Comcast adds lobbyist for state governments.(appointment)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, May, 2005

As cable rolls out telephone service to more local markets, the biggest operator has hired a lobbyist to handle state legislatures and regulators. Comcast has hired Richard Schollmann, previously president of the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association, to help the company win state approvals to roll out local telephone service and make the case against phone companies' bid for local franchise rules that would ease their entry into video service.