Grande Communications Holdings, Inc.

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.grandecom.com
Employees: 785
Employee growth: (5.5%)

Grande Communications' grand vision is to become a big player in Texas telecommunications. The company provides bundled telephone services, Internet access, and cable television to more than 140,000 residential and business customers over its own fiber-optic network. Grande Communications also provides wholesale communications services to other telecoms and ISPs. The company has operations in Austin-San Marcos, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Houston, Midland-Odessa, San Antonio, and Waco. Grande's investors include Whitney & Co. (22% of voting power), The Centennial Funds (17%), and Austin Ventures (7%).

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $205.3M
One year growth: 4.1%
Net income: ($50.4)M

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Roy H. Chestnutt
COO: W.K.L. (Scott) Ferguson Jr.
CFO: Michael L. (Mike) Wilfley

Competitors:
AT&T
Time Warner Cable
Verizon