Public Policy Program

The Cable Show is hosting the incoming chairs of every committee and agency with policy oversight affecting the cable telecommunications industry. Public Policy program will kick-off on Tuesday, March 31 at the NCTA Key Contact Conference featuring guest speaker, Senator John Kerry (D-MA). The program wraps up on Friday, April 3 with the session, "They've Got Issues: State and Local Policy Roundtable".Gain insight and be heard.

Nine Public Policy Sessions Including

Tuesday, March 31, Pre-Show Key Contacts Conference (By invitation only.)
Two featuring FCC leaders
Four focusing on State and Local Government issues
Four focusing on State and Local Government issues

Be a part of these one-of-a-kind sessions, plus breakfast and lunch event opportunities.

Tuesday, March 31: Pre-Show

6:30 pm

Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
NCTA Key Contact Conference/State Regional Executives Dinner
Grand Hyatt
For Key Contact Members Only.

Wednesday, April 1

12:15 pm	Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA) NCTA Public Policy Luncheon Room 146 - Washington Convention Center By invitation only. Please see below for invitation instructions.
1:30 pm	Mayor Adrian Fenty, Washington, DC & Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) General Session: Agenda for the New Media Era Ballroom - Washington Convention Center
3:00 pm	Session: View from the Hill: Commerce Committee Staffers on Communications Policy Room 145A - Washington Convention Center
3:00 pm	Representatives from State Utilities and Public Service Commissions Session: 21st Century Communications Policy: The Role of the States Room 145B - Washington Convention Center
7:00 pm	Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) Cable Pioneers Dinner Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Cable Pioneers Members only.

Thursday, April 2

11:00 am	Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) NCTA Public Policy Luncheon Room 146 - Washington Convention Center By invitation only. Please see below for invitation instructions.
2:30 pm	Representatives from the Administration and Industry Analysts Session: Where Policies Meet Packets: Government's Role in Broadband Progression Room 145B - Washington Convention Center

Friday, April 3

8:30 am	FCC Interim Chairman Michael Copps NCTA Public Policy Breakfast Room 146 - Washington Convention Center By invitation only. Please see below for invitation instructions.
11:00 am	Representatives from State and Local Governments and Non-Profits Session: If We Build It, Will They Log On: Barriers to Broadband Adoption and Use Room 151B - Washington Convention Center
12:30 pm	FCC Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein & Robert McDowell and Acting NTIA Administrator Anna Gomez NCTA Public Policy Luncheon Room 146 - Washington Convention Center By invitation only. Please see below for invitation instructions.
2:00 pm	Session: Agency Agenda: FCC Legal Advisors on Communications Policy Challenges and Opportunities Room 145B - Washington Convention Center
2:00 pm	Representatives from State/Local Intergovernmental Organizations Session: They've Got Issues: State and Local Policy Roundtable Room 152 - Washington Convention Center

All Public Policy Lunches and Breakfast are “invitation only” but employees of NCTA member companies that wish to attend should email their request to caroline@ncta.com. Space is limited and each request will receive a personal response as to whether he or she can be accommodated. The lunches are open to news media, and there will be a sign-up sheet in the Media Center at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.