President, CEO
Tele-Media Broadband Company, LLC
Tony Swain is a thirty-eight year industry veteran and President, CEO of Tele-Media Broadband Company, LLC. (.TMBC.). TMBC currently provides management and consulting services in the Cable Television and Broadband Industries focusing on operations, new product development, P L management, forecast, engineering, technical management, governmental affairs & FCC Regulations.
From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Swain was President of Tele-Media Corporation of Delaware, a pioneering cable television company founded by Robert Tudek and Everett Mundy. During this time period, Mr. Swain lead a series of acquisition evaluations of several cable operating companies representing hundreds of thousands of subscribers in addition to his day-to-day operational duties, and completed several studies & forecasts for independent venture capital groups.
Swain joined Tele-Media in 1971 and held a variety of positions with the company through the years. Prior to appointment as President in 2003, Mr. Swain was Senior Vice President and Director of Engineering. His team designed over 3,500 miles of systems in state-of-the-art fiber/cable HFC technology as well as data over cable Internet services, digital, HD services and VoIP tests.
Mr. Swain's previous responsibilities included, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Tele-Media Region III (1989-1996) negotiating over 65 new or renewed contracts in SE Florida. He also was responsible for corporate interpretation and dissemination of compliance information regarding the 1992 Cable Act. From 1985 to 1987, Mr. Swain headed the Tele-Media of Delaware corporate acquisitions team, coordinating evaluations, negotiations and closings totaling over 300,000 subscribers.
Mr. Swain holds an Associate Degree in Electronics from the Columbus Technical Institute and is a board member of Society of Cable Television Engineers and CableLabs and is active in Christians In Cable.