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Telecom veteran joins Yahoo board

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From Times Wire Services

Yahoo Inc. named veteran telecommunications executive Maggie Wilderotter as a director, the first addition to the slumping Internet icon’s board since co-founder Jerry Yang took over as chief executive last month.

Wilderotter is chairwoman and CEO of Stamford, Conn.-based Citizens Communications Co., which provides telephone and Internet service in more than 20 states. Wilderotter also has worked for AT&T; Inc., McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

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