VIRGINIA BUSINESS

VOLUME 14                                     JULY 1999                                                 NO. 7

COVER STORY

WIRELESS WARRIOR

By Bill Edwards

Mary Ann Elliott dropped out of school in the eighth grade to get married and have kids. Then she fought her way to the top of the satellite communications business.

NEWS AND FEATURES

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

By Kathleen F. Phalen

Businesses must now maneuver through
tangled telecom options, constantly
scanning the underbrush for service
slammers and vaporware hucksters.

ON HOLD

By Leigh Anne Larance

A merged Bell Atlantic and GTE could mean lower rates for business customers. Or it could end local phone competition before it even begins.

SELLING SPECTRUM

By Kathleen F. Phalen

In less than a year, WNP Communications' owners made a $355 million profit on wireless licenses in a federal auction.

EYES ON CHARITIES

By Dominic Perella

What to look for and
what to look out for.

REGIONAL REPORT

LAKE COUNTRY

By Robert Burke

One challenge for this area of Virginia is getting the word out that it's thirsty for new industry.

INDUSTRY TRENDS

THE OUTHOUSE GANG

By Marjolijn Bijlefeld

Manufacturers are no longer self-sufficient islands. They're outsourcing everything from factory automoation to environmental engineering.


DEPARTMENTS

MEET THE
EDITORS

Get to know the staff


EDITOR'S
CORNER

Camouflage Thursdays?



MINDING YOUR
BUSINESS


Land of Odds

Scholars and Dollars

Taking Center Stage



TAKING
STOCK

Making the Right Call



SMALL BUSINESS
SOLUTIONS

Dominion Steel



FOR THE
RECORD

A Monthly Business Recap



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