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By Staff Report / Thursday, November 10th, 2011 / Latest news / Comments Off on Former telecom mogul dies at 52
Chris Edgecomb, co-founder and CEO of Star Telecom, once one of Santa Barbara’s largest public companies, died Nov. 7. He was 52. Star Telecom was among the nation’s largest telecommunications companies. Edgecomb led the firm’s spectacular rise from $67 million in revenue in 1995 to more than $1 billion in 1999 — before it crashed Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, September 19th, 2011 / Latest news / Comments Off on Cox wireless debuts
Atlanta-based Cox Communications has rolled out wireless service in Santa Barbara. Cox, which has a cable monopoly in the city, announced earlier this year that it planned to bundle in mobile phone services with its Internet, telephone and cable services for an all-in-one bundle. It is buying airtime from Sprint at wholesale prices to resell Read More →
