Robert A. Brooks
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Robert Alan "Bob" Brooks (May 10, 1932 ā August 1, 2000) was an American telecommunications entrepreneur in St. Louis, Missouri who founded several companies and was listed by Red Herring magazine as one of the Top Ten Entrepreneurs of 1999.[4] His two best-known companies were Cencom Cable Associates and Brooks Fiber Properties. Cencom was sold to Hallmark Cards for $1 billion, and Brooks Fiber Properties was sold to WorldCom for $3 billion.[5] His companies were responsible for building hundreds of thousands of miles of fiber-optic and cable television wiring across the United States.[3]
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Robert Alan Brooks | |
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Born | (1932-05-10)May 10, 1932[1][2] Boston |
Died | August 1, 2000(2000-08-01) (aged 68) St. Louis |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Northeastern University |
Occupation | Telecommunications entrepreneur |
Organization(s) | Cencom Cable Associates, Brooks Telecommunications, several others |
Spouse | JoAnne |
Children | Robert, Marguerite, Patricia, Deborah, Maureen, Mary Katherine, Michael, and John[3] |
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