Broadwing Communications hired Delwin L. Bothof as a strategic consultant to help the company expand its video distribution business with cable and broadcast networks, sports leagues, and other programming sources. Bothof was the founder and first president of Vyvx, a provider of integrated fiber-optic, satellite, and teleport video transmission services. He later served as President of Domestic Strategic Investments for Williams Communications.
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- In June 2003, Corvis and Cequel III, a St. Louis-based telecommunications and cable management firm, completed their acquisition of Broadwing Communications from Cincinnati Bell. The sale included Broadwing’s 18,500 mile national fiber network, its all-optical switching platform, a state-of-the-art network operations center and all the other network elements necessary to provide its integrated and managed broadband telecommunications services. Mark F. Spagnolo was appointed Interim CEO of Broadwing Communications. Spagnolo has held various executive positions with Electronic Data Systems, as well as the position of President and CEO for UUNET.