Cable / Telecom News

Neuman quits EchoStar

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Yesterday, former Bell Canada executive Michael Neuman resigned as president and chief operating officer of number two U.S. satellite company EchoStar Communications. A short announcement yesterday by the company said Neuman’s duties will be assumed by Carl Vogel, vice-chairman of the company, and Michael Dugan, CTO and former president and COO of the company. Neuman landed the gig in only in June of this year and EchoStar gave no reason for his departure. Neuman was president of Bell Mobility until early in 2005 when he was forced out after the wireless unit endured a series of billing blunders...