VP, Technical Operations and Engineering
Comcast Cable

A leader in the region that includes 10% of Comcast’s customers, Parker and his approximately 4,000 employees ensure that the network that brings Xfinity TV, Internet and phone service to more than 2 million subscribers in the greater Chicago region is state-of-the-art. The work of Parker and his team largely enables Comcast to deliver and upgrade its Xfinity services. His advice for young people trying to break into the cable industry: “Don’t be scared to take a job to get your foot in the door, then network and maneuver from within.”

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The Supreme Court’s recent ruling that presidents can fire the heads of independent agencies bolsters the argument that the full FCC needs to review the Media Bureau decision approving Nexstar and Tegna’s merger.

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