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2010 Thought Leaders Forum

2010 Thought Leaders Michelle Simpson, Vice President, Field Operations, Cincinnati Bell Joy Eldred, Regional VP - Engineering, Frontier Communications Dean Mischke, P.E. Vice President, Finley Engineering Mike Edl, Senior VP Network Services, Hawaiian Telcom Larry Boehm, Director - Network Implementations, TDS Telecom Kenneth W Trawick, President, Telecommunications and Cable Television Operations, Quanta Services, Inc. Jon Beckman, Director of Strategy for Test Instruments, JDSU Communications Test & Measurement
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Cincinnati Bell www.cinbell.com Return to Thought Leaders Page	Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) is one of the nation’s most respected and best performing local exchange, wireless and video providers, with a legacy of unparalleled customer service excellence and financial strength. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
Frontier Communications www.frontiercorp.com Return to Thought Leaders Page	Frontier Communications Corporation (NYSE: FTR) is one of the nation's largest rural local exchange carriers and a member of the S&P 500 Index. Frontier offers a wide range of voice, video and Internet products and services to residential and commercial customers in rural areas and small and medium-sized towns and cities in 24 states.
Finley Engineering www.fecinc.com Return to Thought Leaders Page	Finley Engineering was founded in 1953 and is an industry leader in the design, engineering, and construction of telecommunications and energy systems. Finley is one of the largest telecommunications network design companies in the U.S. Headquartered in Lamar, Missouri, Finley has more than 200 employees located in 10 offices throughout the U.S. Finley’s telecommunications business unit specializes in the design and construction of FTTH networks, IPTV/CATV, IP Data Networking, Switching, Optical Transport, Wireless, CAD/GPS Mapping, Right-of-Way, Permitting, Surveying, Environmental Studies, and complete Project Management. At Finley, we have successfully deployed more than 5,000 miles of FTTH projects passing over 30,000 homes. Our approach to an FTTH project is comprehensive, from design decisions and recommendations, to construction management, customer cutover, and final operation of all aspects of an FTTH network.
Hawaiian Telcom www.hawaiiantel.com Return to Thought Leaders Page	Hawaiian Telcom is the state’s leading telecommunications provider, offering a wide spectrum of telecommunications products and services, which include local and long distance service, high-speed Internet, wireless services, and print directory and Internet directory services.
TDS Telecom www.tdstelecom.com Return to Thought Leaders Page	TDS Telecommunications Corp. markets communication services to business and residential customers in 30 states through its brands TDS Telecom® and TDS Metrocom®. With 1.1 million access line equivalents in service, TDS Telecommunications Corp. connects customers to phone, broadband, and digital television service in hundreds of rural, suburban, and metropolitan communities. TDS Telecommunications Corp. is the 8th-largest wire line company in the nation; employing approximately 2,600 people. The company is headquartered in Madison, Wis. Visit www.tdstelecom.com and www.tdsbusiness.com for more information. TDS Telecommunications Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Telephone and Data Systems, Inc., a Fortune 500® company, provides wireless, local and long-distance telephone and broadband services to nearly 7.4 million customers in 36 states through TDS Telecommunications Corp. and U.S. Cellular®, its 82-percent owned wireless subsidiary. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, Telephone and Data Systems employed 11,800 people as of Sept. 30, 2009. Visit www.teldta.com for more information.
Quanta Services, Inc. www.quantaservices.com Return to Thought Leaders Page	Quanta Services is a leading specialized contracting services company, delivering infrastructure solutions for the electric power, natural gas, pipeline, telecommunications and cable television industries. The company’s comprehensive services include the design, installation, repair and maintenance of network infrastructure nationwide. Quanta’s patent-pending micro-trenching solution is just one part of Quanta’s turnkey fiber deployment services, which take fiber projects from concept to the customer, by providing a complete range of services from engineering through project management to content acquisition and residential and commercial marketing and installation. In addition, Quanta provides point-to-point fiber optic telecommunications infrastructure and licensing in select markets and offers related design, procurement, construction and maintenance services.
JDSU www.jdsu.com Return to Thought Leaders Page	JDSU enables broadband and optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is a leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications.

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