New Orleans Hosts Major Cable Show Event

There is a major Cable show convention being held in New Orleans this week.

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) is sponsoring their annual Cable event and Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, will provide a keynote address at The Cable Show ’08, on Monday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. The comments of Secretary Gutierrez, the 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce, will come at the top the Monday General Session at the Show.

NCTA also announced details for other panels and sessions focusing on important public policy issues during its 57th Annual Convention and International Exposition to be held May 18- 20, 2008, in New Orleans.

The Cable Show ’08 Public Policy program will kick-off on Sunday, May 18 with a luncheon, hosted by ARRIS, featuring former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairmen and Commissioners commenting on the 2008 Presidential election and the regulatory outlook for telecommunications under each of three potential administrations. Each panelist will represent the views of one of the three major Presidential candidates:

Bill Kennard, former Chairman, FCC (Obama)

Susan Ness, former Commissioner, FCC (Clinton)

Michael Powell, former Chairman, FCC (McCain)

Moderated by Kathleen Abernathy, former Commissioner, FCC

In addition to Secretary Gutierrez’s address at the beginning of Monday afternoon’s general session, a Public Policy luncheon on May 19 will feature:

FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein

FCC Commissioner Michael Copps

FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell

Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Jon Leibowitz

NTIA Acting Assistant Secretary Meredith Baker

Moderated by Dan Brenner, Sr. Vice President, Law & Regulatory Policy, NCTA

On Tuesday, May 20, the Public Policy luncheon will feature a discussion between cable and broadcast chief executives on the digital transition:

David Rehr, President and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters

Paul McTear, President and CEO, Raycom Media

Jack Sander, Senior Advisor, Belo Corporation and Chairman, NAB Joint Board

Paul Karpowicz, President, Meredith Corporation Broadcasting Group

Glenn Britt, President & CEO, Time Warner Cable

Bob Miron, Chairman & CEO, Advance/Newhouse Communications

Moderated by Deborah Lathen, former Chief, FCC Cable Services Bureau

Other highlights of the Cable Show Public Policy Agenda include the following sessions:

Regulatory Review: Bureau Chiefs & Legal Advisors on Media Matters
Tuesday, May 20, 11:00 a.m.

Elizabeth Andrion, Interim Legal Advisor, Office of Chairman Martin,

Matthew Berry, General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, FCC

Catherine Bohigian, Chief, Office of Strategic Planning & Policy Analysis, FCC

Rudy Brioche, Legal Advisor, Office of Commissioner Adelstein, FCC

Rick Chessen, Sr. Legal Advisor, Office of Commissioner Copps, FCC

Christina Pauzé, Legal Advisor, Office of Commissioner McDowell, FCC

Maureen Ohlhausen, Director, Office of Policy Planning, FTC

Moderated by Kathryn Zachem, VP, Regulatory Affairs, Comcast Corporation

Potomac Perspective: Washington Insiders on Politics & Policy
Monday, May 19, 10:45 a.m.

Featuring Congressional Staff Members to be announced

Moderated by Steve Vest, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, NCTA

Town Hall: The Role of State and Local Governments in Broadband Policy
Monday, May 19, 10:00 a.m.

Daryl Bassett, Commissioner, Arkansas State Public Utility Commission

Doris Boris, President, National Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors (NATOA)

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Hawaii - Chair, Economic Development and Taxation Committee, NCSL Executive Committee

Sharon Gillett, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Cable

Representative Shane Jett, Oklahoma - Chair, Rules Committee, Vice Chair - NCSL, CFS & IC Committee

Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island - Chair, House Corporations Committee, Vice Chair - NCSL, CFS & IC Committee

Representative Joseph Miro, Delaware, President, NHCSL

Representative Phil Montgomery, Wisconsin - Chair, Energy and Utilities Committee Vice Chair - NCSL, CFS & IC Committee

Representative Rene Oliveira, Texas - House Committee on Regulated Industries

Senator Jeff Plale, Wisconsin - Chair, Senate Committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail

James Bradford Ramsay, General Counsel, NARUC

Senator Donna Stone, Delaware, President, NCSL

Michael Talbett, Chair, Telecommunications & Technology Steering Committee, National Association of Counties (NACo)

Nicol Turner-Lee, Ph. D., VP, Digital Inclusion, One Economy Corporation

Moderated by Ken Ferree, President of the Progress and Freedom Foundation and former FCC Media Bureau Chief

21st Century Communications Policy: The Role of the States
Monday, May 19, 3:00 p.m.

John Burke, Member, Vermont Public Service Board

Tony Clark, Commissioner, North Dakota Public Service Commission

Maureen Harris, Commissioner, New York State Public Service Commission

Philip Jones, Commissioner, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission

Michael Moffet, Commissioner, Kansas Corporation Commission

Anthony Palermino, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control

Moderated by Rick Cimerman, Vice President, State Government Affairs, NCTA

Safety First: Child Online Safety and the Role of State Attorneys General
Tuesday, May 20, 11:00 a.m.

FCC Commissioner Deborah Tate will be a guest speaker

Mike Cox, Attorney General, State of Michigan

Marsali Hancock, President, Internet Keep Safe Coalition

Lisa Hicks-Thomas, Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia

Patrick Lynch, Attorney General, State of Rhode Island

Moderated by Amy Cohn, Executive Director, Public Affairs, Cox Communications, Inc.

They’ve Got Issues: State & Local Policy Roundtables
Tuesday, May 20, 2:45 p.m.

Carolyn Coleman, Director, Federal Relations, National League of Cities

Chad Hume, Acting Telecommunications Director, New York State Public Service Commission

Michael Morris, Director, Video Franchise and Broadband Deployment Group, California Public Utility Commission

Neal Osten, Director, CFS & IC Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Joseph Sutherland, Executive Director, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

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