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2007 to May 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Allen served as General Manager, Wireless for Datapath, Inc. from December 2005 to June
2007, Chief Executive Officer of Third Rail Americas, Inc. from January 2005 to December 2005, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board of Intellispace, Inc. from June 2001 to June 2004 and Chief Operating Officer of Intellispace, Inc. from April 2000 to June 2001.
 In March 2006, Ms. Linn was appointed as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Previously, Ms. Linn
served as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from September 2004 to March 2006. Ms. Linn has served as our General Counsel
since October 2000, our Vice President since October 2000, and our Secretary since December 2000. Prior to joining us, Ms. Linn was a partner, from
1984 to 2000, in the Charlotte, North Carolina law firm of Underwood Kinsey Warren & Tucker, P.A., where she specialized in general business
matters, particularly mergers and acquisitions.
 In February 2010, Mr. Allieri was appointed as our Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to joining us,
Mr. Allieri was a principle at rca Consulting Services, in Wellesley, Massachusetts from 2007 to 2010, President of Business Services at One
Communications from 2006 to 2007 and Chief Executive Officer of CTC Communications from 2004 to 2006.
 In March 2010, Ms. McLean was appointed as our Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining
us, Ms. McLean served as Senior Vice President, Customer Service in Verizon Partner Solutions from December 2008 to December 2009. She also
served Verizon as Senior Vice President, Wholesale Sales from December 2007 to December 2008, Senior Vice President, Customer Care from
January 2006 to December 2007, Senior Vice President, Customer Relationship and Systems Management from December 2002 to December 2005
and Senior Vice President, Information Technology Group from May 1998 to November 2002. Prior to joining Verizon, Ms. McLean was a Vice
President in the telecommunications industry group of an international consulting firm.
 In March 2008, Mr. Garvey was appointed as our Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to joining us, Mr. Garvey
held senior leadership positions in human resources at Draka Holding N.V., and Draka Comteq B.V. in Amsterdam from April 2005 to February 2008,
at Lightolier from April 2004 to March 2005 and Corning Cable Systems/Siecor Corporation April 1983 to December 2002.
 In December 2005, Mr. Griffin was appointed our Treasurer, and, in early 2008, was appointed a Vice President. Mr. Griffin
joined us in January 2000 as Assistant Treasurer and served as our General Manager of Wireless Broadband operations from December 2003 through
March 2005. Previously, Mr. Griffin was employed by Sealand Service, Inc. as Assistant Treasurer from September 1997 to January 2000 where he
was responsible for worldwide cash management and as Director of Financial Planning for Europe for Sealand Service, Inc. from September 1995 to
September 1997.
 In October 2007, Ms. Cummings was appointed as our Vice President, Corporate Communications. Prior to joining us,
Ms. Cummings served as Executive Director of Corporate Communications for SunCom Wireless (now T-Mobile) from January 2006 to September
2007, Public Affairs Manager for Duke Energy from 1994 to 2006 and Public Information Director for Mecklenburg County (NC) Government from
1986 to 1994.
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