VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of
Electric Lightwave Inc. (Nasdaq: ELIX) announced today the election of
Rudy J. Graf as chief executive officer. Mr. Graf and and Scott N. Schneider
were also elected directors of Electric Lightwave, Inc.
Mr. Graf is President and Chief Operating Officer of Citizens Utilities
Company (NYSE: CZN, CZNPr). Before this, he was President and Chief Operating
Officer of Centennial Cellular Corp., a provider of wireless and wireline
telephone services in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Mr. Schneider is Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning and
Development for Citizens and President of Citizens Capital Ventures, a new
subsidiary formed to take advantage of telecommunications business
opportunities in e-commerce and the Internet. Prior to this position, he was
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Century Communications
Corp.
About Electric Lightwave
Electric Lightwave Inc. is a leading integrated communications provider of
enhanced data services, frame relay, ATM and Internet access solutions to
bandwidth intensive businesses and the growing e-commerce market. The company
offers businesses local and long distance telephone service and high-speed
broadband transport that interconnects major markets in the West. Additional
information about Electric Lightwave Inc. is located on the World Wide Web at
http://www.eli.net.
SOURCE Electric Lightwave Inc.
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CONTACT: Jack Hardy, 360-816-3602, or pager, 800-391-3267, or jack_hardy@eli.net, or investors, Fletcher Chamberlin, 360-816-3996, or fletcher_chamberlin@eli.net, both of Electric Lightwave Inc.
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