NCTA Statement on Passing of Former Cox Communications CEO Jim Robbins

Statement of NCTA President & CEO Kyle McSlarrow Regarding the News that Former Cox Communications CEO Jim Robbins Passed Away

10/11/2007: “On behalf of all of us at NCTA, we express our deepest sympathies to Jim’s family and many friends. Jim was a relentlessly positive force in the cable industry for nearly four decades and touched the lives of tens of thousands of cable employees. His commitment to excellence benefited every Cox customer and community and served as an inspiration to the entire industry. He served with distinction as one of the industry’s great ambassadors to policymakers at all levels of government. We will deeply miss his humor, compassion, and guidance.”

NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation’s largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access after investing more than $110 billion over ten years to build a two-way interactive network with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to millions of American consumers.

Source: National Cable & Telecommunications Association

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