Alphabet Taps McCray to Lead Access Unit, Including Fiber

  • Fiber internet business lost a CEO and cut jobs in October
  • Company pursues cheaper wireless technology to expand service

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Alphabet Inc. named broadband executive Gregory McCray to lead its Access subsidiary as the company tries to develop a new strategy for the internet-communications business.

With the appointment, the Access unit, which includes the high-speed Fiber internet service, is getting slimmer. Several hundred employees are moving over to Alphabet’s main Google business, according to a person familiar with the situation.