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Adelphia Communications Corp.

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Dow Jones Description

Prior to the sale of substantially all of the consolidated assets of Adelphia to Time Warner NY Cable LLC and Comcast Corporation on July 31, 2006 (the "Sale Transaction"), Adelphia Communications Corporation was the fifth largest cable television company in the country. It served customers in 31 states and offered analog and digital video services, high-speed Internet access and other advanced services over its broadband networks.

Senior Vice President/General Manager, Kiwee & Chief Technology Officer
Rajiv Jain
Contact Information
NAICS Code : 517510

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Rajiv Jain Senior Vice President/General Manager, Kiwee & Chief Technology Officer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Thayer Bigelow Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Adelphia Communications Corporation Senior Vice President/General Manager, Kiwee & Chief Technology Officer Current

Mr. Bigelow spent more than 30 years working for Time Inc. and Time Warner. For the last two years of his career at Time Warner, he was interim CEO of Court Room Television Network. He joined Time Inc. in the Controller's Department in 1967. Mr. Bigelow was promoted to Manager of Accounting three years later. In 1973, he was named Vice President and Treasurer of Manhattan Cable Television, Inc., a Time Inc. subsidiary. He was named President of MCTV in 1976 and held the post for three years. In 1980, Mr. Bigelow was appointed Senior Vice President for Finance and Corporate Development of Time-Life Films, Inc., another company subsidiary. The following year, Mr. Bigelow was named Assistant to the Group Vice President of Video for Time Inc., and at the same time was named President of Time-Life Video. In 1982, he was named Treasurer and Vice President of Time Inc. Mr. Bigelow was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Time Inc. in 1984, and before joining HBO four years later, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of American Television and Communications Corp., of which Time Inc. was then an 82 percent owner. In 1991, he was named the first President and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Cable Programming, Inc., after having been President and Chief Operating Officer of Home Box Office, Inc. for three years. In addition to his key role on Lord Abbett's Family of Mutual Funds Board, Mr. Bigelow is Director of Crane Co. and Huttig Building Products, Inc. He is also is a member of the Board of Trustees of Trinity College. After serving two years in the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr. Bigelow graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and earned his MBA at the University of Virginia, Colgate Darden Business School.

Organization Position Status
Lord Abbett & Co. Lead Independent Director, Lord Abbett Family of Mutual Funds Current
Adelphia Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
Lord Abbett & Co. Board of Directors Current
Crane Co. Board of Directors Current
R.H. Donnelley Corporation Board of Directors Current
Huttig Building Products, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Courtroom Television Network LLC Interim Chief Executive Officer Former
Time Warner Cable Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer, Programming Former
Home Box Office Inc. President & Chief Operating Officer Former
Mctv President Former
Time Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
University of Virginia MBA Former
Trinity College Bachelor's Degree Former