On September 18, 2006, Anousheh Ansari, a telecommunications entrepreneur, became the first female space tourist and the fourth space tourist overall.

Tan Le (born 1977), a Vietnamese-Australian telecommunications entrepreneur, is a co-Founder of Emotiv.

John D. "Jack" Goeken (August 22, 1930 - September 16, 2010) was a prolific telecommunications entrepreneur.

Gregory C. Carr - telecommunications entrepreneur and philanthropist.

George D. Crowley Jr., a longtime telecommunications entrepreneur, recalls the day last fall when an old friend contacted him about an intriguing opportunity.

He is a retired telecommunications entrepreneur and an environmental advocate.

Congo was in the midst of a civil war when Alieu Conteh, a telecommunications entrepreneur, began building a cellular network there in the 1990's.

But Mr. Rossillo, 59, a telecommunications entrepreneur who pleaded guilty in exchange for five years' probation, was not prepared for a media event.

In recent years alumnus John C. Malone, a wealthy telecommunications entrepreneur, has donated more than $25 million for new construction, the financial aid program, and forming the endowment.

Another interested party in the bid was Digicel, owned by Irish telecommunications entrepreneur, Denis O'Brien.