Flanary and Holloway needed somebody with experience running a big operation.

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But by starting with a clean slate at the precise moment they did, Sorenson, Flanary and Holloway were able to design the most efficient network possible.

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Flanary, a part-time tennis pro, worked in marketing at Bestline, an Austin, Tex. firm that competes with the established Bells and other companies in providing local phone service.

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