Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 27, 2000

David Hurwitz – Us Wats Inc (uswi)

DAVID B. HURWITZ is President & CEO of US WATS, Inc. He has over 14 years experience in the telecommunications industry, encompassing business development, general management, and strategic sales and marketing initiatives. Mr. Hurwitz became President & CEO in February 1999. He started with the company in December of 1996 as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. From 1995 to 1996 he served as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Commonwealth Long Distance. Prior to the position with Commonwealth, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of InterNet Communications Services, Inc. and as General Manager of FiberNet, Inc. from 1992 to 1995. Both InterNet and FiberNet were affiliated with one another. From 1985 to 1992 Mr. Hurwitz held sales and sales management positions with RCI Long Distance, a subsidiary of Rochester Telephone, which became Frontier Corporation (recently acquired by Global Crossing). Mr. Hurwitz currently sits on the Board of Directors of Talk Visual Corporation (OTC BB TVCP). Profile
TWST: Could we start out with an overview and a history of the company,

just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Hurwitz: US WATS went public in 1991 through a reverse merger into a

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