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2007 List of Leaders

LIST OF LEADERS
READER REACTION
by Virginia Business
March 2007

 

Wireline Companies
* US LEC is finalizing a merger with PAETEC Communications Inc.
** Interim CEO until merger is finalized.

Company
City
Phone
Top Executive
1 Cavalier Telephone
Richmond
(804) 422-4100
Brad Evans
2 Comcast
Richmond
(804) 915-5400
Lirby Brooks
3 Cox Communications
Atlanta, Ga.
(404) 843-5000
Patrick J. Esser
4 EMBARQ Kansas City, Mo. 804.780.1397 Thomas Sokol
5 NTELOS
Waynesboro
(703) 660-6677
James S. Quarforth
6 Shenandoah Telecommunications
Edinburg`
(540) 984-4141
Christopher French
7 Sprint Nextel
Reston
(703) 433-4000
Gary D. Forsee
8 US LEC*
Charlotte, NC
(704) 319-1000
Tansukh V. Ganatra **
9 Verizon South
Richmond
(800) 621-9900
Robert W. Woltz Jr.
10 Verizon Virginia
Richmond
(800) 621-9900
Robert W. Woltz Jr.

Wireless Companies
Source: Virginia Business research
* National figures for 2006 or 12 months trailing. Numbers reflect wireless revenues and customers.
** Formerly Cingular Wireless, name changed after merger of AT&T and BellSouth.

Company
Top
Executive
Customers
2006
Revenues 2006 ($000)*
1 Alltel
Little Rock, Ark.
(501) 905-8000
Scott T. Ford
11,200,000
$6,400,000
2 AT&T Mobility**
Atlanta, Ga.
(866) 246-4852
Stanley Sigman
61,000,000
37,500,000
3 NTELOS
Waynesboro
(877) 468-3567
James S. Quarforth
367,000
312,000
4 Sprint Nextel
Reston
(703) 433-4000
Gary D. Forsee
53,100,000
34,300,000
5 SunCom Wireless
Berwyn, Pa.
(610) 651-5900
Michael E. Kalogris
1,047,000
822,000
6 USA Mobility
Alexandria
(703 ) 660-6677
Vincent D. Kelly
4,300,000
525,000
7 Verizon Wireless
Bedminster, N.J.
(800) 256-4646
Lowell C. McAdam
59,100,000
38,000,000