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Laurence E. Harris has served as a director since March 2006. He is “of counsel” at the law firm Patton Boggs LLP and was a partner with the firm from May 2001 until December 2004. From December 1996 to April 2001, Mr. Harris was senior vice president and general counsel of Teligent, Inc., an international telecommunications company. Teligent, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy in May 2001. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Harris served as senior vice president of law and public policy for MCI Communications Corporation. From 1982 to 1992, Mr. Harris was president and chief operating officer of Metromedia Telecommunications, Inc. and CRICO Communications, a privately-held paging company. Prior to Metromedia, Mr. Harris served as chief of the Federal Communication Commission’s Mass Media Bureau. From 1972 to 1982, Mr. Harris served as a vice president of law and public policy for MCI, managing corporate relations for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the office of telecommunications policy at the White House. Mr. Harris was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, serving in the destroyer fleet. Mr. Harris serves on the board of directors of MCI, where he is a member of the risk and corporate governance committees. Mr. Harris also serves on the board of directors and is chairman of the audit committee for Sports Brands International, Inc. Mr. Harris holds a B.A. degree from Columbia College and J.D. from Georgetown University. | 