Andrew Lipman, 55, has served as a director of our company since May 1999. Since 1988, Mr. Lipman has been a partner and head of the Telecommunications, Media and Technology Group of Bingham McCutchen LLP, an international law firm, and its predecessor law firm, Swidler Berlin, LLP. From 1987 to 1997, Mr. Lipman also served as Senior Vice President for Legal and Regulatory Affairs for MFS Communications Company, Inc., a competitive telecommunications provider. He also currently serves as a member of the boards of directors of Sutron Corporation, a provider of hydrological and meteorological monitoring products and The Management Network Group, Inc., a telecommunications-related consulting firm. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Rochester and a J.D. degree from Stanford Law School. |