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Byron F. Marchant joined the Board of Directors in December 1999, and currently is Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Marchant has been the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of Black Entertainment Television (BET) Networks since 1997. Prior to joining BET, Mr. Marchant was a partner in the law firm Patton Boggs, LLP. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Marchant was TCS' Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Additional positions that Mr. Marchant has held include Senior Legal Advisor to an FCC Commissioner and an attorney with the law firm Sidley & Austin. Mr. Marchant also serves on the Board of Directors of Cable Positive, American Red Cross of the Washington Metropolitan Area and the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation. He also is a member of the Advisory Committee to the Sallie Mae Foundation. The Governor of Virginia appointed Mr. Marchant to the Board of Visitors of George Mason University for a four-year term that began in the Fall of 2003. He serves on the University of Virginia Campaign Executive Committee through 2001 and is an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. Mr. Marchant holds a B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia Law School. | 