account manager with Sprint Corp. from February 1988 to October 1993. About CapRock CapRock is a southwestern U.S. 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. ) offering local, long-distance, Internet, data and private line services to business customers. The company also provides switched and dedicated access, regional and international long-distance, private lines, dark fiber and bandwidth to carrier customers. The company is building a 6,100-mile fiber network, as well as voice and data networks, throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). and Arizona. For more information, visit CapRock's web site at http://www.caprock.com. Statements contained in this news release regarding expected financial results and other planned events are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , subject to uncertainties and risks. Among many factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected include, but are not limited to, the following: the substantial indebtedness of the Company including the interest charges associated therewith there·with adv. 1. With that, this, or it. 2. In addition to that. 3. Archaic Immediately thereafter. Adv. 1. and the financial covenants imposed upon the Company by such indebtedness; the Company's ability to successfully, timely and cost-effectively fund and complete its planned growth, including its fiber network; and, competition in the various segments of the 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. in which the Company seeks to participate. For an expanded discussion on these and additional risks associated with CapRock's business, please see the documents filed by CapRock Communication Corp. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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