Communications Personals
Blue Apron's Jason Hatcher, vice president-operations, and Greg Wysocki, vice president-procurement and supply chain, take over fulfillment and supply chain operations ... Nexstar promotes Chris Pruitt to vice president-general manager, broadcast and digital operations in Houston ... Senate confirms John Ratcliffe, 49-44, as director of national intelligence (see this section, May 20).
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai adds to North American Numbering Council and working groups: to NANC overall are, for ACA Connects as an alternate, Mike Jacobs; AT&T's Ola Oyefusi; Twilio alternate Melissa Blassingame; and from Vonage Allen Vazquez; on Numbering Administration Oversight WG are co-chair, with CenturyLink, Philip Linse, plus members from Bandwidth, Lisa Freeman; Cox Communications' Sandra Jones, Charter Communications alternate Glenn Clepper; Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission's Rebecca Beaton, NARUC; Sprint's Karen Riepenkroger and alternate Shaunna Forshee; Interoperable Video Calling WG members include Maine Public Advocate Barry Hobbins, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates; and nonvoting member, for Somos, alternate Justen Davis; and technical advisers Mitre's Yin Bao and Shareef Ali, also Rochester Institute of Technology; Nationwide Number Portability WG co-Chair CenturyLink's Linse; with members from AT&T Teresa Patton; with Comcast as an alternate, Thomson Obasuyi; plus Telnyx alternate Sarah Halko, and nonvoting members, Somos alternate Justen Davis; Call Authentication Trust Anchor WG members are CenturyLink alternate Linse; and USTelecom alternate Farhan Chugthai; and nonvoting members Somos alternate Davis; and Industry Relations and Public Policy Toll Free Assignment Modernization WG nonvoting members now include Somos alternate Catherine Palcic.
Open RAN Policy Coalition elects Chris Boyer, AT&T, chairman; Eric Wenger, Cisco, vice chair; Nick Fetchko, Verizon, treasurer; and Becky Fraser, Qualcomm, secretary; and to at-large board Thierry Maupile, Altiostar; Jeff Blum, Dish Network; Bob Pepper, Facebook; Jayne Stancavage, Intel; John Baker, Mavenir; David Jeppsen, NTT Docomo; Azita Arvani, Rakuten Mobile; and Edward Howard, Vodafone ... Neustar board now includes Wes Nichols, ex-senior vice president-strategy after company bought MarketShare, which he co-founded ... National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Foundation board adds Timothy Lowenstein.