Royce J. Holland

ROYCE J. HOLLAND is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Allegiance
Telecom, Inc., a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) headquartered
in Dallas, Texas. Along with Tom Lord, Allegiance’s Executive Vice
President, Mr. Holland is co-Founder of Allegiance. Under Mr. Holland’s
leadership, Allegiance is targeting 36 major metropolitan areas in the
US with its ‘one-stop shopping’ approach. Mr. Holland has over twenty-
five years experience in the telecommunications, independent power and
engineering/construction industries. Previously, Mr. Holland was
President and one of several co-founders of MFS Communications Company,
Inc., the largest CLEC with operations in 52 metropolitan areas in North
America, Europe and Asia. In January 1993, Mr. Holland was appointed by
President George Bush to the National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee. He received a BS in Engineering from the University
of Texas and a MS in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.