Publication Type: Statement
Date: 6/10/2009CONTACT: Rob Stoddard/Brian Dietz, 202-222-2350
“We join the entire cable industry in thanking Dick Green for his dedicated leadership of CableLabs. During his 20 year tenure, Dick has guided CableLabs through a period of tremendous change as our industry has transitioned from a simple one-way video provider to a robust interactive broadband platform. At the same time, we welcome Paul Liao to CableLabs and look forward to working closely with him. His diverse and rich technical and business expertise will undoubtedly help our industry advance further as a technology leader.”
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NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation’s largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access after investing more than $130 billion to build a two-way interactive network with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to millions of American consumers.