BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.2B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Cellular Telephone Services
Number of Employees 2,500
Contact Information
14201 Wireless Way
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134-2512
(405) 529-8500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110
Recent Events
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dobson communications corp. and leap wireless international inc. - All News and Analysis
Leap Sells Wireless Spectrum in Anchorage and Duluth to Dobson Communications Corporation; Sale Valued at Approximately $10 Million; Proceeds from Sale to Support Product Development and Expansion Initiatives
SAN DIEGO -- Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless communications services, today announced that two of its subsidiaries have signed an agreement to sell 30 MHz of spectrum in Anchorage, AK and 10 MHz of spectrum in Duluth, Minn. to Dobson Cellular Systems,...
What does $1 buy? A few stock shares.
In addition to being able to purchase 20 minutes of long-distance calling and pint-sized fast food items, anyone with a dollar burning a hole in their pocket could quickly become a player in the wireless industry. What was once the playground for the rich and famous has...
Small Carriers Post Big Gains.(Company Financial Information)
After adding more than 800,000 subscribers in the first quarter, the country's dozen or so regional wireless carriers and affiliates currently have slightly more than 7 million subscribers among them. That picture promises to change drastically this year, however, as the operators, showing few signs that...
Downturn Doesn't Affect Demand.(Company Financial Information)
A downturn in market conditions in the first quarter of this year doesn't seem to have lessened the demand for wireless services. Cingular Wireless, Leap Wireless and Dobson Communications reported continued subscriber growth in the first quarter of this year. ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| R.Thomas Morgan | CIO |
| Thomas R. Morgan | CIO & Senior Vice President |
| Tim Duffy | Cto & Senior Vice President |
| Tom Roberts | CMO |
| Frank Franzese | Senior Vice President |
| Tom Coates | Vice President, Corp Dev |
| Ronald L.Ripley | Senior Vice President & General Manager |
| Trent LeForce | Controller & Assistant Secretary |
| Richard Sewell | Treasurer |
| Stephen T Dobson | Officer |
| Dana L. Schmaltz | Investor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Bruce R. Knooihuizen | Board of Directors |
| Robert A. Schriesheim | Board of Directors |
| Wayne Watts | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | CIO | Current |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Arthur Anderson & Co. | Information Services Management Positions | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | CIO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Cto & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. | member | Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University | BS degree in Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | CMO | Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. | Vice President of Marketing | Former |
| Brigham Young University | MBA both | Former |
| Brigham Young University | MBA both | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
| NEXTEL Communications, Inc. | Executive, Level Management Positions | Former |
| Sprint Nextel Corporation | Former | |
| Muhlenberg College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Vice President, Corp Dev | Current |
| Georgetown University | BS | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Senior Vice President & General Manager | Current |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | General Counsel | Former |
| The University of Oklahoma | Jd | Former |
| The University of Oklahoma | Bba | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Controller & Assistant Secretary | Current |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| American Cellular Corporation | Controller & Assistant Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Treasurer | Current |
Stephen T. Dobson is the chief executive officer of CoreVault, Inc. He serves as vice chairman of the board of DWL Holding Company (CoreVault's parent), and as chief executive officer of Dobson and McLoud Telephone Companies. Additionally, Mr. Dobson has served as an officer and director of Dobson Communications Corporation since 1990. He holds a bachelor of science degree in Finance from the University of Central Oklahoma. Mr. Dobson has led and directed his management teams, providing telecommunication services and solutions to customers for the past 19 years. Under Mr. Dobson's direction, CoreVault is poised to compete in on-line backup and recovery solutions for a broad range of consumers in an unlimited geographic service environment.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Corevault | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| American Cellular Corporation | Secretary | Current |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Officer | Current |
| Dobson & Co. LLC | Current | |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Secretary | Current |
| Corevault | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dobson Telephone Company, Inc. | Gm | Former |
| Dobson Telephone Company, Inc. | Secretary | Former |
| American Cellular Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Bachelor of Science Degree In Finance | Former |
