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Short Take: Covad taps former US West exec as chief

Robert Knowling Jr. has been named president and chief executive of Covad Communications, a telecommunications carrier specializing in high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL) service. Knowling previously served as an executive with US West. Covad cofounder and interim CEO Chuck McMinn now will serve as Covad's chairman.

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Robert Knowling Jr. has been named president and chief executive of , a telecommunications carrier specializing in high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL) service. Knowling previously served as an executive with US West. Covad cofounder and interim CEO Chuck McMinn now will serve as Covad's chairman.