// November 14, 2014//
Chris Kyle, vice president of industry affairs and regulatory for Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. (Shentel), has been elected chairman of the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association (VCTA).
At Shentel, Kyle is responsible for negotiating programming agreements, cable acquisitions, and is the primary contact with local, state and federal legislators and regulators.
He joined the company in 2003, and has led projects in acquisitions, business development, long range planning and Shentel Cable marketing and sales.
Kyle previously served as secretary of the VCTA board of directors. He also serves on the Board of the Shenandoah Valley Partnership.
The operating subsidiaries of Shentel provide local and long distance telephone, Internet and data services, cable television, wireless voice and data services, alarm monitoring, and telecommunications equipment, along with many other associated solutions.