Fwd: Joint Press Conference with FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein a nd Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman

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> From: "Finn, Brendan" <bfinn-93SYa3pbdsdeR6H2GkJiTfU/[email protected]>
> Date: October 2, 2007 12:00:38 PM PDT
> Subject: Joint Press Conference with FCC Commissioner Jonathan  
> Adelstein a nd Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman
>
> Joint Press Conference with FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein and  
> Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman
>
> DATE:  October 4, 2007
> TIME:  12:30 PM
> PLACE:  Portland City Hall, Rose Room, 3rd Floor
> CONTACTS: Brendan Finn 503.823.4151 or Rudy Brioche 202.418.2300
>
> The United States is in the midst of an explosion of the most  
> advanced communications technologies in history, including the  
> convergence on digital platforms of critical systems such as  
> telephones, television, and personal computers.
>
> However, the USA has fallen behind the rest of the world in the  
> development of fiber optic broadband systems that will be necessary  
> to meet the business demands of the 21st century.  Businesses in  
> the 21st will require faster and faster internet speeds, speeds  
> that can be achieved on a fiber optic system.  Countries such as  
> Slovenia and Luxembourg now have faster connections and more  
> connectivity than the USA.
>
> Join FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein and Portland City  
> Commissioner Dan Saltzman to discuss critical communications issues  
> facing Portland and the nation including deployment of fiber  
> broadband, media consolidation, net neutrality, and current issues  
> in telecommunications and media policy.
>
> The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent  
> United States government agency directly responsible to Congress.   
> The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is  
> charged with regulating interstate and international communications  
> by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.  The FCC's  
> jurisdiction covers all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and  
> all U.S. possessions. www.fcc.gov   The FCC is directed by five  
> commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the  
> Senate for five- year terms.
>
> FCC Commissioner Adelstein:   Has served the FCC since 2002.   
> Before joining the FCC, Adelstein served for 15 years as a staff  
> member in the United States Senate, a Teaching Fellow at Harvard  
> University, and Communications Consultant to the Stanford  
> University Graduate School of Business.  On June 24, 2004,  
> Adelstein, along with FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, presided over  
> the Future of Media Town Hall, Oregon Convention Center, Portland,  
> and heard more than 100 local citizens testify on a variety of  
> issues from the 500 Oregonians in attendance.
>
> Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman:  Commissioner Saltzman is  
> leading Portland's study of a municipal fiber-to-the premises  
> system designed to ensure fiber broadband access for every citizen  
> and business in Portland.  He received a B.S. from Cornell  
> University's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and an  
> M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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