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Roy A. Wilkens has served as a director of the Company since 1999. In 1985, Mr. Wilkens founded WilTel, Inc., a wholesale communications carrier and subsidiary of The Williams Companies, an oil and gas pipeline company. Mr. Wilkens was the Chief Executive Officer of WilTel Inc. from 1985 to 1995. In 1995, WilTel was acquired by LDDS Communications, a predecessor to MCI Worldcom. Mr. Wilkens remained as Chief Executive Officer of WilTel until 1997. Prior to 1985, Mr. Wilkens served as the President of Williams Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of The Williams Companies. In 1992, President George H. W. Bush appointed Mr. Wilkens to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Council. He has also served as chairman of both the Competitive Telecommunications Association and the National Telecommunications Network. | 