Tropos Networks, a start-up offering equipment for metro-scale Wi-Fi networks, announced that Reed E. Hundt has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Hundt is currently an advisor on information industries to McKinsey and Company, and serves on the board of Intel Corporation as well as with other telecom start-ups. Hundt served as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 1993 to 1997. http://www.tropos.com
Tropos Names Former FCC Chairman to its Board
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