Technology >> CEO Interviews >> September 20, 2000

Everett Dobson – Dobson Communications Corporation (dcel)

EVERETT DOBSON has served as a director and officer of Dobson Communications Corporation since 1982. From 1990 to 1996, he served as a Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of the company and President of the company's cellular subsidiaries. He was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in April 1996. Mr. Dobson served on the Board of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) in 1993 and 1994. He holds a BA in Economics from Southwestern Oklahoma State University, where he currently sits on the SWOSU Foundation Board and chairs the Investment Committee. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview of Dobson Communications

Corporation?

Mr. Dobson: We've been in the cellular business for approximately 10

years. We started operating rural