Anthony "Tony" Rossabi is Senior Vice President, Global Carrier Solutions, Tata Communications, part of the $65B Tata Group. Mr. Rossabi is responsible for leading global carrier solutions and business development initiatives for Tata Communications. Prior to joining Tata Communications in June 2006, Mr. Rossabi was Executive Director of International Business Development for Level3 Communications. He was responsible for managing the international group, supervising bilateral negotiations for data and voice services with PTTs and developing marketing and exchange strategies. With over a decade of telecommunications experience, Mr. Rossabi has previously held a number of senior management positions. He was Director of International Business Development, Voice and Data Product Development for BellSouth Long Distance from 2001 until 2003. Before 2001, Mr. Rossabi served as Vice President, International Business Development and Global Network Purchasing for Telnext Communications, Inc., where he established a fiber and satellite network that spanned Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. Prior to this position, Mr. Rossabi was the Director of Network Purchasing for Justice Telecom Corporation in California. Mr. Rossabi holds two Masters Degrees; one in Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University; and a second in Business Administration from The Johnson School of Management at Cornell University. Prior to entering Telecommunications, Mr. Rossabi worked as an Assistant District Attorney in New York City at the Kings County District Attorney’s office.

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