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ESRI announced that Randy Frantz has joined ESRI as manager of Telecommunications Industry Solutions. With more than 22 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Frantz was most recently manager of national telecommunications accounts at Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., where he worked with major utilities implementing GIS solutions. Frantz has also held senior management positions with Cox Communications, the third-largest U.S. cable telecommunications provider, where he launched new telephone, digital television, and cable modem services operations in the Arizona market. He has served in senior management positions with Axient Communications, a startup Internet Protocol video streaming company, and Jones Communications, and worked for Bell Atlantic in its domestic and international markets as director of network design and deputy trade representative in Indonesia. "Randy joins our team at a time when telecommunication companies are looking for ways to better manage multiple services," says Jack Dangermond, ESRI president. "We welcome his experience with integrated telecommunication services and telecommunication startups as well as in applying solutions based on spatial management technology." Frantz will concentrate on the telecommunications sector's growing use of GIS to improve productivity and provide new service offerings. "I am excited about expanding the telecommunications industry's adoption of ESRI's world- class enterprise GIS solutions to meet its growing competitive challenges," says Frantz. "As these telecommunication companies continue to upgrade their networks and launch new services, geospatial solutions will become an increasingly critical component for improving operational efficiency and revenue growth." A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, Frantz holds electrical engineering and masters in business administration degrees from Widener University, Pennsylvania. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council.