Genachowski to Speak at NCTA Convention Opening May 13

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will make appearances at
both the top broadcasting and cable conventions this year.

The National Cable & Telecommunications Association said
Wednesday (March 24) that the chairman has agreed to speak at the opening
of its annual convention during a general session May 13 in Los Angeles.

He has already agreed to give a keynote speech at the
National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas next month.

The FCC has just unveiled its national broadband plan, which
will have major impact on both the broadcast and cable spaces.  Broadcast will be affected in the area of
spectrum and possible spectrum reallocation. 
The cable industry is the largest broadband provider, whose private
investment the plan will need to spur, or at baseline not discourage, for it to
be a success.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.