Hernandez Heads for NCTA
Fri., Sep. 21, 2018
By Kevin McCauley
NCTA, the DC voice of the broadband and pay cable TV business, has added Saul Hernandez as VP-government relations.
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NCTA, the DC voice of the broadband and pay cable TV business, has added Saul Hernandez as VP-government relations.
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