Obituary
Susan Eid, who ran DirecTV's office in Washington, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer. Her age wasn't disclosed by DirecTV, where she had worked as an executive vice president and oversaw the company's federal, state and local legislative…
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and regulatory efforts. Before joining DirecTV in 2004, Eid was an aide to then-FCC Chairman Michael Powell on media issues, and before that she worked for Continental Cablevision. Eid is survived by her parents and sister. Donations can be made in her name to the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center in Boston.