Obituary
Longtime telecom executive Royce Holland, CEO of Masergy Communications until his retirement in 2014, died March 27. A Dallas resident, he was 75. Cause of death wasn’t disclosed. In the 1980s, Holland co-founded MFS Communications, where he served as president…
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and chief operating officer, expanding the business in North America, Europe and Asia. WorldCom purchased the company in 1996. The following year, Holland co-founded Allegiance Telecom, serving as chairman and CEO until its 2004 sale to XO Communications. He then became CEO of McLeod USA, which was sold to Paetec in 2008, after which he joined Masergy, where he had served as a board member. In 1993, President George H.W. Bush appointed him to the National Security Telecom Advisory Committee and in 1999, then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush named him to the E-Government Task Force. Survivors include his wife, Sue, and children Andrea and David. Donations may be made to The Biggs Institute at the University of Texas Health San Antonio or the North Texas Food Bank.