Bruce R. Knooihuizen has served as our Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer since he joined us in February 2008. From 1996 until February 2008, Mr. Knooihuizen was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dobson Communications, a provider of rural and suburban wireless telephone services. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Knooihuizen was Chief Financial Officer and Secretary for The Westlink Co. in San Diego, a wireless provider which was formerly an operating unit of US West. Previously, he was Treasurer and Controller of Ameritech Cellular from 1990 to 1994; Director, Accounting Operations of Ameritech Applied Technologies from 1988 to 1990; and Controller of Ameritech Properties in 1988, all located in Chicago. From 1980 to 1988, he held various financial and accounting positions with The Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Mr. Knooihuizen received his B.S. in Finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and his M.B.A in Finance from the University of Cincinnati.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mosso | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Current |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Western Financial Service Corp. | Cfo | Former |
| American Cellular Corporation | Cfo & Executive Vice President | Former |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| West-Link Corporation | Cfo | Former |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Executive Vice President | Former |
| West-Link Corporation | Secretary | Former |
| University of Cincinnati | M.B.A In Finance | Former |
| Ohio.Com | B.S. In Finance | Former |
| Miami University | B.S. In Finance | Former |
Robert A. Schriesheim has served as a director since May 2006 and as executive vice president and chief financial officer since October 2006. From 2002 until October 2006, he was a general partner of ARCH Development Partners LLC, a technology venture capital fund. From 1999 to 2002, he was executive vice president of corporate development, chief financial officer, and a director for London, England-based Global Telesystems, Inc., a $1 billion revenue publicly traded provider of telecommunications services to businesses throughout Western and Central Europe and Russia, backed by George Soros and affiliates, where he led the financial restructuring and sale of the company. Previously, he held various executive positions at SBC Equity Partners, Ameritech, AC Nielsen, and Brooke Group Ltd. He also currently serves on the boards of publicly-traded Alyst Acquisiton Corp., MSC.Software Corp., Skyworks Solutions Inc., several private technology companies and served on the board of Dobson Communications until its sale to AT&T.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson Software, Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Vastech, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Director | Current |
| Lawson International AB | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Alyst Acquisition Corp. | Chair of Board | Current |
| Enfora Sa | Director | Current |
| Lawson International AB | Director | Current |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Accelchip, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mobitrac, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lawson Software, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Akoya | Board of Directors | Current |
| Golden Telecom, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Global Telesystems, Inc. | Member | Current |
| Dobson Telephone Company, Inc. | president | Former |
| Global Telesystems, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| NEXTEL Communications, Inc. | chief operating officer | Former |
| Global Telesystems, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Corporate Development | Former |
| Acnielsen Corporation | Executive Vice President, Corporate Development | Former |
| Lawson Software, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Ameritech Corporation | Vice President of Corporate Development | Former |
| Ameri Tech | Vice President of Corporate Development | Former |
| Acnielsen Corporation | Vice President of Global Corporate Development | Former |
| Dobson Telephone Company, Inc. | general manager | Former |
| ARCH Development Partners, LLC | Venture Partner | Former |
| Acnielsen Corporation | Executive Positions | Former |
| Smartsignal Corp. | Observer | Former |
| Global Telesystems, Inc. | Board Member | Former |
| American Cellular Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Golden Telecom, Inc. | Board Member | Former |
| ARCH Development Partners, LLC | Board of Directors | Former |
| Dobson Telephone Company, Inc. | secretary | Former |
| Acnielsen Corporation | Board Member | Former |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business | MBA In Business Economics | Former |
| University of Chicago | Mba | Former |
| University of Central Oklahoma | B.S. in Business Administration | Former |
| Princeton University | Ab In Chemistry | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DLJ Merchant Banking Partners | Team member | Current |
| W/S Packaging Group Inc. | Director | Current |
| Fitness Quest, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Dobson Communications Corporation | Investor | Current |
| Meow Mix | Investor | Current |
| Bass Pro Shops, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Murray's Discount Auto Stores | Investor | Current |
| J.W. Childs Associates, L.P. | President | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
| Dartmouth College | A.B. Degree | Former |
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