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Table of Contents
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following people are serving as our executive officers as of February 24, 2012. These executive officers were elected to serve until their successors have
been elected. There is no familial relationship between any of our executive officers and directors.
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Name Business Experience
Current
Position
Held Since Age
Daniel R. Hesse Chief Executive Officer and President. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer, President and a
member of the Board of Directors on December 17, 2007. He served as Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Embarq Corporation from May 2006 to December 2007. He served as President
of our local telecommunications business from June 2005 to May 2006. He served as Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Terabeam Corporation, a Seattle-based communications
company, from March 2000 to June 2004. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
AT&T Wireless Services, a division of AT&T, from 1997 to 2000.
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Joseph J. Euteneuer Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer in April 2011. Mr. Euteneuer served
as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Qwest, a wireline telecom company, from
September 12, 2008 until April 2011. Previously, Mr. Euteneuer served as Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., a satellite radio provider, from 2002
until September 2008 after it merged with SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Inc. Prior to joining XM, Mr.
Euteneuer held various management positions at Comcast Corporation and its subsidiary, Broadnet
Europe.
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Keith O. Cowan President - Strategic Planning and Corporate Initiatives. He was appointed President - Strategic
Planning and Corporate Initiatives in July 2007. He also served as Acting President - CDMA from
November 2008 to May 2009. He served as Executive Vice President of Genuine Parts Company from
January 2007 to July 2007. He held several key positions with BellSouth Corporation from 1996 to
January 2007, including Chief Planning and Development Officer, Chief Field Operations Officer,
President - Marketing and Product Management and President - Interconnection Services. He was
previously an associate and partner at the law firm of Alston & Bird LLC.
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Robert L. Johnson Chief Service and Information Technology Officer. He has served as Chief Service Officer since
October 2007 and his role was expanded to Chief Service and Information Technology Officer in
August 2011. He served as President - Northeast Region from September 2006 to October 2007. He
served as Senior Vice President - Consumer Sales, Service and Repair from August 2005 to August
2006. He served as Senior Vice President - National Field Operations of Nextel from February 2002 to
July 2005.
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Paget L. Alves Chief Sales Officer. He has served as Chief Sales Officer since January 2012. Prior to that, he served
as President - Business Markets from February 2009 through January 2012. He served as President -
Sales and Distribution from March 2008 through February 2009, and as Regional President from
September 2006 through March 2008. He served as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Markets from
January 2006 through September 2006. He served as our President, Strategic Market from November
2003 through January 2006.
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