Telecom ‘05 Notebook: Cox CEO Jim Robbins’ criticism of telecom ...
Telecom ‘05 Notebook: Cox CEO Jim Robbins’ criticism of telecom companies during a speech at Telecom ‘05 (CD Oct 26 p1) shows how much telecom companies have evolved, said incoming USTelecom Chmn. Skip Frantz in an interview. A few…
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years ago, the telecom industry wouldn’t be viewed as a competitor to video companies and a cable executive wouldn’t be complaining about its stance on video franchising, said Frantz, who’s exec. vp of Alltel. “I'm glad he came, glad he also thinks franchising needs to be reformed,” said USTelecom Pres. Walter McCormick: “We appreciated his reaching out and sharing his opinion.” It’s clear the telecom industry is turning into an integrated communications business when Disney CEO Robert Iger agrees to keynote USTelecom’s next show in March, the new TelecomNext, McCormick said. The evolution has created “tremendous opportunities for content providers,” McCormick said. USTelecom’s members “aren’t the ILECs of the past,” said Frantz.