Electric Lightwave Elects Robert Braden President and Chief Operating Officer.Business Editors STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2000 The Board of Directors of Electric Lightwave, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ELIX) announces the election of Robert Braden as 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 director of this Vancouver-based competitive local exchange carrier. Prior to accepting this position, Braden was vice president of business development for Citizens Communications Citizens Communications is the parent company of Frontier Telephone, providing telephone and internet access in 24 states. The company headquarters are located at 3 High Ridge Park in Stamford, Connecticut. , the parent of Electric Lightwave. He previously had been senior vice president of Centennial Communications Centennial Communications (NASDAQ: CYCL) and its subsidiaries (Centennial Wireless (U.S.), Centennial Dominicana and Centennial de Puerto Rico) provide wireless and broadband telecommunications services to wireless telephone subscribers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the and had successfully launched its integrated telecom services business in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . He replaces David Sharkey who has resigned from the company to pursue other interests. Citizens Communications serves 1.4 million access lines in 17 states. In 1999 and 2000, Citizens agreed to purchase more than 2 million additional access lines in transactions that began to close in June of 2000. Citizens also owns 86 percent of Electric Lightwave, Inc. (NASDAQ:ELIX), a facilities-based, integrated communications provider that offers a broad range of services to telecommunications-intensive businesses throughout the United States. More information about Citizens can be found at www.czn.net. |
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