CLEC People
[January 10, 2002]  Global Crossing appoints Ted Higase as executive vice president and Convergent appoints Surya Panditi President and Chief Executive Officer. These and more in the latest CLEC-People.

CLEC People
[December 26, 2001]  US LEC names Frank J. Jules as chief executive officer and ALTS appoints Roscoe C. Young as chairman of the organization's executive committee.

CLEC People
[December 13, 2001]  NuVox announces a new vice president and controller, and Talk America gains a new CFO. These and more in the latest CLEC-People.

CLEC People
[November 26, 2001]  Z-Tel announces changes to its management and board of directors, while ACS appoints a new Senior Vice President.

CLEC People
[October 18, 2001]  Covad announces a new vice president of sales while Yipes appoints a new member of its advisory board.

CLEC People
[October 4, 2001]  Pac-West announced the departure of its CFO, and US Lec's Aaron Cowell is appointed to ALTS executive committee. These and more in the week's CLEC-People.

CLEC People
[September 27, 2001]  Yipes announced that Kevin Boyne joined its board of directors while Choice One's Steve Dubnik was appointed to the ALTS Executive Committee.

CLEC People
[September 20, 2001]  Yipes forms a new advisory board, Touch America announces a new vice president, and Black Hills loses a member of its board of directors. 

CLEC People
[August 23, 2001]  NTELOs hires Mary McDermott as senior vice president, legal and regulatory affairs, and Z-Tel announces that Laurence S. Grafstein resigned from its Board of Directors. 

CLEC People
[July 26, 2001]  ITC-DeltaCom elects Larry F. Williams to Chairman and CEO, RCN appoints Wendy Rasmussen as Vice President and General Manager of its Chicago office, and Net2000 appoints John A. DiSarlo as vice president and general manager of its New York City Operations.

CLEC People
[July 5, 2001]  Paetec's Brad Bono is appointed to the USTA and DSL.net's David F. Struwas is elected to the executive committee of ALTS.

CLEC People
[June 21, 2001]  Covad names Charles E. Hoffman as its new president and CEO, DSL.net's David F. Struwas is elected to the ALTS executive committee, and Eschelon's Cliff D. Williams is named 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year. These and more in the week's CLEC-People.

CLEC People
[May 31, 2001]  Time Warner elects Larissa Herda to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Teligent's Howard Jonas resigns as chairman of the board, fewer than four weeks after taking the post. 

CLEC People
[May 25, 2001]  DSL.net announces recent appointments while Net2000 restructures its leadership team. 

CLEC People
[May 18, 2001]  Network Access Solutions restructures and NewSouth appoints a new vice president of network operations.

CLEC People
[May 3, 2001]  AT&T Canada appoints Stewart A. Berry and Henry C. Yip to its senior executive team, and Teligent announces that Alex Mandle is no longer chairman and chief executive. 

CLEC People  
[April 25, 2001]  XO's Vice Chairman Hank Nothhaft becomes CEO and President of SmartPipes, while NewSouth appoints James W. Akerhielm as President and Chief Executive. 

CLEC People  
[April 19, 2001]  Net2000 appoints Gerry A. Simone to the newly created position of senior vice president and chief communications officer, while Network Plus announces the appointment of James J. Cunningham as both Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Senior Vice President. 

CLEC People  
[April 12, 2001]  Williams Communications appoints two new executives to reinforce it's European presence. 

CLEC People  
[April 5, 2001]  Rhythms' Catherine Hapka resigns and Williams Communications announces appointments to its board of directors. 

CLEC People  
[March 22, 2001]  PAIX.net, subsidiary of MFN, appoints Paul Vixie president, and EUR names John Boyd, formerly of AT&T Local Service, President and CEO. 

CLEC People  
[March 15, 2001]  Telephone and Data Systems appointed Michael D. Bills to its Board of Directors and Mindspeed appointed two senior executives. 

CLEC People  
[March 8, 2001]  Birch promotes Robert Moretti and Lynne Sangimino, and Copper Mountain announces executive changes as a result of its restructuring. 

CLEC People  
[March 1, 2001]  Net2000 announces James Garrettson as executive vice president of sales, DataVoN promotes Chad Frazier, Maxcom announces Eduardo Patron as Chief Marketing Officer, and more. 

CLEC People  
[February 16, 2001]  Anne Jarvis joins Elastic Networks, John Crowley  becomes CIO at Broadview Networks, and Mark E. Scott appointed chief financial officer at Network Access Solutions. 

CLEC Profile: Business Telecom, Inc.
Hurricanes can be as devastating to a CLEC as competition.  But BTI thrived last year by weathering hurricanes that slammed the southeast U.S. and by providing service to all comers. 

CLEC Profile: Pointe Communications 
How do you find a niche in the crowded telecommunications business?  One way is to find an underserved population and serve it well.  That's what has fueled Pointe Communication's rapid growth.

CLEC Profile: KMC Telecom 
KMC Telecom is experiencing phenomenal growth.  Its secret: serve the underserved and a clever trick regarding its central offices.