High Speed Access Corp. Appoints Former AT&T Executive to Lead Newly Formed Commercial Division
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000--
Christopher B. Coles Brings Vast Commercial and Internet
Experience to HSA
High Speed Access Corp., (HSA) a leading provider of broadband services, today named Christopher B. Coles Senior Vice President of Business Development and General Manager of the Company's business-to-business division.
HSA expects Mr. Cole's experience and industry relationships to add momentum to its commercial division. A 20-year telecommunications veteran, Mr. Coles will be charged with building HSA's business division through the expansion of its commercial customer base and entry into new markets. Mr. Coles will report directly to Dan O'Brien, President and CEO of HSA.
"The commercial market offers our affiliates tremendous growth opportunity and HSA is well-positioned to offer superior service to their business customers," said Mr. O'Brien. "We believe that bringing on Chris, with his proven track record at AT&T, is key to launching our business division into the leading commercial broadband provider. We fully expect that our business division will become a key component of HSA's overall business."
Mr. Coles most recently served AT&T Broadband & Internet Services' Division as Senior Vice President and General Manager of its commercial sales group where he managed and developed voice, data and video services for businesses. During his tenure at AT&T Broadband & Internet Services (formerly Tele-Communications, Inc.), Mr. Coles held various executive positions within its Internet and technology divisions. Mr. Coles began his career at Mountain Bell followed by US West in product development and management after completing his BA in Economics from Colorado College. He also holds a MBA from the University of Denver.
About HSA
High Speed Access Corp. (Nasdaq: HSAC) is a leading provider of high-speed Internet access via cable modem to residential and commercial end users in exurban areas. The Company believes that it provides the most comprehensive turnkey solution available to the cable operator. Its service enables subscribers to receive Internet access at speeds substantially faster than traditional Internet access at minimal cost to the cable operator. HSA enters into long term exclusive contracts with cable operators to provide them with the Company's services. The Company pays its cable partners a portion of the monthly fees it receives from the end users in exchange for the opportunity to access and provide service to the cable partners' subscribers.
This press release contains statements about future events and expectations, which are "forward-looking statements." Any statement in this press release that is not a statement of historical fact may be deemed to be a forward-looking statement. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Specific factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: the company's unproven business model the company's history of losses and anticipation of future losses the potential fluctuations in the company's operating results the company's competition the company's potential inability to attract and retain end users the company's potential inability to establish or maintain relationships with cable operators, including Charter the possibility that our contract with Road Runner may not benefit us and those risks and uncertainties discussed in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risks and uncertainties contained under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Contact:
High Speed Access Corp.
Katina Vlahadamis, 303/256-2018
kvlahadamis@hsacorp.net |
