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Subject: zephyr telecom shutdown
Category: Business and Money > Finance
Asked by: fogger-ga
List Price: $3.00
Posted: 30 Mar 2004 09:49 PST
Expires: 29 Apr 2004 10:49 PDT
Question ID: 322437
I can find evidence of life for Zephyr Telecommunications, which
raised some $65 million vrom venture funds, as late as August 2002. 
Its domain name is now for sale.  When did it shut down?
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Subject: Re: zephyr telecom shutdown
From: czh-ga on 30 Mar 2004 16:31 PST
 
You can ask Terrence P. McGarty, the founder and CEO "until 2002."  
Here is his contact information.

http://mertongroup.com/about.html
Terrence P. McGarty, Ph.D.
Managing Partner
Dr. McGarty has over thirty years of experience in the
telecommunications industry. Dr. McGarty founded Zephyr
Communications, an international broadband and IP services company in
1996, where he was Chief Executive Officer until 2002. Prior to
Zephyr,  from August 1986 until June 1990, Dr. McGarty was Corporate
Director of Research and Development of NYNEX Corporation and was the
Managing Director of NYNEX Technology Investment, a venture capital
fund. From December 1990 until January 1992, Dr. McGarty was a Senior
Vice President at NYNEX and in charge of operations for the NYNEX
Mobile Communications Company, a cellular carrier. Dr. McGarty spent
five years in the Broadband business as Vice President of Warner Cable
and as Group President at Warner Communications, and six years in the
satellite communications business as General Manager of COMSAT?s first
non-regulated business. Dr. McGarty holds three degrees from MIT,
including a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. Dr. McGarty is currently
Vice Chairman of the National Academy of Sciences Board on the
Internet and is also a member of the advisory Board of the MIT
Internet Telephony Consortium, where he actively participates in its
research and strategic directions. Dr. McGarty serves on the board of
directors of several companies, including Zephyr Communications and
MDSI Mobile Data Systems, Inc. a publicly traded company.

http://mertongroup.com/contact.html
Terrence McGarty
973-377-6269
mcgarty@mertongroup.com
Subject: Re: zephyr telecom shutdown
From: fogger-ga on 30 Mar 2004 17:05 PST
 
The email is off!  Thanks very much.
Subject: Re: zephyr telecom shutdown
From: fogger-ga on 31 Mar 2004 13:43 PST
 
The former CEO is in denial.  He says the company is still alive and
operating in Czechoslovakia. I have asked him what ownership the
previous investors in Zephyr have in the new entity and he has not
gotten back to me.

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